{"id":6814,"date":"2018-04-26T20:05:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T20:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2023-04-13T20:31:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:31:44","slug":"east-coast-trail-association-to-recognize-crosbie-group-limited-and-nature-conservancy-of-canada-with-2018-tuckamore-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastcoasttrail.com\/east-coast-trail-association-to-recognize-crosbie-group-limited-and-nature-conservancy-of-canada-with-2018-tuckamore-award\/","title":{"rendered":"East Coast Trail Association to recognize Crosbie Group Limited and Nature Conservancy of Canada with 2018 Tuckamore Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>East Coast Trail Association to recognize Crosbie Group Limited and Nature Conservancy of Canada with 2018 Tuckamore Award<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Posted on Thursday April 26, 2018<\/p>\n

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St. John\u2019s, NL (April 26, 2018) \u2013 ?The East Coast Trail Association (ECTA) ?will recognize the outstanding contributions of volunteers at its annual awards night celebration on Thursday, April 26. At the event Crosbie Group Limited? and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)? will be recognized as recipients of the 2018 Tuckamore Award for their ongoing work to conserve a 243-acre coastal property in Freshwater Bay that contains a section of the East Coast Trail. The Tuckamore Award recognizes and honours an individual or group who have made a significant contribution to the preservation and protection of the 300-kilometre East Coast Trail.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe preservation and protection of our coastlands, especially on private land, is critical to the long-term survival of the trail, in fact it is our number one priority,\u201d said Randy Murphy, President of the ECTA?. \u201cWe wish to thank Rob Crosbie ?and family for their very generous offer to donate 243 acres of pristine coastal land at Freshwater Bay, and to the Nature Conservancy of Canada for accepting the offer and the challenge to manage and care for this beautiful piece of property across time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tim Crosbie, Director, Crosbie Group Limited? & Member Companies states? \u201cWe are proud and honoured to be recognized for this distinguished award. Crosbie Group has a long history of working with the East Coast Trail Association and are delighted that this land will provide future generations an opportunity to experience the rugged beauty of this Province. \u201c<\/p>\n

Crosbie Group Limited has offered to donate the property in Freshwater Bay to the Nature Conservancy of Canada for conservation and use as a hiking and recreation destination. A popular section of the East Coast Trail–Deadman\u2019s Bay Path–runs through the spectacular coastal property on the way to Cape Spear. However, before the Nature Conservancy of Canada can take ownership, they must raise an additional $385,000 to cover legal and other associated costs, as well as an endowment fund for the long-term care of the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would like to thank the East Coast Trail Association for this award\u2014it\u2019s an honour for the Nature Conservancy of Canada to be recognized as a contributor toward this world-class trail,\u201d says Megan Lafferty, acting program director in Newfoundland and Labrador.? \u201cWe would also like to thank Rob Crosbie and family for offering to donate the Freshwater Bay property to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. We are continuing to fundraise for this project and hope to announce its completion by early next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nature Conservancy of Canada has been working in Newfoundland and Labrador since 1996, and has helped conserve more than 13,000 acres (5,200 hectares) of wilderness across nine sites, including one in Maddox Cove that also contains a section of the East Coast Trail. The NCC is Canada\u2019s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization working to protect our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain. Since 1962, NCC has helped protect more than 1.1 million hectares (2.8 million acres) across the country.<\/p>\n

In addition, the outstanding contribution of the following volunteers will be recognized during the awards celebration:<\/p>\n