The Nature Conservancy of Canada works to protect natural areas across the country, but would not be able to do this without the help of financial donors.
Last month, Crabtree Foundation surpassed a milestone of one million dollars in donations to the non profit organization. This money was used specifically for conservation projects in New Brunswick.
Foundation member Gerald MacGarvie says this cause is very close to their heart, “We have a natural interest in it because we have a place in the Bay of Fundy. We are very conscious of what is happening with the Bay and with our surrounding environment. We like very much what the Nature Conservancy has been doing.”
Funding from the Crabtree Foundation has supported conservation of over 7000 acres of land in New Brunswick alone, including helping to create a habitat for migratory birds at Johnson’s Mills and for the ongoing projects at the Musquash Estuary.
“Johnson’s Mills and Musquash Estuary were both very important projects for us. We also support the Nature Conservancy, and give them basic funding. Some of it is used for the purchase of land, and for studies,” MacGarvie says.
MacGarvie and his wife Sandra Crabtree have been making donations to the NCC for the past 13 years.
“We think New Brunswick has made an outsized contribution to Conservation and to the environment. Based on the Nature Conservancy’s size, they’ve done a lot of things,” MacGarvie says.
“We are very grateful to Sandra Crabtree and Gerald MacGarvie for their generous support over the past 13 years through the Crabtree Foundation,” says John Foley, Atlantic Region vice-president for the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
“Thanks to the Crabtree Foundation, the Nature Conservancy of Canada has been able to respond to urgent opportunities and protect ecologically significant land throughout New Brunswick. The Crabtree family’s commitment to conservation is inspiring and is an important legacy for New Brunswickers and all Canadians.”
