Crosland Volunteers Enhance Falls Lake Footpath of Mountain-to-Sea Trail

Raleigh, N.C., May 29, 2009 – In an effort to give back to the community, volunteers from Crosland LLC, one of the Triangle’s leading real estate companies, today made enhancements to the Falls Lake portion of the Mountain-to-Sea Trail in Durham County. More than 20 volunteers and contractors from Crosland’s Raleigh division beautified the trail near Hickory Hill Boat Ramp, building footpaths, steps and picking up trash. In this difficult economic time, Crosland continues to give back to the community.

“We believe it is our responsibility to be good stewards of the land, and giving back to the community is a key focus of ours at Crosland,” said Jim Anderson, Crosland’s vice president of land development and director of Raleigh operations. “We are happy to dedicate our volunteers and expertise to help shape the Mountain-to-Sea Trail.”

“We couldn't be more excited to have Crosland’s support in completing a missing link in the Triangle trail,” said Kate Dixon, executive director of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. “It brings us one step closer to filling critical gaps within the park plan and enhancing the footpath available for Triangle residents to enjoy.”

The Mountain-to-Sea Trail is part of North Carolina’s growing trails system. When complete, it will stretch 1,000 miles from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains to Jockey’s Ridge in the Outer Banks. With the help of volunteers like Crosland, more than 500 miles of footpath have already been built. With temporary connectors on back roads and state bike routes, North Carolinians can now hike across the entire state.

Crosland is a philanthropy-focused business, and most recently donated materials from its Trinity Commons at Erwin development in Durham to Habitat for Humanity. Crosland employs 85 people in the Raleigh-Durham market. For more information, visit croslandraleigh.com.