Crystal Cockman

The LandTrust for Central North Carolina

Staff

Biography

Crystal Cockman is a staff member of The LandTrust for Central North Carolina, with a focus primarily on land protection and stewardship in the Uwharrie Region. In her free time she enjoys backpacking, hiking, reading, flyfishing, and pretty much anything outdoors.

Education

Bachelor of science and master of environmental management graduate of Duke University.

Expertise

Environment, land protection, Uwharries.

Articles

From woods to city parks and yards, here’s one little animal that gets around

ui.uncc.edu

Aug 31, 2017

I’ve seen this cute little animal in very different places – in the N.C. mountains along the Appalachian Trail, on the sidewalk in Chapel Hill, and in Colorado while climbing Mount Elbert.
Nature’s exfoliation – for trees

ui.uncc.edu

Jul 17, 2017

Some are rough and shaggy, others silvery and delicate. What these trees have in common is bark that peels away.
Connecting youth with teachings of Aldo Leopold, ‘father of conservation’

ui.uncc.edu

Jun 22, 2017

An area land trust launches an initiative inspired by the father of conservation, Aldo Leopold, that is teaching youth about the natural world and conservation issues.
Protecting the Sandhills’ endangered woodpeckers

ui.uncc.edu

May 23, 2017

I recently had the opportunity to go out in the field with Kerry Brust, a red-cockaded woodpecker biologist in the North Carolina Sandhills.
A brief bevy of wildflowers in our woodlands

ui.uncc.edu

May 10, 2017

I’ve spent time walking in the woods this spring, and I’m always excited by what I find.
What you didn’t know about slugs and snails

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Apr 27, 2017

Some slugs and snails are hermaphrodites. Some breathe through gills. And baby snails are born with soft shells that harden as they grow. Learn more about North Carolina’s gastropods.
The northern flicker, a woodpecker that migrates

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Apr 17, 2017

The northern flicker is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba and the Cayman islands. It is one of a few species of woodpeckers that migrate.
A native stork – heading north?

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Mar 23, 2017

North America’s only stork, the wood stork, has been spotted in Anson County, once thought to be out of its natural range. Habitat loss, pesticides, invasive plants and pythons threaten the species.
Revised N.C. wildlife plan targets species, habitats

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Jan 12, 2017

Unlike game species that are hunted and fished, species like migratory songbirds and aquatic mussels have not benefited from as much funding over the years. But North Carolina’s newly revised wildlife action plan is one tool that can help.
The theories behind the mystery of grassy balds

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Nov 09, 2016

Did ancient grazing animals – such as mammoths, ground sloths and musk-oxen – play a role in creating the grassy balds in the Appalachians? Here’s one N.C. biologist who thinks so.