Crystal Cockman

The LandTrust for Central North Carolina

Staff

Biography

Crystal Cockman is land protection director for 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

On the hunt for champion trees

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Apr 10, 2018

A hunt for big trees turned up a national champion longleaf pine in an out-of-the-way spot in North Carolina.
How a private pond became a nationally known waterfowl refuge

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Jan 17, 2018

This special place, open to the public, provides shelter for songbirds, egrets, ducks and even (sometimes) wood storks.
A duck-hunting morning of camaraderie

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Dec 07, 2017

Our boat was full of decoys and camouflage. As soon as we stopped, we threw out mallard and wood duck decoys and began to conceal ourselves.
A native tree with distinctive bark

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Nov 28, 2017

Walking a property recently, we stumbled on a tree with heavily furrowed bark. It took a few minutes of pondering, but we finally decided it was a cottonwood tree.
Ancient trees stand guard over this N.C. river

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Oct 25, 2017

The oldest trees east of the Rockies – some believed to be more than 2,000 years old – are found along this N.C. river.
The nose knows

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Oct 03, 2017

There will be no question what you’ve found if you see a star-nosed mole. The unusual animal can even detect seismic wave vibrations. Loss of wetlands, where it lives, can negatively affect this amazing creature.
From woods to city parks and yards, here’s one little animal that gets around

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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

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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’

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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

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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.