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

  • 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
    ui.uncc.edu
    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
    ui.uncc.edu
    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?
    ui.uncc.edu
    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
    ui.uncc.edu
    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
    ui.uncc.edu
    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.
  • A small owl with a big song
    ui.uncc.edu
    Oct 12, 2016
    You’re much more likely to hear than see a screech owl, so keep an ear out for their spooky song.
  • Jewelweed, the wildflower with exploding seed pods
    ui.uncc.edu
    Oct 06, 2016
    The colorful blossoms of this wetland wildflower signal a plant with unusual qualities – seed pods that explode when touched and leaves that can relieve skin irritations, including poison ivy rashes.
  • North Carolina’s rarest butterfly needs special habitat
    ui.uncc.edu
    Sep 19, 2016
    North Carolina’s rarest butterfly depends for its survival on hard-to-find habitats formed by beaver ponds and fires. The butterfly is found almost exclusively on Fort Bragg artillery ranges.