1. Home
  2. About Us
  3. Contributing Writers
  4. Crystal Cockman

Crystal Cockman

Biography

Crystal Cockman is director of conservation for Three Rivers Land Trust, formerly The LandTrust for Central North Carolina, which focuses 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.

Stories by Crystal Cockman

Hum's the word
March 21, 2012
One of my fondest childhood memories is sitting on the front porch of my grandparents’ house, gentle breeze blowing, sweet tea in hand, listening to the buzz and flight of hummingbirds as...

Low Water Bridge recreational access improvements
March 5, 2012
If you’ve driven by the Low Water Bridge recently, you probably have seen a good bit of bulldozer activity and wondered what exactly was happening to this beautiful natural area. The...

Eye-catching purple gallinule rare in N.C.

January 25, 2012
A guess-this-bird photo contest last week on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Facebook page was just a glimpse of a really spectacular bird – one with shiny purple and green iridescent feathers, long...

One-of-a-kind longleaf pine forest now protected
January 9, 2012
A newly preserved tract of longleaf pine is a stand of old-growth trees, some near 200 years old. Longleaf pine forests are a unique ecosystem with a whole suite of endemic species that call them...

Gentian abloom in our woodlands
October 4, 2011
Although the name is hard to pronounce, the gentian is a pretty flower found on all continents except Antarctica, and found in habitats that range from rainforest to desert. In this area, the...