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

Parasitic plants

The term “parasite” may evoke an ugly nuisance, even a gruesome horror story – from common ticks and chiggers to the botfly, which can embed itself in a human eyeball. But parasitic plants can be...

Land trust to host second Uwharrie Naturalist Weekend

The LandTrust for Central North Carolina and staff from the North Carolina Museum of Sciences will host the second annual Uwharrie Naturalist Weekend on May 10 and 11, 2014. (Photo: Crystal Cockman)

Black bears in the North Carolina Piedmont

Although bear sightings in the Piedmont are not uncommon, they are usually just transient bears. Black bears are gradually expanding their habitat into the Piedmont region, however, and their range...

Backpacking basics and the 2014 Uwharrie Trail thru hike

Thanks to more than 15 years of conservation work, the Uwharrie Recreational Trail trail can now be hiked in its 40-mile entirety. The second annual "thru hike" of the trail will be this May. Do...

Creepy, crawly bone cleaners

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh has an area where you can watch scientists at work behind glass. They also have a couple of glass displays housing much smaller workers –...