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

Connecting youth with teachings of Aldo Leopold, ‘father of conservation’

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

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

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

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

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.