by Three Rivers Land Trust | May 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Join us for a FREE hike to the peak of Dark Mountain – The LandTrust’s most recent land acquisition! Date: June 16th Time: 8:00 AM Location: Jumping Off Rock Trailhead – 2410 Flint Hill Road, Troy, NC 27371 This hike is a short climb to the peak...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | May 18, 2018 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman May 18, 2018 I’ve only been turkey hunting a handful of times this spring, but it’s my absolute favorite time of year to be in the woods. The first time I went hunting was with a friend in Montgomery County, and we did not hear a bird. We did...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | May 9, 2018 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman May 9, 2018 On April 24, the episode of Jeopardy I was watching was interrupted by a tornado warning for Stanly and Montgomery Counties, from Morrow Mountain through Troy. This reminded of back in 2013, when there was a “straight-line” windstorm...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | May 8, 2018 | Articles, News
by Ruth Ann Grissom May 8, 2018 We were less than a week into spring. The weather was cold and gray, but the landscape in my Charlotte neighborhood was Technicolor – emerald lawns, sunny daffodils, pastel phlox, Yoshino cherries and redbuds. Oddly enough, my eye was...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Apr 25, 2018 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman 4/25/2018 Hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) are small ducks with a fan-shaped crest on their head, which makes it look oversized. The head of the male duck is black with a large white patch. They have a white chest and chestnut colored...
