Uwharrie Naturalist Weekend

The LandTrust will host our 5th annual Uwharrie Naturalist Weekend on May 13th this year. The Naturalist Weekend is a one of a kind event in the Uwharries. It is a day of nature exploration and showcases the 1,300-acre Low Water Bridge Preserve on the Uwharrie River...

Densons Creek Trail

by Crystal Cockman February 13, 2017 A few weeks ago I hiked along the Densons Creek Trail starting at the U.S. Forest Service Ranger station near Troy. You start out on the short loop and jump on the Densons Creek Trail not far in, following white blazes. You pass...
Wood storks

Wood storks

by Crystal Cockman February 6, 2017 While at the Pee Dee Wildlife Refuge in Anson County a few years ago, during a meeting of the Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership, we spotted an interesting species, thought to be out of its natural range – the wood stork...

Crossroads of the Natural World

by Ruth Ann Grissom February 2, 2017 In a speech commemorating the bicentennial of Andre Michaux’s summit of Grandfather Mountain in 1794, Charles Kuralt claimed the famed French botanist “knew that within his sight…exists a greater variety of plant life than can be...