by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 27, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman December 27, 2017 You may remember me writing about taking a trip on the Black River near Wilmington to see some ancient bald cypress. Andy Wood, Director of the Coastal Plain Conservation Group (CPCG), led this trip. CPCG is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 26, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman December 26, 2017 We had our first snow of the year on Friday December 8th. We’ve had an unseasonably warm fall so far, and I was thankfully able to get a lot of my fieldwork done before it turned cold. We’ve also had a pretty dry fall, so rain...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 13, 2017 | Articles, News
by Ruth Ann Grissom December 13, 2017 The dry weather this fall hasn’t been kind to anyone wanting to paddle the Uwharrie River, but the crisp, sunny days have been ideal for hunting and hiking. Our favorite route takes us through native grasslands, a stand of...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 6, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman December 6, 2017 I’m writing this article on Giving Tuesday. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 4, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman December 4, 2017 I went duck hunting for the first time last week. I arrived about 5:30am at the York Hill boat ramp in Davidson County, and it was like Grand Central Station over there. Many other duck hunters were unloading boats and dogs and...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Nov 22, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman November 22, 2017 While walking a property the other week, we stumbled upon a tree with some heavily furrowed bark. It took a few minutes of pondering, but we finally decided it was a cottonwood tree, and a pretty large one. Eastern Cottonwood...
