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...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Apr 18, 2018 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman April 18, 2018 “There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” – Aldo Leopold I grew up on a small farm, with chickens and...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Apr 11, 2018 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman April 11, 2018 I visited another one of our local state parks this past week. Located only about an hour and a half from Troy and Asheboro, Lake Norman State Park is a convenient place for a day trip. The address for the park is 759 State Park Road...
