by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jan 26, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman January 26, 2017 PBS aired a documentary recently on renowned conservationist Rachel Carson. Best known for writing Silent Spring, a book that brought to light the negative human and environmental effects of synthetic pesticides, Carson was...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jan 20, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman January 20, 2017 January begins the time of year when you can start looking for deer antler sheds. Deer shed their antlers every year. They usually do this between January and April, depending on a variety of factors. These include the age of the...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jan 17, 2017 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman January 17, 2017 One of the more commonly seen birds in wintertime is the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Its range is southern Canada, through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico. Males are bright red...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Jan 5, 2017 | Articles, News
by Ruth Ann Grissom January 5, 2017 Last fall, my dad got on his tractor and moseyed down Ophir Road to plow a neighbor’s garden. He’s done this every year since her husband passed. When he returned that evening, I asked if she was planning to sow a patch of greens....
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 20, 2016 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman 12/20/2016 As I look back on what The Land Trust has accomplished this year, I am grateful and proud to work for this organization. We transferred three properties to public ownership – one to the federal government, the Uwharrie National Forest,...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 20, 2016 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman 12/20/2016 During a visit to the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge a few years ago with the Greater Uwharrie Conservation Partnership, we spotted a unique critter – the hickory horned devil. This species is among the largest caterpillars found in...
