by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 12, 2016 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman 12/12/2016 This past weekend, a friend and I went to Morrow Mountain State Park and hiked the Fall Mountain Trail. It is a beautiful trail that follows Lake Tillery for a ways and then climbs Fall Mountain, where views of the surrounding mountains...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Dec 9, 2016 | Articles, News
by Ruth Ann Grissom December 9, 2016 Maybe it was the ghoulish nature of Halloween – or the ghastly rhetoric of the recent election – but I’ve found myself thinking about the carrion beetles (Necrophilia americana) I encountered last spring. They were in a path...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Nov 29, 2016 | Articles, News
By Crystal Cockman November 29, 2016 The northern long-eared bat or northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) is federally listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Endangered species are species that are in danger of becoming extinct, and...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Nov 22, 2016 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman November 22, 2016 The whooping crane (Grus americana) is the tallest bird in North America and one of the most endangered birds, as well. They have a long neck and long legs, standing up to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of up to 7.5 feet. Adults are...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Nov 16, 2016 | Articles, News
by Crystal Cockman November 16, 2016 November is a great time of year. The leaves on the trees have turned beautiful shades of yellow, red and orange, and they fall softly to the ground. Temperatures begin to cool down and there’s a crispness to the air. All things...
by Three Rivers Land Trust | Nov 14, 2016 | Articles, News
On November 9, 2016 The LandTrust for Central North Carolina transferred Fort York, one of North Carolina’s most significant historic sites, to Davidson County. Fort York is known by many as the site of the last Confederate victory of the Civil War. Located along the...
