Three Rivers Land Trust Campfire Conversations

Sam and Cody are joined by veteran conservation professional and Director of Conservation, Crystal Cockman. Crystal explains exactly what a conservation easement is, the benefits, both to the natural world and the human population. Combatting the single most threatening enemy of wildlife and nature in NC: Fragmentation. Crystal answers questions including; How can a private land owner benefit from a conservation easement? Is a conservation easement right for every property? Is there a monetary benefit to working with a conservation group on an easement? How a consumer can purchase property and be conservation-minded while watching their wallet. Crystal breaks down how the public directly benefits from private land conservation. She covers what other tools are in the conservation toolbox for achieving conservation feng shui! Why a local land trust is relevant to everyone. How to acquire the perfect stick with a plethora of uses. 

Disclaimer: No member of Three Rivers Land Trust Staff is a certified tax professional authorized to give tax advice.  Any individual investigating tax benefits and/or monetary gains for conservation easements or otherwise should contact a tax professional to determine individual circumstances. In addition, when considering easements, these require an attorney, tax professional, and conservation group/specialist as each property may vary.

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This episode highlights the first hand account of a female during her first successful harvest in the white-tail woods. Cody and Sam talk with Steely about her experience. The real reason why parents named their daughter Michael. Debate on what "Top Guide" really consists of. What film character do you relate to? The aroma of a field dressed animal. Shooting hogs after dark. Reasons for millennials to get into hunting. Reasons females are interested in hunting. Be sure to unplug your power source when troubleshooting equipment. Best Christmas gifts in honor of conservation.

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Cody is joined by Mikey, where they discuss topics of females in a male dominated field, broadcasting from the asylum, what does an Associate Director of a Land Trust do? Who or why would parents name their daughter Michael?  Also talk about reasoning for why a female succeeds in the natural resources world. Why are females not as prevalent in the natural resources field? Dive into the first ever Three Rivers Land Trust Ladies Deer Hunt. Gals' skinning feral hogs, shooting high powered firearms for the first time. Successes and lessons learned by a group of complete strangers who bond around campfire smoke and the fascination of the natural world. Stories of successfully creating new contributors to natural resources well-being. 

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Sam and Cody hit on topics of: broadcasting from the bat-cave, managing trespass and catching trespassers. The issues surrounding trespassing. Hurdles of managing land for wildlife. Implementation of wildlife plantings for diverse array of species, cool season vs. warm season plantings. Issues with vertical cover and what good is dog fennel? Digging 4,000 holes. Getting the community involved in bottomland hardwood restoration. A few of the different types of prescribed burns. Benefits of a prescribed burn based on the covertype and objective. Burning without the comfort and support of a bulldozer. 

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Sam and Cody of Three Rivers Land Trust discuss personal experiences of the Sportsman Access Program.  We get into some detail of our recent accounts of the sportsman access program. We discuss the hunter and anglers role in conservation. Talk of lucky elk ivory teeth and reading white-tailed deer body language. Deciding between family and an outdoor pastime on Thanksgiving weekend. Challenges of reading a white-tailed deer body language. Color blind hunters, more common than you might think. Why Hunters are conservationists. Big bucks and small bucks. Lucky Elk ivory. Does a rabbits foot make the difference in success?

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Meet Sam and Cody, employees of Three Rivers Land Trust. Listen to the facets of the Three Rivers and the focus of their mission. Topics include, conservation vs preservation, conservation easements, fund raising conservation dollars, engaging all demographics in the outdoors. Hear an intro to the staff of Three Rivers.

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