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Home » News » Exploring 10 Miles of Trails, a 300-Year-Old Home and a Nature Center in Old Mystic

Exploring 10 Miles of Trails, a 300-Year-Old Home and a Nature Center in Old Mystic

  • July 25, 2017
  • In the News, Preserves

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(article and photos by Peter Marteka)

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On the trail with Avalonia. Great shot by @jeffal6 On the trail with Avalonia. Great shot by @jeffal66 #myavalonia #discoveravalonia #trails #cttrails #hike #avalonia #avalonialandconservancy
So grateful to our friends at the Antonino Auto Gr So grateful to our friends at the Antonino Auto Group, Girard Nissan, and Charles Toyota for their ongoing support of the beautiful forests, marshes, and shoreline that make up southeastern CT! Their generous donation today will help Avalonia continue to care for the the land you love. #grateful #avalonia #cttrailsday #thankyou #hike
There are so many incredible photographers in our There are so many incredible photographers in our area which is one reason we’re doing a photo contest. We see you and value you! This incredible image was shot by @davidspursuit who has just moved back to the area. Welcome back David! We’re thrilled you’re here! #photographer #photography #avalonia #myavalonia #discoveravalonia #avalonialandconservancy #landscapephotography #landscape #photographylover #beautifulimages #avaloniawaterwaterphotocontest
Avalonia is hosting a photo contest and you could Avalonia is hosting a photo contest and you could win! We’re looking for three great shots and you don’t have to be a professional photographer to win! 📸 Contest Runs May 15 – August 31, 2022 Winners Announced September 5, 2022 How to Enter: Send us your photos of how water impacts your world. The good, the bad, and the ugly! Visit avalonia.org/photo-contest and/or your Instagram account and upload your photos. Tell us about your photo and where you took it. Use hashtag #AvaloniaWaterWaterPhotoContest and tag @avalonialandconservancy We’ll Recognize Three Winners: 1. Best “Good Water” Photo Streams, ponds, wetlands, reservoirs, protective shoreline, waterfalls, vernal pools, estuaries, frogs, waterfowl, amphibians. The prettiest picture you ever took. 2. Best “Bad Water” Photo Community flooding, crushing waves, damaged homes, breached storm walls, pollution, rising tides, eco damage, flooded rivers, drought! We’ve captured it all on our phones! 3. Best “Avalonia Water” Photo Any brook, stream, river, pond, or body of water on an Avalonia property that buffers our shoreline, filters our water, and/or protects our wildlife. Take a hike and discover Avalonia! What You Could Win: You could win an Avalonia gift basket with a t-shirt, cap, and a gift certificate worth as much as $100. One lucky winner’s photo will land the cover of the Fall 2022 Avalonia Trails newsletter! For full details and disclaimers, follow the link in our bio. #myavalonia #discoveravalonia #avalonialandconservancy #water #yearofwater #photocontest #photography #landscapephotography # #exploreavalonia #getoutdoors #landconservation #streams #ponds #wetlands #vernalpool #flooding #waves #rivers #shoreline #coastalct
Event Alert! This Saturday, May 14 at 10 am : In S Event Alert! This Saturday, May 14 at 10 am : In Search of Birds and Beavers The Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve in North Stonington is a case study of the benefits of the Clean Water Act, which is celebrating a half-century of safeguarding the nation’s water resources. On Saturday, May 14th, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, we’ll explore Henne and its wetlands, which have become a haven for fish, aquatic invertebrates, especially dragonflies, aquatic plants, waterfowl, and an assortment of other birds that thrive in wetlands habitats. In a slow-paced, mile and a half, family friendly hike led by Avalonia naturalist Bruce Fellman, we’ll first comb the uplands for returning migratory songbirds and newly awakened Gray tree frogs then follow the trail along the edge of Henne’s freshwater marshes in search of Osprey, tree swallows, which nest in tree holes hammered out by woodpeckers, singing warblers, and the refuge’s signature species, the Great blue heron. A recent heron count documented 22 nests, many of them active, in a rapidly expanding rookery area, and we’ll zero in on the nests to look for the first hatchlings. For all the details, visit follow the event link in bio. #discoveravalonia #myavalonia #events #birds #beavers #hike #avalonia #northstonington #donaldrhennememorialpreserve #cleanwateract #wetlands #habitat
More volunteer work! Thank you @jeffal66 for plant More volunteer work! Thank you @jeffal66 for planting trees at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve. Persimmon, tulip, and black gum went in yesterday! 🌳 #planttrees #myavalonia #discoveravalonia #avalonia #avalonialandconservancy #avalonialc #volunteer #stewardship #grateful
Avalonia is so grateful to have such wonderful vol Avalonia is so grateful to have such wonderful volunteers! @jeffal66 and his friend Frank Kornacki built and replaced a dilapidated bridge at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve today. 🔨 Thank you so much for your service and we know many people (and their furry pals) thank you too! #myavalonia #avalonialandconservancy #avalonialc #volunteer #discoveravalonia #stewardship #grateful #buildingbridges
Look what’s popping up! @easterncthikers capture Look what’s popping up! @easterncthikers captured these false green hellebores waking up for spring! #myavalonia #discoveravalonia #avalonialc #hike #newengland #avalonialandconservancy #hikeavalonia #exploreavalonia #spring #springbuds
Stunning photo taken by @easterncthikers at Tefftw Stunning photo taken by @easterncthikers at Tefftweald at Birchenturn. Glad to see you making the most of winter! ❄️ #discoveravalonia #myavalonia #avalonialandconservancy #avalonia #winterhikes #landconservation #conservinghabitats #winter #naturetrails #trailsinct #natureseekers #naturelovers
Wow! Another stunning image from @christopher_robi Wow! Another stunning image from @christopher_robin_burger 📸 #avalonia #myavalonia #avalonialc #landconservation #landscape #discoveravalonia
@jeffal66 beautifully captures the first snow of t @jeffal66 beautifully captures the first snow of the season at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve. It’s a beautiful time to get outside and enjoy our preserves. 🥾 #myavalonia #avalonia #avalonialandconservancy #winter #firstsnow #intothewoods #forest #nature #winterhiking #avaloniatrails #discoveravalonia #getoutdoors #trailsnearme #trailsinct #trailblazer #natureseekers #naturelovers
@christopher_robin_burger takes the most beautiful @christopher_robin_burger takes the most beautiful photographs. Here is one shot at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve in Stonington. 💫 #myavalonia #avalonialandconservancy #avalonialc #winter #intothewoods #forest #ct #naturephotography
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