State grants help preserve Griswold land
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Cutting trees to restore the Hoffman Preserve
Above: Fallen trees at the Hoffman Preserve in Stonington. photos by Beth Sullivan By Steve Fagin More than a half-century ago gold miner Robert D. Hoffman planted some 100,000 pine, spruce and hemlock seedlings in what is now a nature preserve…
General Appeal 2018
Fifty years ago, a very small group of people got together to save just over four acres of land. That small group started something they could have never imagined a half century later. They set us on a path that has led to the conservation of over 100…
New volunteer for Avalonia
Avalonia is pleased to welcome a new volunteer, Elizabeth Sorensen, who has offered to help coordinate Avalonia’s volunteers. Elizabeth, (nicknamed “E”), recently retired from a career in human resources. She spent 28 years at Aetna in Hartford, nine years at…
Avalonia Announces 54-Acre Aquisition
Avalonia Land Conservancy has announced the acquisition of a key 54-acre piece of land on Rixtown Mountain Rd., Griswold, known as the The Aurelie and Stanley Boyd Tract in a bargain sale for $89,900. The property, adjacent to Avalonia’s 409-acre…
Annual Meeting Set for June 26th
Avalonia will hold its annual membership meeting on June 26th at the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Rd., Mystic, CT. Doors will open at 6:00pm with light refreshments and a social gathering. The meeting will start at 6:30pm with…
Paul Slosberg
The members, staff, and board of directors of the Avalonia Land Conservancy were saddened to learn of the passing of Paul Slosberg on March 11, 2018, at Hospice House, Lecanto, Florida, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Paul was…
TriTown Forest Preserve
Above: A large chestnut oak sits high on a ridge on Avalonia's 409-acre TriTown Forest Preserve. The oak is but one example of the unusual flora and fauna found on this extraordinary land. The preserve is the conservancy's largest acquisition…
Avalonia’s 50th Anniversary Well Attended
Avalonia Land Conservancy celebrated its 50th anniversary last week at Mystic Aquarium’s Great Hall. Photos and videos illustrating fifty years of volunteer land conservation were on display around the exhibit hall and were enjoyed by all. Over 100 people partook…