State grants will help Avalonia grow by nearly 700 acres
read article with The Day (by Martha Shanahan) photo: Avalonia board members examine a colonial foundation on one of their potential acquisitions.
Make a Difference … BECOME A MEMBER
It’s membership time! Avalonia has launched its membership drive for 2018. We need you more than ever. Your involvement is invaluable to us, particularly at a time when the environment is under so many pressures. Here’s why: You make the…
Avalonia Receives $945,750 in Open Space Grants
Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc., has been awarded three grants from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWLA) program totaling $945,750. DEEP OSWLA funds enable conservation organizations and communities alike to acquire…
David McKain, Avalonia Life Member, dies at 79
The members, staff, and board of directors of the Avalonia Land Conservancy were saddened to learn of the passing of David McKain on December 27th after a long affliction with Alzheimer’s disease. David and his wife, Margaret Gibson, have been…
Eastern Connecticut land trusts to benefit from conservation grant
read article with The Bulletin (by Anna Maria Della Costa)
Land, water, and wildlife are being protected thanks to you! (Annual Appeal 2017)
As a supporter of Avalonia Land Conservancy, you are the first line of defense – sometimes the ONLY line of defense – for our shorelines, waterways, woodland corridors, and the wildlife that depend on them for survival. Please consider a…
Grant to Fund Coastal Resilience Management Plan for Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve
Avalonia Land Conservancy is very pleased to announce that a $55,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Long Island Sound Future’s Fund will be used to develop and implement a coastal resilience management plan designed specifically for their…
Treasurer’s Report
Avalonia is approaching 100 properties in total. Our new acquisition campaign will insure that our perpetual endowment fund is adequate for existing and future properties. Avalonia received a second $25,000 contribution to the endowment fund managed by the Community Foundation of…
Avalonia to Launch Multi-Year Land Acquisition and Capital Campaign
Avalonia Land Conservancy will be launching a 5-year capital campaign to finance the acquisition of over 2,000 acres of high conservation-value land in southeastern Connecticut. That process began early this year with two land donations of almost 100 acres (see…
Avalonia Land Conservancy Receives Stonington Land Donation
Thanks to a passion for the environment and a longtime friendship between two local families, Avalonia Land Conservancy has received a gift of land in Stonington. The 28-acre gift is a portion of a much bigger forest. Small back roads…