Sandy Point Beach Passes 2019
Sandy Point Beach passes are now available for sale for 2019. See details
Leo Antonino Preserve Trail Work
January was freezing, and April rainy, but the Trail Maintenance Team made up for lost time with two recent working visits to the Leo Antonino Preserve. Groton Town Committee Chair, Janet Andersen, and Trail Maintenance Team leader, Neil Duncan, led…
Introducing Avalonia Hikes Facebook Group
Don’t like walking alone in the woods? Invite someone to join you! We've just launched an interactive site for Avalonia members and the general public to inform them about our hikes, inspire them to "get up, get out and get…
Key Features of TriTown Forest Preserve
Protected Forest, Surrounding Greenways, Waterways, Wetlands, Thriving Flora and Fauna, A Brief History of the Land and Its People, Popular Attractions Avalonia Protected Forest The 527-acre TriTown Preserve (TTFP) is located in North Stonington, Griswold and Preston amidst a large…
Nature preserve had been eyed for a superstore
The property, a donation to Avalonia, will be called the Leo Antonino Preserve in honor of Mr. Antonino's tradition of giving back to the community. The land will be conserved in its natural state and open to the public for…
Avalonia Land Conservancy aquires 41.5 acres in Groton
Avalonia Land Conservancy is delighted to announce that Mr. Leo Antonino has generously donated a 41.48-acre property located between Interstate 95 and Gold Star Highway on Antonino Road to Avalonia. It will be called the “Leo Antonino Preserve” in honor…
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…
