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…
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…
Avalonia Expands Key Pachaug Pond Acreage
Avalonia Land Conservancy has acquired another 64.67 acres in the town of Griswold, adjacent to two other Avalonia properties and a state forest. This newest acquisition, combined with the two other properties, will be known as the Dutka Nature Preserve.…
Treasures of Southeastern Connecticut Book Features Avalonia Properties
The Day is very excited about their newest hardcover, coffee-table book, Treasures of Southeastern Connecticut: Our Proud History of Preserving Scenic Woodlands, Farms, the Shoreline and Other Natural Gems. It highlights many of the land preserves, waterways and farms your…
Paffard Woods “The Four Seasons”
Beautiful collection of video footage and stills in all four seasons at Paffard Woods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=phcsuIEK6VU
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…
The Naturalist gets back to work with a long hike
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