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
read article with ricentral.com (by Bruce Fellman) photo by Bruce Fellman
Stonington Is Host To Rare Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
read article with Hartford Courant (by Peter Marteka) photo by Beth Sullivan
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.
Eastern Connecticut land trusts to benefit from conservation grant
read article with The Bulletin (by Anna Maria Della Costa)
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…
A Rare Native Stand in a Ledyard Preserve
read article with Hartford Courant (by Peter Marteka)
It’s a banner year for monarch butterflies. Have you noticed?
Some good news! According to this article in the Westerly Sun by Cynthia Drummond, this year's butterfly season has been a "banner year" for monarchs. To learn why the monarch's numbers are up, and other species' may (or may not) be…
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…