A combination of diverse skills, commitment and serendipity brought Len Parker to Avalonia. On a cold winter day in early 2012, Len and his wife Ingrid hiked out to meet Beth Sullivan, Stonington Town Chair, and long-time volunteer Binti Ackley…
Glaza is the first Stewardship Coordinator in Avalonia’s 52-year history. The Avalonia Land Conservancy announced today that it has hired the organization’s first Stewardship Coordinator, Tobias Glaza from Mystic. Tobias brings a vast wealth of knowledge, education, and life experiences…
There are times, even during a pandemic, that things just fall into place and work out right. Last October a new volunteer, Dale Wilson Jr., answered an Avalonia website volunteer job posting and signed on as a “Trail Reviewer.” Avalonia…
New England Cottontails are listed as a "vulnerable" species, due to their declining numbers. Loss of habitat is the primary reason, so Avalonia has been active in helping provide them with space to live. New England Cottontails prefer dense, shrubby…
Avalonia Land Conservancy welcomes Bonnie Castellani as the new acting Groton Town Committee Chair. Janet Anderson has held the position for the past two years and will continue to be actively involved as a volunteer with Avalonia. Bonnie and Janet…
Record your volunteer hours on one new form. Volunteers log about 2,500 hours for Avalonia every year. While that’s a big number, it represents just a fraction of the actual hours donated. Unfortunately, most of us don’t record our time…
Neil and Laurie Duncan Following completion of the transfer of the 77 Christy Hill road lot to Avalonia from the town of Ledyard, a subset of the Avalonia Ledyard Town Committee, led by town committee chairs Neil and Laurie Duncan,…
Avalonia has been working closely with staff, board members, and several outside organizations to understand State of Connecticut Requirements and best protocol for our organization to address risk associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a task taken to protect…
During this time of staying isolated, we are featuring a father and son whose volunteer work takes them out and about, separately and together, to do the seemingly most common and normal, but very much needed tasks and projects that…
By: Janet Andersen, Chairman of Avalonia’s Groton Town Committee I’m a retired statistician with a lot of years working in infectious diseases including TB that has similar routes of transmission as COVID-19. I feel strongly about prevention of this nasty…