Jim Sullivan, an active Avalonia volunteer from Stonington, is the kind of guy who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty, his clothes torn, and his sense of direction challenged. He is always willing to join other volunteers (particularly his wife, Beth,…
On a cold day in November, Chuck Toal, Avalonia's programs and development director, arrived at StoneRidge, an independent living retirement community in Mystic. It was a great day to do indoor conservation work. He was greeted by StoneRidge’s Wendie Colvin,…
Avalonia is pleased to welcome a new volunteer, Elizabeth Sorensen, who has offered to help coordinate Avalonia’s volunteers. Elizabeth, (nicknamed “E”), recently retired from a career in human resources. She spent 28 years at Aetna in Hartford, nine years at…
Steven Murphy, a 21-year-old University of New Hampshire senior, is majoring in environmental conservation and sustainability and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2019. Steven recently moved with his family from upstate New York to Stonington, Connecticut.…
On one of the most oppressively hot and humid days of the summer of ’18, Avalonia volunteers John Ackley and I arrived at Dean’s Auto Recycling to interview Paul Gleason, “The Most Interesting Man in the World” according to The Day’s…
Kent Fuller 35 Owner of Bluefish, a web design and digital marketing agency in Mystic. Lives with wife, 2 kids and a pup in Mystic next to Moore Woodlands. What was your inspiration to volunteer for Avalonia? I've visited…
Thinking about volunteering? We hope the video below will inspire you to participate in one of Avalonia’s many opportunities to volunteer in the natural world. It’s about a horseshoe crab monitoring program carried out by “citizen-scientists” annually in late spring…
Members, donors and volunteers that helped Avalonia over the years. (13 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=YLRws6ybaQA
For a land trust the acquisition of new land to preserve and protect is exciting. But once we have acquired the land the hard work of stewardship begins. All boundaries need to be posted with our name and then walked…
In recognition of the years of outstanding service and steadfast dedication to the Avalonia Land Conservancy, the following volunteers were presented with Nature's Hero Awards at this year's annual meeting: Janice Parker Frank Eppinger Bruce Fellman Kent Fuller THANK YOU…