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…
Have you checked our website recently to see what new positions are available? We post new ones as they are needed. With the variety, you can sign up for specific jobs or work on committees and teams. Are you involved with trail…
It is likely that you received a notice that the Pfizer Foundation is changing its Retiree Matching Gift and Volunteer Programs this year. 2020 is the FINAL year for retiree participation in these programs, so it’s very important to have…
The Dutka Nature Preserve, located in Griswold on Bethel Road, is one of Avalonia’s most recent open-space acquisitions. The original Dutka Family Preserve was expanded from 17 acres to 79 acres with the 2018 acquisition of 62-plus acres of additional…
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