In conjunction with the summer tour of the band Phish, their non-profit, The WaterWheel Foundation, and a group of volunteers showed up the morning of their July 24 show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Montville, CT to help Avalonia clear…
As I finish off Week 7 of my Land Stewardship Internship - just over halfway through - I am glad to have a chance to reflect on what I’ve accomplished, learned, and experienced with Avalonia so far. After meeting Toby,…
If you have driven down East Clarks Falls Road in North Stonington during the last two months, it is likely you have noticed an increase in activity at our Yannatos Preserve. Sitting astride the junction of Wyassup Brook and Green…
The Rotary of the Stoningtons held their "Day of Service" on May 18th, and generously donated their time to Stonington's Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve in Stonington Borough. They joined the Stonington Town Committee team of Beth Sullivan, John Swenarton,…
Avalonia is pleased to welcome Lili Kane as our new summer Land Stewardship Intern. A Groton native, Lili is a rising senior at UConn with a major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She brings with her a combination of field…
Story and photos by Gail Kahover A group of Stonington High School students spent a sunny morning last Friday helping clean out winter’s debris at Avalonia’s Copp’s Brook Preserve. The 18 students and two teachers removed invasive plants at the…
The Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation (SNEC) has generously funded Avalonia's first summer-long internship. This will be an opportunity for a student, enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in natural sciences, environmental studies, land conservation, or…
At the Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s annual conference on Saturday March 23, Director of Stewardship, Tobias Glaza, and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation’s Environmental Liaison, Rahiem Eleazer, were co-panelist in a workshop focused on the intersection of Indigenous stewardship, cultural practices,…
Avalonia’s Stewardship Team has been fortunate this winter to be able to offer two short-term project-based internships. These are designed to give an introduction into the fundamentals of environmental conservation, as well as to provide critical assistance to Avalonia in…
In conjunction with the Yale School of the Environment course ‘Strategies for Land Conservation,’ graduate students Jake Barker and Nasra Mohamed are working with Avalonia to help develop an easy-to-use invasive plant prioritization tool. Over the course of the spring…