50th Anniversary
19th Annual CT Greenway Awards & National Trails Day Celebration
Celebrate Southeastern Connecticut’s First Greenway Join Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Greenways Council, the Town of Ledyard and the Avalonia Land Conservancy for the 19th Annual CT Greenway Awards & National Trails Day Celebration. This event will be the official opening of the Great Oak Greenway in Ledyard, southeastern Connecticut’s first…
North Stonington – Educational Walk – Tefftweald at Birchenturn
Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike Photography hike in honor of our 50th anniversary, led by professional photographer. Wyassup Brook flows through a beautiful forest with rugged ledges, rocky outcrops and historic stone structures. The property was a former Girl Scout Camp. Lois Tefft, a founder of Avalonia, purchased it and donated it to Avalonia when…
North Stonington – Nature Walk – Babcock Ridge/Henne Preserve Trails
Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike In honor of our 50th anniversary, we'll explore of two of North Stonington’s most prized open spaces. This family-oriented nature hike will start with a great circle trek of the rugged valleys and slopes of Babcock Ridge, where we’ll look for vernal pools, Pileated Woodpeckers, glacier-carved hillsides, wildflowers, and even…
Griswold – Educational Hike – Rixtown Road
Rixtown Mt. 367 Rixtown Road, Griswold, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike Challenging hike up Rixtown Mt. in honor of our 50th anniversary with views and a quarry, then through a chestnut oak forest to Avalonia's Lost Pond, hiking over two old stone dams. Remarkable stone walls and other structures are found along the entire trail. Please bring water and a cell…
Annual Meeting 2018
Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center 109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic, CT, United StatesAvalonia will hold its annual membership meeting on June 26th at the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Rd., Mystic, CT. Doors will open at 6:00pm with light refreshments and a social gathering. The meeting will start at 6:30pm with an update of Avalonia’s accomplishments over the past 12 months. We will take some time…
