Community
Earthfest CT 2024
McCook Park Niantic, CT, United StatesThe community comes together for an expressive celebration featuring environmental organizations (like us!), live animal exhibits, fun food vendors, and musical guests at McCook Point Park. Come visit and say hello. We'll have lots of info to share and a fun activity for the kids! Visit www.earthdayeverydayct.org for more info.
GO (Get Outdoors) Groton
Groton Community Center 61 Fort Hill Road, Groton, United StatesJoin Avalonia as we participate in an informational session about GO GROTON, dedicated to increasing access to nature for ALL kids. Bring the kids for a special species talk from our friends at Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center.
Wequetequock Cove Clean Water Coalition Festival
Avalonia will join other organizations and core communities on Sunday July 14 for the Wequetequock Cove Clean Water Coalition (WCCWC) Festival! Funded in part through a grant from the Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund, this free festival is designed to engage the local community, recruit members for the WCCWC, and provide education about the watershed. …
Cooper Preserve Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Cooper Preserve 41 Hewitt Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesJoin us for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Cooper Preserve! There will be a dedication, remarks, and refreshments! Date: Saturday, September 7 Time: 10 a.m. Location: 41 Hewitt Rd. N. Stonington Parking: Park across the street in the Hewitt Farm parking lot (the road is gravel)
Help to Build Screech-Owl Nesting Boxes
First Congregational Church, Norwich , CT 81 East Town Street, Norwich, CT, United StatesAs part of a Girl Scout Gold Award Project, you are invited you to join in with other members of the community to assist in building a total of 20 screech-owl nesting boxes. The event will take place on the evening of September 16 from 6:00-7:30 at the First Congregational Church in Norwich and has…
Water Fest 2024!!
Sponsored by the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed, Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, and the Lantern Hill Valley Alliance, come immerse yourself in issues of Community, Collaboration, Water, and Watershed Protection! 7:30-9 For early-bird hikers! Choose easy or rugged hikes on Lantern Hill 9:30-4 Waterfest 24, at 72a Long Pond Road (the area between Homestead and…
Celebration of the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council Community Grant Program
Grey Sail Brewing 63 Canal St., Westerly, RI, United StatesGreen Fall River at Yannatos Preserve The Wood-Pawcatuck Wild & Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council is hosting an event at Grey Sail Brewing in Westerly, RI on September 22, 2024 from 11:00 - 3:00 to celebrate their Community Grants Program, their partners in conservation, and the various projects funded over the last year. Avalonia will host…
Public Forum on Cedar Wood Preserve Trail Accessibility
Otis Library Community Room 261 Main Street, Norwich, United StatesCalling all Avalonia members and their friends! You are encouraged to attend a public forum on the design of a highly accessible trail at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich. Part of Avalonia’s comprehensive accessibility initiative, this event will feature landscape architect Chad Frost of Kent+Frost, who will present his provisional design. No advance registration is…
Trust for Public Land (TPL) Presentation at Norwich City Hall
Norwich City Hall 100 Broadway, Norwich, CT, United StatesHonor Lawler, Trust for Public Land (TPL) Project Manager, will present a review of the work TPL, a frequent Avalonia collaborator, does across Connecticut, including projects in the State’s distressed municipalities. Accessibility Note: One on-street accessible parking space, plus additional accessible parking across the street on the upper level of parking garage. Building is highly accessible…
Groton Earth Day 2025
Groton Public Library 52 Newtown Road, Groton, CTSAVE THE DATE! Join Avalonia and scores of vendors at the Groton Public Library on Saturday, April 26, 2025 (rain or shine), from 11 am – 4 PM for this annual event that aims to educate and inspire attendees to live more sustainably and take meaningful action against climate change. Stay tuned for more details…
