Conservation
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…
(CANCELED BOTH DAYS) Stewardship Work Party at Alden Fish Family Preserve
Alden Fish Family Preserve 0 Sandy Hollow Rd., Groton, United StatesJoin us Saturday morning, September 21 at 9:00 a.m. (rain date 9/22) at Avalonia’s new Alden Fish Family Preserve in Groton and be a part of our efforts at managing this 42 acre preserve. This event will focus on clearing the invasive Japanese Knotweed along Sandy Hollow Rd. Volunteers are asked to bring gloves,…
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…
Stewardship and Trail Walk at Pike Marshall Preserve in Ledyard
Burton Property Burton Property, Ledyard, CT, United StatesPlease join us Sunday morning, September 29 from 9:00 -12:00 at Avalonia’s Pike Marshall Preserve in Ledyard as we continue our efforts at managing this beautiful 272-acre property! Moss covered stones at Pike Marshall In June of last year, The Nature Conservancy transferred ownership of Pike Marshall Preserve to Avalonia and we, along with our…
Stewardship Work Party at Leo Antonino Preserve
Leo Antonino Preserve 0 Antonino Road, Groton, CT, United StatesJoin us Saturday morning, October 5 at 9:00 a.m. at Avalonia’s Leo Antonino Preserve as we continue to manage this hidden gem tucked behind the Gold Star Office Park on Route 184. Rain date is Sunday, October 6. Leo Antonino Preserve Kiosk We will be removing a Japanese Barberry infestation near the entrance. Although the…
Stewardship and Trail Walk at the Hunter Brook Preserve in Norwich
Join us Sunday morning, October 13th from 9:00 -12:00 at Avalonia’s Hunter Brook Preserve in Norwich and be a part of our efforts at managing this beautiful 27-acre preserve! Whether you are new to Avalonia or a longtime volunteer this will be chance to get acquainted with (or reacquainted with) some of the basics…
Short Notice Stewardship Event at Barrett Preserve in Ledyard
Please join us Saturday morning, October 26th from 9:00 -11:00 at Avalonia’s Barrett Preserve in Ledyard and be a part of our efforts at managing this beautiful 70+ acre preserve! Whether you are new to Avalonia or a longtime volunteer this will be chance to get acquainted with (or reacquainted with) some of the…
Stewardship and Trail Walk at the Glemboski-Ous Preserve in Bozrah and Montville
Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United StatesWe would like to invite you to join us from 9-12 Sunday, October 27th at the nearly 160 acre Glemboski-Ous Preserve to assist Avalonia's stewardship team in light maintenance of an existing trail system. As we traverse the old logging roads, cross and, in some cases, follow the wending Trading Cove Brook, and pass through…
Stewardship and Trail Walk at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich
Cedar Wood Preserve 180 North Wawecus Hill Rd., Norwich, CT, United StatesJoin us Sunday morning, November 10th from 9:00 -12:00 at Avalonia’s Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich and be a part of our efforts at managing this beautiful nearly 50-acre preserve! Whether you are new to Avalonia or a longtime volunteer this will be chance to get acquainted with (or reacquainted with) some of the…
Stewardship and Trail Walk at Tefftweald at Birchenturn in North Stonington
Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesJoin us Sunday morning, November 24, from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Tefftweald at Birchenturn in North Stonington. This nearly 80-acre preserve, a former Girl Scout Camp, boasts forested uplands and wetlands, more than 2000 feet of frontage along Wyassup Brook, a woodland meadow, beaver pond, the historic Bell/York cemetery, and numerous foundations and…
