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  • White and Red Oak Planting at the Herman E. Sheets Family Forest

    Sheets Family Forest Puttker Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Join us from 9-12 Saturday April 13th in North Stonington at the Herman E. Sheets Family Forest to help plant bare root oak seedlings! This spring we begin the second phase of a larger, multi-year restoration effort, in which volunteers, together with Avalonia staff, will work to get more than 300 red oak (Quercus rubra)…

  • Introduction to Stewardship at our Newest Preserve, Glemboski-Ous in Bozrah and Montville

    Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United States

    Memorial Day weekend isn't complete without an opportunity to stretch your legs and to enjoy the onset of late Spring/early Summer in the woods!   We would like to invite you to join us from 9-12 Sunday, May 26th at the nearly 160 acre Glemboski-Ous Preserve to learn more about how Avalonia, with the help of…

  • 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…

  • Help to Build Screech-Owl Nesting Boxes

    First Congregational Church, Norwich , CT 81 East Town Street, Norwich, CT, United States

    As 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…

  • 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,…

  • (CANCELED BOTH DAYS) Stewardship Work Party at Alden Fish Family Preserve

    Alden Fish Family Preserve 0 Sandy Hollow Rd., Groton, United States

    Join 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 States

    Green 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 States

    Please 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 States

    Join 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…