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Groton Earth Day Expo

Groton Public Library 52 Newtown Road, Groton, CT

You are invited to join us at the Groton Earth Day Expo at the Groton Public Library on Saturday, April 20, 2024! The mission of this event is to provide community members education and resources to live more sustainably. At the inaugural event in 2023, there were over 40 exhibitors, crafters, and guest speakers sharing…

FREE

Earthfest CT 2024

McCook Park Niantic, CT, United States

The 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.

FREE

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 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. …

Guided Walk at Wequetequock Cove Preserve

Wequetequock Cove Preserve Located between Palmer Neck Road and Wequeteqock Cove, Stonington, United States

Led by Lydia Pan of CT Wild Ones and Beth Sullivan from Avalonia, this is a guided walk at Wequetequock Cove Preserve in Stonington. We will look at the cove side preserve, note vegetation, changes in response to sea level rise as well as impacts by invasives. We will discuss the importance of coastal habitats…

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Stewardship and Trail walk at the Glemboski-Ous Preserve in Bozrah and Montville

Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United States

...an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful post-Labor Day autumnal weather... We would like to invite you to join us from 9-12 Sunday, September 15th at the nearly 160 acre Glemboski-Ous Preserve to assist Avalonia's stewardship team in posting our preserve boundaries, light trail maintenance, and blazing/marking our existing trail system. As we traverse the old…

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 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…

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