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  • Marsh Restoration with Mystic Aquarium at Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve

    Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves 32 Wall Street, Stonington Borough, CT, United States

    Join Mystic Aquarium at the Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve in Stonington Borough as they prepare this unique marshland for the summer! This family friendly event is open to conservationists of all ages, and the Aquarium will provide work gloves, buckets and gardening tools. Cost: No cost but registration is requested to ensure they have…

  • Salt Marsh Scavenger Hunt!

    Barn Island 249 Palmer Neck Road, Stoningtong, CT, United States

    Explore Barn Island’s Salt Marsh with Avalonia and the UCONN Dept. of Marine Sciences Learn more about how coastal marshes provide habitats for a variety of creatures. Explore three stations: 1. a welcome area with a touch tank containing marsh creatures, plants and seaweed 2. a stream area for trapping fish, hunting for coffee bean…

  • Tri-Town Natural History Trek

    TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    This trek is part of Walktober festivities sponsored by the Last Green Valley. The Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest, a 409-acre property straddling Griswold, North Stonington, and Preston, is Avalonia Land Conservancy’s newest acquisition. In honor of ALC’s 50th anniversary, we’ll explore Tri-Town’s rugged trails for migrating birds, insects, and amphibians, late-blooming wildflowers, early fall foliage, and…

  • Full “Hunters” Moon Walk with DPNC on Knox Preserve

    Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United States

    Celebrate the full “hunters” moon with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center on a night hike through the Knox Preserve in Stonington (84 Wilcox Road), an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. Please note full moon hikes happen even on overcast nights, and are suitable for adults and older, interested children. Heavy rain cancels. Easy. Members: Free, Nonmembers: $10…

  • Tidal River Hike & Seek at Knox Preserve

    Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United States

    Hey kids, grab mom or dad or your favorite grownup and show them all the great things to discover in nature! Avalonia is hosting a Hike & Seek nature treasure-hunt that you get to lead yourselves, like a real explorer. Join us at Knox Preserve in Stonington, where you can explore the shoreline, thickets, and…

  • Hike at Tefftweald with Naturalist Bruce Fellman

    Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Documenting your discoveries on the trail is a skill that needs to be in every naturalist’s toolkit. We’ll have plenty to observe and record as we enjoy the fall colors at Avalonia’s Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve on 280 Grindstone Hill Road. Tefftweald, a former Girl Scout camp, is a 77-acre masterpiece of upland forest, meadows,…

  • A Vernal Pool Adventure, Babcock Ridge Preserve (CANCELLED)

    Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    This event has been cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns. Avalonia trails remain open, but visitors need to use caution, avoid large groups, and use good judgement when meeting other hikers. While winter has hardly lived up to its name, an amazing variety of frogs, salamanders, and aquatic invertebrates have spent the colder season in hiding.…

  • Avalonia Close-to-Earth-Day 2022 Walk

    Benedict Benson Preserve Swantown Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    photo credit: Bruce Fellman Celebrate Spring, Earth Day, and Clean Water at the Benedict Benson Preserve One of the critical precursors of the passage of the Clean Water Act, the landmark federal legislation whose 50 years of making a difference we celebrate throughout 2022, is Earth Day, the consciousness-raising holiday for the planet that began…