Hikes
X-Town Trail Hike in Groton
Bluff Point State Park Depot Rd, Groton, CT, United StatesJoin us for a 5- to 6-mile moderately paced journey from the Poquonnock River at Bluff Point State Park to Haley Farm State Park, continuing on to Beebe Cove on the Mystic River and through Town of Groton parks and land owned by the Groton Open Space Association (gosaonline.org) and Avalonia Land Conservancy (avalonialandconservancy.org). Minimum…
Walk at Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves
Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves 32 Wall Street, Stonington Borough, CT, United StatesWalk at Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserves to discuss history of problems, plans and progress.
Celebrate National Public Lands Day
Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United StatesCelebrate National Public Lands Day with a DPNC naturalist led walk on Avalonia’s Preston Nature Preserve on Krug Road, one of Avalonia’s twenty one trailed preserves, on Saturday, September 26 at 3p.m. (Lat. Long.: 41.535453, -71.977043). Arrive early, 10am-5pm, to attend Preston’s 10th annual Scarecrow Festival to view and vote for your favorite scarecrow and…
Nature Study Hike and Picnic at Tefftweald
Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesJoin us at Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve, for a fall exploration of this 77-acre jewel of a preserve. To work up an appetite, we’ll begin with a leisurely hike and explore the flora and fauna along the trail, which will take us along the edge of Wyassup Brook. Naturalist and photojournalist Bruce Fellman will highlight…
Groton’s X-Town Trail Hike
Bluff Point State Park Depot Rd, Groton, CT, United StatesThis moderately-paced 5-6 mile hike is co-sponsored by Avalonia, GOSA and the Town of Groton Parks & Recreation Department and connects public hiking trails on two state parks, two Town of Groton parks, and preserves owned by the Groton Open Space Association (GOSA), as well as Avalonia's own Town's End and Moore Woodlands preserves. The…
HENNE PRESERVE AND BABCOCK RIDGE NATURE HIKE
Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesEarly June is a great time to observe all kinds of wildlife and this hike, led by naturalist and photojournalist Bruce Fellman, packs a lot of habitat diversity into a small and easily walkable distance. We’ll start with a great circle trek of the rugged valleys and slopes of Babcock Ridge, where we will look…
PINE SWAMP WILDLIFE CORRIDOR HIKE
Pine Swamp and Wildlife Corridor 113 Whalehead Rd, Gales Ferry, CT, United StatesMeet us at the cul-de-sac at the end of Merry Lane, Ledyard. PSWC protects one of southeastern Connecticut’s major aquifers, and features ponds, extensive swamps and upland woods. Its habitats support many types of plants, flowers are abundant and birdwatching is excellent. Gravel roads and a low shrub habitat are excellent for rabbits.