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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • For the Birds: A Forest Tour of Avalonia’s Hoffman Preserve

    Hoffman Evergreen Preserve 580-632 CT-201, Stonington, CT, United States

    Join us at the Hoffman Preserve on Saturday, October 17 as Hull forester Chris Casadei leads a woods walk "For the Birds: A Forest Tour of Avalonia Conservancy's Hoffman Preserve." This is an easy 2-mile walk and participants will view and discuss recent forest management activity designed to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. This…

  • Treesure Hunt on Moore Woodlands

    Moore Woodlands 314-264 Capstan Ave, Mystic, CT, United States

    CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY 2022 BY WITH A TREESURE HUNT ON MOORE WOODLANDS PRESERVE IN MYSTIC, CT  Jim Luce, retired Connecticut College Supervisor of Grounds, will lead a tree walk on Avalonia’s…

  • In Search of Birds and Beavers

    Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    The Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve in North Stonington is a case study of the benefits of the Clean Water Act, which is celebrating a half-century of safeguarding the nation’s…

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    Tefftweald Nature Trek

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

    Explore the human and natural history of the Tefftweald at Birchenturn Nature Preserve where we’ll enjoy the migrating birds, emerging butterflies and other insects, a variety of blooming wildflowers, and…

  • A Vernal Pool Adventure, Babcock Ridge Preserve

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

    There’s no better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than to visit a woodland pond alive with the sounds and sights of newly awakened amphibians and invertebrates—and there’s no…

  • Explore the Preston Nature Preserve’s Field of Natural History Dreams

    Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United States

    Explore Preston Nature Preserve’s Field of Natural History Dreams Don’t be fooled: a natural meadow may look like an unkempt lawn that a lazy homeowner has taken a holiday from mowing, but look closer and you’ll discover an amazing and fascinating array of biological diversity. The Preston Nature Preserve (PNP) offers explorers a pathway through…