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  • Full Snow Moon Hike at TriTown

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

    Date: February 8, 2020 Time: 6–9 PM Location: TriTown Forest Preserve, 90 Miller Rd. trailhead. February's full moon is known as the Snow Moon, and whether it rises over a leaf-litter brown or dazzlingly white landscape, the TriTown Forest Preserve in North Stonington is a wonderful place to enjoy the mid-winter lunar show. Join veteran…

  • Video Filming: Crowd Needed at Knox (CANCELLED)

    Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United States

    UPDATED: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Join us at Knox Preserve (84 Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT) on Saturday, March 14th at 10am to film a special video as a thank you to selected donors. You don’t need to read any lines, we simply need you to cheer and smile. The more the merrier, so please…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Sheets Family Forest Ribbon Cutting & Guided Hike

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

    Join Avalonia for the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the Sheets Family Forest at 1:00 pm, followed by a guided hike by naturalist Bruce Fellman from 2:00 pm -…

  • CLCC Community Engagement Award Celebration at Cedar Wood Preserve

    Cedar Wood Preserve 180 North Wawecus Hill Rd., Norwich, CT, United States

    Join us for a ceremony honoring Avalonia Land Conservancy for winning the Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s 2023 Excellence in Community Engagement Award. Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 12 PM at…

  • Join Us to Paint the Preserve at Knox Preserve

    Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United States

    Knox Preserve in Stonington is a former farm that runs along Quiambog Cove, just off Route 1 on Wilcox Road. With sweeping views of old orchards, fields, and of course…

    FREE
  • Join Us to Paint the Preserve at Preston Nature Preserve *CANCELLED*

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

    *THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED* Join fellow artists and Avalonia’s Office Manager, Mary Anne Sherman, who will lead you on a short hike through the Preston Nature Preserve to paint…

    FREE
  • Cooper Preserve Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting

    Cooper Preserve 41 Hewitt Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Join us for the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the Cooper Preserve! There will be a dedication, remarks, and refreshments! Date: Saturday, September 7  Time: 10 a.m. Location: 41 Hewitt Rd. N. Stonington Parking: Park across the street in the Hewitt Farm parking lot (the road is gravel)

    FREE
  • 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…

    FREE