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  • Regional Conservation Conversation

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

    Avalonia Land Conservancy will host an informal discussion and guided tour for State legislators, community leaders, and other land trusts in southeastern Connecticut at our Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest on Saturday,…

  • Wood Pawcatuck Paddle and Picnic

    Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association 203 Arcadia Rd., Hope Valley, RI, United States

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  • 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…

  • CT Trails Weekend – 5 Hikes

    Celebrate CT Trails Day / Weekend with 5 Avalonia-sponsored hikes! Follow the links for details. TriTown Forest Preserve - June 1, 9am-12pm Great Oak Greenway - June 1, 10-11:30am Hike…

  • A Conservation Conversation

    Nathan Lester House 153 Vinegar Hill Rd, Gales Ferry, CT, United States

    Visit Avalonia's future acquisition, Atkinson-Dirlam (AD) in Ledyard, with state and local elected officials. This event is co-sponsored by Avalonia and the Connecticut Land Conservation Council who have invited over…

  • Connecticut Botanical Society Field Trip to Tri-Town Preserve

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

    The Connecticut Botanical Society will walk into the interior of this new 540-acre preserve and botanize a 30-acre interior fen (footing good in midsummer). Underlain by gabbro bedrock, an ancient…

  • Two Walktober Hikes on TriTown

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

    The Avalonia Land Conservancy’s TriTown Forest Preserve is a 527-acre stretch of rugged and unfragmented woods and wetlands located in North Stonington, Griswold and Preston. As summer gives way to autumn, we’re offering two different guided treks—one geared towards slower-paced nature observation; the other for hard-rock, longer-distance hikers—along TriTown’s magnificent trail system amidst a backdrop…

  • 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 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…