Preserves
Marsh Restoration with Mystic Aquarium at Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve
Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves 32 Wall Street, Stonington Borough, CT, United StatesJoin 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…
History & Nature Hike at Perry Natural Area
April 29, 2-4 pm. Perry Natural Area, North Anguilla Road in Stonington (directions) Beth Sullivan will lead a hike with Beth Moore from Stonington Historical Society. A joint effort to look at the history and nature of the area. Parking is limited at site, so roadside parking will be necessary where ever possible.
Cinco de Mayo Hike
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesOn March 20th, Avalonia closed on one of its most exciting acquisitions in many years. The Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest, a 409-acre property straddling Griswold, North Stonington and Preston, is the largest fee purchase made in Avalonia’s 50-year history, bringing Avalonia’s total preserved acreage to exactly 4,000. Come and join us at 91 Miller Road, North…
Regional Conservation Conversation
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesAvalonia 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, July 14. The event is sponsored by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council to celebrate projects made possible in part by DEEP’s Open Space & Watershed…
Wood Pawcatuck Paddle and Picnic
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association 203 Arcadia Rd., Hope Valley, RI, United StatesRSVP recommended - click here RSVP recommended - click here
Tri-Town Natural History Trek
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesThis 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 & Seek on Knox Preserve - June 1, 1-2:30pm Tefftweald at Birchenturn - June 2, 9-11:30am Groton Central Greenway - June 2, 1-4pm
A Conservation Conversation
Nathan Lester House 153 Vinegar Hill Rd, Gales Ferry, CT, United StatesVisit 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 15 of your elected representatives for an easy walk on this beautiful preserve. (Elected attendees will be announced prior to the event.) 65% of the…
Connecticut Botanical Society Field Trip to Tri-Town Preserve
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesThe 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 metamorphic rock of volcanic origin, like traprock, low hills with rock outcrops have minerotrophic plants such as Allegheny vine and abundant hop hornbeam. Directions: Head…
Two Walktober Hikes on TriTown
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesThe 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…
