Stewardship
Volunteer work party at our model climate resilient forest, the Hoffman Preserve, in Stonington
Hoffman Evergreen Preserve 580-632 CT-201, Stonington, CT, United StatesIn 2018 Avalonia initiated a climate resiliency forestry plan at this preserve, including the planting of many tree species projected to do well in the face of ongoing climate change.…
Volunteer work party at Samuel Lamb and Forsberg Preserve, in Ledyard
Samuel Lamb and Forsberg Preserve Town Farm Road, Ledyard, CT, United StatesPlease consider joining us for our inaugural stewardship event of 2024. Avalonia’s Ledyard Town Committee is organizing a work party at the Samuel Lamb and Forsberg Preserve in Ledyard for this…
Third Annual Stewardship Day – Saturday April 13, 2024
Spring has sprung and it's time to clean up the trails! If you are itching to get outside, we have multiple opportunities to help clear the trails, remove invasives, plant…
White and Red Oak Planting at the Herman E. Sheets Family Forest
Sheets Family Forest Puttker Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesJoin us from 9-12 Saturday April 13th in North Stonington at the Herman E. Sheets Family Forest to help plant bare root oak seedlings! This spring we begin the second…
Introduction to Stewardship at our Newest Preserve, Glemboski-Ous in Bozrah and Montville
Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United StatesMemorial Day weekend isn't complete without an opportunity to stretch your legs and to enjoy the onset of late Spring/early Summer in the woods! We would like to invite you…
Trail-Clearing Work Party at Glemboski-Ous
Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United StatesJoin Avalonia's Northern town committee at our newest preserve, Glemboski-Ous, in Bozrah on Sunday, June 9 to help us clear some of the trails. As a follow-up to the Introduction…
Wequetequock Cove Clean Water Coalition Festival
Avalonia will join other organizations and core communities on Sunday July 14 for the Wequetequock Cove Clean Water Coalition (WCCWC) Festival! Funded in part through a grant from the Long…
Phish and the Waterwheel Foundation to Clear Trails at Glemboski-Ous Preserve
Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United StatesThe Waterwheel Foundation is kicking off a new round of hands-on volunteer opportunities at certain Phish Summer Tour stops — and Avalonia made the list! Join us on Wednesday, July…
Knotweed Management at Shunock River Complex
Please join Avalonia stewardship staff, intern, and volunteers at the Parke Memorial Preserve, in North Stonington, on Wednesday July 31 at 9:00 to help manage an infestation of Japanese Knotweed. We have been following the Nix the Knotweed management protocols at this preserve and it is time…
Short Notice Stewardship Opportunity- Japanese Barberry Removal at Avalonia’s Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor in Ledyard
You are invited to join us this Saturday August 31 from 9-11am as we work to manage a Japanese barberry infestation at our Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor. Many hands will…