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All Hands on Deck! Seedling Planting at Anna Coit Parcel

Anna Coit Parcel 65 Denison Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

Here's the situation. Anna Coit, an amazing force of nature and long-time Avalonia supporter, willed a parcel of land to us that needs our help. We have secured 2,900 pine and spruce seedlings that need to be planted as soon as possible on Anna's property, as they can only live so long out of the…

Stewardship Day – April 9, 2022

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, and more.   All stewardship activities will be on Saturday, April 9. Times vary by location - see below for preserve locations and details.  In general, bring…

Stewardship Weekend – Saturday April 15 and Sunday April 16, 2023

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, and more.   Stewardship activities will be on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16. Times vary by location - see below for preserve locations and details. …

In Preparation for CT Trails Day: A Stewardship Opportunity at Cedar Wood Preserve

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

You are invited to join us on the morning of Sunday, May 14th at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich as we work to connect our improved parking area to the newly constructed vernal pool walkway. This effort will require some digging, moving, and compacting of processed gravel. Tools will be provided, but feel free to…

Stewardship Opportunity with Avalonia & Reforest the Tropics

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

Reforest The Tropics and Avalonia are seeking volunteers for a morning of environmental service at Herman E. Sheets Family Forest in North Stonington, Connecticut. Activities include tree planting, trail maintenance, and invasive species removal. Volunteers are asked to bring sturdy gloves and perhaps a tool of choice (loppers, handsaws, pruners). The event will start at…

Knotweed Removal from Shunock River Complex

The recent late-season frost, while not a friend to the Spring gardeners amongst us, has turned out to be an ally in the management of Japanese knotweed. You may have noticed patches of it along the roadsides withered or stressed from the cold snap.  Perfectly timed, as we typically do a Spring cutting and removal…

White Oak Restoration – A Second Day of Planting

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

If you weren't able to make it to last month's white oak planting, you have another chance! On Monday June 12th we've planned a morning of environmental restoration at Herman E. Sheets Family Forest in North Stonington, Connecticut. We will focus on planting, protecting, and watering approximately 50 white oak seedling.   Volunteers are asked to…

Morning work, Monday June 26th, at our model climate resilient forest, the Hoffman Preserve, in Stonington

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

In 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. While most of these have succeeded in becoming established, we do need to help them out by cutting back surrounding vegetation, including grey birch suckers…

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