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Greet-the-Morning Hike at Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve in North Stonington

Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington

From time immemorial, observers have found poetry—and poetic prose—in nature. Whatever form your observations have taken, we’ll have plenty to observe and record as we greet the morning and hike Avalonia Land Conservancy’s Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve in North Stonington. Tefftweald, a former Girl Scout camp, is a 77-acre masterpiece of upland forest, meadows, wetlands,…

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Rocky Road: A Geological Exploration of Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor in Ledyard

Pine Swamp and Wildlife Corridor 113 Whalehead Rd, Gales Ferry

You’ve heard of tree-hugging…but boulder-hugging? Join geologist Mary DiGiacomi-Cohen for a tour of Pine Swamp Preserve that explores the physical characteristics and geologic history of the area. We’ll learn to understand and apply terms like glaciation, dirt machine, shear zone, meltwater deposition, and eolian processes. We’ll deploy several of our senses, including sight, touch, and…

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Guided Walk at Wequetequock Cove Preserve

Wequetequock Cove Preserve Located between Palmer Neck Road and Wequeteqock Cove, Stonington

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…

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