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  • Full “Hunters” Moon Walk with DPNC on Knox Preserve

    Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United States

    Celebrate the full “hunters” moon with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center on a night hike through the Knox Preserve in Stonington (84 Wilcox Road), an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. Please note…

  • A Vernal Pool Adventure, Babcock Ridge Preserve

    Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    After a long winter in hiding, an amazing variety of frogs, salamanders, and aquatic invertebrates will once again make their presence felt in a temporary wetland known as a vernal…

  • 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 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…

  • Tidal River Hike & Seek at Knox Preserve

    Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United States

    Hey kids, grab mom or dad or your favorite grownup and show them all the great things to discover in nature! Avalonia is hosting a Hike & Seek nature treasure-hunt…

  • Hike at Tefftweald with Naturalist Bruce Fellman

    Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Documenting your discoveries on the trail is a skill that needs to be in every naturalist’s toolkit. We’ll have plenty to observe and record as we enjoy the fall colors…

  • A Vernal Pool Adventure, Babcock Ridge Preserve (CANCELLED)

    Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    This event has been cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns. Avalonia trails remain open, but visitors need to use caution, avoid large groups, and use good judgement when meeting other hikers. While winter has hardly lived up to its name, an amazing variety of frogs, salamanders, and aquatic invertebrates have spent the colder season in hiding.…

  • For the Birds: A Forest Tour of Avalonia’s Hoffman Preserve

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

    Join us at the Hoffman Preserve on Saturday, October 17 as Hull forester Chris Casadei leads a woods walk "For the Birds: A Forest Tour of Avalonia Conservancy's Hoffman Preserve." This is an easy 2-mile walk and participants will view and discuss recent forest management activity designed to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. This…

  • 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…

  • Treesure Hunt on Moore Woodlands

    Moore Woodlands 314-264 Capstan Ave, Mystic, CT, United States

    CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY 2022 BY WITH A TREESURE HUNT ON MOORE WOODLANDS PRESERVE IN MYSTIC, CT  Jim Luce, retired Connecticut College Supervisor of Grounds, will lead a tree walk on Avalonia’s Moore Woodlands Preserve (located at the southerly end of Capstan Avenue in Mystic) on Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 1-3pm. After receiving your ‘Treesure’ Hunt…