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  • Connecticut’s annual World Water Day event

    This year, Rivers Alliance, Save the Sound, The Nature Conservancy, Clean Water Action, CT River Conservancy, CT Land Conservation Council, CT League of Conservation Voters, Citizens Campaign for the Environment and other partners are coming together for an online celebration exploring “Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible.”  We’ll also be recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the…

  • A Vernal Pool Adventure, Babcock Ridge Preserve

    Babcock Rd, North Stonington Spring is right around the corner, and the frogs, salamanders, and aquatic invertebrates that have spent the colder season in hiding will be coming back to life in the temporary wetlands known as vernal pools. At twilight, we’ll hike the trail—it’s about a half-mile, somewhat hilly walk—to a group of vernals…

  • 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…

  • May Day Walk at Paffard Woods

    Paffard Woods N Main St., Stonington, CT, United States

    Look for Signs of Spring on May Day! Join Beth Sullivan for a walk in the early spring woods.  We will spend time on a loop trail that leads us…

  • In Search of Birds and Beavers

    Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    The Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve in North Stonington is a case study of the benefits of the Clean Water Act, which is celebrating a half-century of safeguarding the nation’s…

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    Tefftweald Nature Trek

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

    Explore the human and natural history of the Tefftweald at Birchenturn Nature Preserve where we’ll enjoy the migrating birds, emerging butterflies and other insects, a variety of blooming wildflowers, and…

  • Sheets Family Forest Ribbon Cutting & Guided Hike

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

    Join Avalonia for the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the Sheets Family Forest at 1:00 pm, followed by a guided hike by naturalist Bruce Fellman from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.   This spectacular 86-acre preserve boasts a 3 mile trail and a half-mile of frontage along the Green Fall River. This preserve is…

  • Vernal Pool Adventure at Babcock Ridge

    Vernal Pool Adventure at Babcock Ridge – CANCELLED

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

    CANCELLED DUE TO WIND AND RAIN. NEW DATE TBD.   There’s no better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than to visit a woodland pond alive with the sights…

    FREE

  • Water Fest 2024!!

    Sponsored by the Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed, Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, and the Lantern Hill Valley Alliance, come immerse yourself in issues of Community, Collaboration, Water,…