Benedict Benson Preserve Hike
Benedict Benson Preserve Swantown Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesIn honor of Earth Day, we’ll be hiking the main trail of Avalonia’s Benedict Benson Preserve on a mission to find signs of spring. There are sure to be emerging fern fiddleheads, the calls of amphibians and newly arrived migrant songbirds, including, perhaps, the rare Cerulean Warblers that occasionally call the refuge home, and a…
Earth Day Hike at Barrett Preserve
It's Earth Day, so join Ledyard Town Committee Chair Laurie Gorham for a hike of Barrett Preserve in Ledyard. Get outside, breathe the fresh air, and celebrate the Earth! Covid protocols in place. Registration limited to 14 people. Masks required. Registration required. Register here.
An Arbor Day Celebration Tree “Hunt”
Celebrate Arbor Day 2021 along the trail on Avalonia Land Conservancy’s Moore Woodland’s preserve in Mystic, CT Join Jim Luce, retired Connecticut College Supervisor of Grounds on Avalonia’s Moore Woodlands in Mystic on Arbor Day, Friday April 30, 3 - 4:00 pm or on Sunday, May 2, 1 – 3:00 pm. You will receive a…
An Arbor Day Celebration Tree “Hunt”
Celebrate Arbor Day 2021 along the trail on Avalonia Land Conservancy’s Moore Woodland’s preserve in Mystic, CT Join Jim Luce, retired Connecticut College Supervisor of Grounds on Avalonia’s Moore Woodlands in Mystic on Arbor Day, Friday April 30, 3 - 4:00 pm or on Sunday, May 2, 1 – 3:00 pm. You will receive a…
Preston Nature Preserve Walk
Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United StatesThe 56 acres of meadows, woods, and wetlands of the Preston Nature Preserve are at their prettiest in August, when the fields are dominated by Joe Pye Weed, various goldenrods, milkweeds, grasses, thistles, asters, and a remarkable expanse of Bee Balm, to name some of the botanical treasures. The abundant blossoms always attract an array…
Poetry Reading w/ Connecticut Poet Laureate, Margaret Gibson
Mystic Museum of Art 9 Water St, Mystic, CT, United StatesExciting news! Avalonia's own Margaret Gibson has published another important book of poetry and will be presenting poems from it on Sunday, Sept 26 at 4:00pm at the Arts Mystic Cafe in Mystic. Margaret's poetry is nationally-recognized and she is Connecticut's current Poet Laureate. Tickets for the reading are $15 for regular admission and $5…
Right Trees for the Right Time Online Workshop: Part 1
VirtualJudy Benson, CT Sea Grant Focused on New England forests, this October workshop is provided through a Long Island Sound Study Futures Fund Grant led by the University of Connecticut’s Sea Grant program in collaboration with the Avalonia Land Conservancy and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS). The 4-part program will be virtual, except for one field-based component…
Right Trees for the Right Time Online Workshop: Part 2
VirtualJudy Benson, CT Sea Grant Focused on New England forests, this October workshop is provided through a Long Island Sound Study Futures Fund Grant led by the University of Connecticut’s Sea Grant program in collaboration with the Avalonia Land Conservancy and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS). The 4-part program will be virtual, except for one field-based component…
Ribbon Cutting at Leo Antonino Preserve
Leo Antonino Preserve 0 Antonino Road, Groton, CT, United StatesRight Trees for the Right Time Online Workshop: Part 4
VirtualJudy Benson, CT Sea Grant Focused on New England forests, this October workshop is provided through a Long Island Sound Study Futures Fund Grant led by the University of Connecticut’s Sea Grant program in collaboration with the Avalonia Land Conservancy and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS). The 4-part program will be virtual, except for one field-based component…