Avalonia’s 2025 Photo Contest
Mark your calendars! Avalonia's 2025 Photo Contest is in the works, and we wanted to make sure you have ample time to take and submit images. Participants will be asked…
Events List
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A Near-Earth-Day Wildflower, Amphibian, and Early Returning Songbirds Saunter at Benedict Benson Preserve
Benedict Benson Preserve Swantown Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesThe Benson Preserve, a typical Southern New England post-agricultural-abandonment upland forest dominated by oaks, beeches, birches, and hickories, features many mature trees, some of them home to Pileated Woodpeckers, as…
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Wildlife Habitat Enhancement at the Hunter Brook Preserve in Norwich- Phase II
Hunter Brook PreservePlease consider joining Avalonia Stewardship staff and volunteers on the morning of May 3rd from 9:00 -12:00 at our Hunter Brook Preserve in Norwich and be a part of our…
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Trail work at Reed Memorial Woodlands and Mitchell Preserve in Preston and North Stonington!
Reed Mitchell Preserve Near 371 Northwest Corner Road (right side) in North Stonington, North Stonington, CT, United StatesAvalonia and the Sustainability Team of Preston invite you join them at the Reed Memorial Woodlands and Mitchell Preserve in North Stonington/Preston, on Saturday May 10 from 9-12. Sometimes simple…
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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, CT, United StatesYou’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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Earthfest CT 2025 in East Lyme
McCook Park Niantic, CT, United StatesSAVE THE DATE! Join Avalonia and scores of vendors at McCook Point Park in Niantic, CT on Saturday, May 17, 2025 (rain date Sunday, May 18), from 11 am – 3 PM for this annual event. There will be music, food, and fun activities for the kids. Visit EarthDayEveryDay for more details about the day’s…
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Leave It to the Beavers: A Journey into the Heart of the Henne
Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesWednesday, May 21, 2025. 10:00 AM to 12 noon Avalonia Land Conservancy’s Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve. Join naturalist Bruce Fellman for a special exploration, co-hosted by Avalonia and the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers, of the Henne Preserve’s 100 acres of uplands and wetlands, which include an abundance of ecological diversity. The walk is free and open to…
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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, CT, United StatesFrom 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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Glemboski-Ous Preserve Opening
Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United StatesPlease join us for the opening of our newest preserve, Glemboski-Ous, a beautiful 160-acre jewel that crosses Trading Cove Brook in Bozrah, Connecticut, with a dedication, ribbon cutting, refreshments, and a guided hike. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 at 10 AM Rain date: Sunday, August 10, 2025 REGISTER HERE South Road (approximately 1 mile from Route 163),…
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Preston Nature Preserve Reopening After Nesting Season
Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United StatesOur passive listening devices recorded several species of ground-nesting birds in the spring of 2024 at the Preston Nature Preserve. Since many of these are birds of conservation concern, we closed the preserve to visitors for the 2025 nesting season (April 15 – August 15). No visitors were allowed in during this time. This afforded…