Walk at Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves
Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves 32 Wall Street, Stonington Borough, CT, United StatesWalk at Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserves to discuss history of problems, plans and progress.
Board of Directors Meeting
Stephen Main Homestead 1 Wyassup Road, North Stonington, CT, United States*Location is now moving around- best call or email | 860-884-3500 or avalonialc@yahoo.com
“Brunswick” Film Screening
Olde Mistick Village 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT, United StatesArgia Cruise
Argia Mystic Cruises 15 Holmes St # 7, Mystic, CT, United StatesMary Ellen Mateleska will be our Naturalist tour guide aboard the Argia. BUY TICKETS
North Stonington Harvest Festival
Hewitt Farm 21 Wyassup Rd, North Stonington, CT, United StatesLook for Avalonia’s booth at the North Stonington Harvest Festival. Be sure to stop by and say hello, learn about our ongoing projects and meet your fellow conservationists. Enjoy wagon rides, animals, antique tractors, games, gardening information, fishing or hiking, and great food. Parking available in two areas: just inside the Hewitt Road entrance off…
Celebrate National Public Lands Day
Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United StatesCelebrate National Public Lands Day with a DPNC naturalist led walk on Avalonia’s Preston Nature Preserve on Krug Road, one of Avalonia’s twenty one trailed preserves, on Saturday, September 26 at 3p.m. (Lat. Long.: 41.535453, -71.977043). Arrive early, 10am-5pm, to attend Preston’s 10th annual Scarecrow Festival to view and vote for your favorite scarecrow and…
Celebrate the Sound
Birch Plain Creek Park Thomas Road, Groton, CT, United StatesSunday, September 27 10:00am-12:00pm no registration fee All ages (all children must be accompanied by an adult) Celebrate our local estuary in style! Join Mystic Aquarium educator and Avalonia volunteer MaryEllen Mateleska for a habitat exploration program. Search some of the unique plant and animal life that make Birch Plain Creek Park home. Nets and…
Timothy Lester Homestead Tour
Sunday, October 4th at 1pm. Visit the 18th century Timothy Lester Homestead to learn about 3 Griswold properties on The National Register of Historic Places (Lat. Long.: 41.570433,-71.957000). Visitors may explore the site where local American Revolutionary War militia met and trained; Avalonia owned Mary & John Walton Meadow Preserve. Walk the grounds, view the…
Groton’s Fall Festival
Poquonnock Plains Park Groton, CT, United StatesLook for Avalonia’s booth at Groton's Fall Festival. Be sure to stop by and say hello, learn about our ongoing projects and meet your fellow conservationists. A community-wide event for artists, crafters, businesses and nonprofit organizations to display their wares and share information. Over 110 vendors participate and thousands of people from the local area…
Nature Study Hike and Picnic at Tefftweald
Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesJoin us at Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve, for a fall exploration of this 77-acre jewel of a preserve. To work up an appetite, we’ll begin with a leisurely hike and explore the flora and fauna along the trail, which will take us along the edge of Wyassup Brook. Naturalist and photojournalist Bruce Fellman will highlight…