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 that you get to lead yourselves, like a real explorer. Join us at Knox Preserve in Stonington, where you can explore the shoreline, thickets, and…
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 at Avalonia’s Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve on 280 Grindstone Hill Road. Tefftweald, a former Girl Scout camp, is a 77-acre masterpiece of upland forest, meadows,…
Join the Friends of the Preston Library as they welcome Preston resident, Margaret Gibson, Connecticut Poet Laureate. Margaret will be reading a selection of poems from books and new poems that have to do with Nature and the environment. Come and help us celebrate poetry. Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 pm at the Preston Public Library,…
Adore in Downtown Mystic will be raffling off this wine basket at their Beaujolais Nouveau event, with all donations going to Avalonia. Thank you, Adore! Event Details
Black Friday: Skip the shopping, get out and hike! Work off some of those dessert calories; Get some fresh air and activity after being in the kitchen for days; Get the kids out to burn off some steam. Come see the newly re-opened Hoffman Evergreen Preserve. Several of our lead stewards will be available to…
If you like beer, you’ll love Outer Light Brewing Company! And Outer Light Brewing loves Avalonia! Visit their tap room on Friday, December 13 between 5:00 and 9:00 PM and be sure to ask for their newest USDA certified organic Outsider IPA and a portion of your purchase will go to Avalonia Land Conservancy to…
Shop at the stores listed below, all Avalonia business members, the weekend of December 20 - 22, 2019 and, by just mentioning Avalonia at the check out, 10% of your purchase will be donated to Avalonia. Make these dates and shops the time and place to buy a gift you'll love from a local business, and you'll contribute…
The weather outside may be frightful, but a winter hike can be delightful, and to encourage you — as if Avalonia members needed any encouragement — we’re offering a special kid’s adventure on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 20th, from 2 to 3p.m. at the TriTown Ridgeline Forest Preserve in North Stonington. Naturalist and…
Date: February 8, 2020 Time: 6–9 PM Location: TriTown Forest Preserve, 90 Miller Rd. trailhead. February's full moon is known as the Snow Moon, and whether it rises over a leaf-litter brown or dazzlingly white landscape, the TriTown Forest Preserve in North Stonington is a wonderful place to enjoy the mid-winter lunar show. Join veteran…
An Avalonia representative will take us through the Avery Preserve which features a maple swamp, open upland woods, and Atlantic white cedar. This hike is cosponsored by Ledyard Library and Avalonia Land Conservancy and consists of two to three miles. Please wear proper hiking attire. Park on East tract off Avery Hill Road. This is…