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…
Avalonia’s 2nd Annual “Art of Conservation” Exhibit
Mystic Museum of Art 9 Water St, Mystic, CT, United StatesSAVE THE DATE! Avalonia’s 2nd Annual "Art of Conservation” exhibit and art auction, at the Mystic Art Center. BUY TICKETS ART CATALOG View Full Flyer and Participation Form
Bird banding at Knox Preserve
Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United StatesBob Dewire has graciously offered to repeat his bird banding demonstration program at Knox Preserve Sunday Oct. 25 at 8am. Hands on learning and a great opportunity for photos. This program is by both Bob Dewire and Beth Sullivan. Rain cancels.
Whitford Brook Volunteer Opportunity
Whitford Brook 46 New London Turnpike, Route 184, Mystic, CT, United StatesBABCOCK RIDGE DEDICATION
Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesWe completed the acquisition of this beautiful property last spring. Now we have signs, trails, and water crossings in place and are ready to proudly introduce it to the Avalonia membership. Join us for the dedication, rain or shine, meeting at the preserve entrance at 113 Babcock Road. Formalities will be minimal, and light refreshments…