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  • History & Nature Hike at Perry Natural Area

    April 29,  2-4 pm.  Perry Natural Area, North Anguilla Road in Stonington (directions) Beth Sullivan will lead a hike with Beth Moore from Stonington Historical Society. A joint effort to…

  • Cinco de Mayo Hike

    On March 20th, Avalonia closed on one of its most exciting acquisitions in many years. The Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest, a 409-acre property straddling Griswold, North Stonington and Preston, is the…

  • Full Moon Flower Walk with DPNC

    Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United States

    This walk, hosted by Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center From DPNC - "Join us as we celebrate the full moon with an evening walk thru the Preston Nature Preserve, an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. The transition from day to night can be an exciting time to tune our sense to nature. This program is suited for…

  • North Stonington – Educational Walk – Tefftweald at Birchenturn

    Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    A CT Trails Weekend Hike Photography hike in honor of our 50th anniversary, led by professional photographer. Wyassup Brook flows through a beautiful forest with rugged ledges, rocky outcrops and historic stone structures. The property was a former Girl Scout Camp. Lois Tefft, a founder of Avalonia, purchased it and donated it to Avalonia when…

  • Groton Hike – Bluff Point State Park, X-TOWN TRAIL

    Bluff Point State Park Depot Rd, Groton, CT, United States

    A CT Trails Weekend Hike Meet our bus at Bluff Point State Park that will deliver us to Avalonia Land Conservancy's Town's End Park. This is the reverse our hike from previous years. We'll hike from Town's End on Beebe Cove and the Mystic River, to Groton’s Beebe Pond Park, continuing over the ridge on…

  • North Stonington – Nature Walk – Babcock Ridge/Henne Preserve Trails

    Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    A CT Trails Weekend Hike In honor of our 50th anniversary, we'll explore of two of North Stonington’s most prized open spaces. This family-oriented nature hike will start with a great circle trek of the rugged valleys and slopes of Babcock Ridge, where we’ll look for vernal pools, Pileated Woodpeckers, glacier-carved hillsides, wildflowers, and even…

  • Ledyard – Paddle at Poquetanuck Cove

    A CT Weekend Event Explore Poquetanuck Cove with the Thames River Basin Partnership. The cove is a two mile long brackish water tidal cove of the Thames River with a long history of conservation focused efforts. The cove is a Connecticut Bird Sanctuary located between the Towns of Ledyard and Preston, CT. We will launch…

  • Griswold – Educational Hike – Rixtown Road

    A CT Trails Weekend Hike Challenging hike up Rixtown Mt. in honor of our 50th anniversary with views and a quarry, then through a chestnut oak forest to Avalonia's Lost…

  • Hike – Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor, Ledyard

    Please park at our trailhead, on Merry Lane, which is off Whalehead Road - get directions Trail Details: North Tract- 2-mile trail loop, beginner Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor is one…