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  • Wood Pawcatuck Paddle and Picnic

    Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association 203 Arcadia Rd., Hope Valley, RI, United States

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  • Salt Marsh Scavenger Hunt!

    Barn Island 249 Palmer Neck Road, Stoningtong, CT, United States

    Explore Barn Island’s Salt Marsh with Avalonia and the UCONN Dept. of Marine Sciences Learn more about how coastal marshes provide habitats for a variety of creatures. Explore three stations: 1. a welcome area with a touch tank containing marsh creatures, plants and seaweed 2. a stream area for trapping fish, hunting for coffee bean…

  • Boundary Walking Instructional Meeting

    Attend our first boundary walking team meeting on Saturday, September 22, at 9:00 AM at the Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Rd., Groton. This instructional class will be led by our experienced board members, Scott Dawley and David Young. During this session, they will discuss monitoring procedures and our developing drone technology. Interested in joining the Boundary Walking Team?…

  • Hike the New TriTown Forest Preserve Trail

    TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    Avalonia volunteers have been hard at work building a great trail system on our new TriTown Forest Preserve (TTFP).    This hike will mark the grand opening of the blue trail (a major five-mile loop around the perimeter of these properties) and celebrate the addition of the impressive Boyd Preserve to Avalonia’s acreage.  It takes…

  • Boundary Marking Training Session

    Our first boundary marking training session will be held on Saturday, September 29, at 9:00 AM at the Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Rd., Groton. Interested in joining the Boundary Marking Team? learn more here

  • Trail Maintenance Training Session

    Pine Swamp and Wildlife Corridor 113 Whalehead Rd, Gales Ferry, CT, United States

    Our team leader, Kimberly Bradley, will be holding a basic field instruction for trail volunteers on September 29 at 10:00 AM at the Pine Swamp Preserve in Gales Ferry section of Ledyard, so come and join us to learn more. To keep our volunteers informed and safe, we ask that new trail stewards attend at least one class before taking…

  • Record Keeping Training Session

    Hatch Street Office 6 Hatch Street, Mystic, CT, United States

    There will be a short record keeping training session on Thursday, October 4 at 10:00 AM 6 Hatch St., Mystic to become familiar with the procedures. If you are interested, click HERE to sign on. Interested in joining our Record Keeping Team? learn more here

  • Tri-Town Natural History Trek

    TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United States

    This trek is part of Walktober festivities sponsored by the Last Green Valley. The Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest, a 409-acre property straddling Griswold, North Stonington, and Preston, is Avalonia Land Conservancy’s newest acquisition. In honor of ALC’s 50th anniversary, we’ll explore Tri-Town’s rugged trails for migrating birds, insects, and amphibians, late-blooming wildflowers, early fall foliage, and…

  • Trail-Building Workshop

    Our trail-building workshop will be on Friday, October 12, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. This session will be held on our Tri-Town Preserve (North Stonington) and taught by Connecticut Forest & Park Association’s Clare Cain, one of the state’s leading trail planners. Send an email to abpatterson@ctconservation.org with your name and contact information for the trail-building class. Interested in joining our new…

  • RiverFest 2018

    Devil's Hopyward State Park 366 Hopyard Road, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Avalonia will be participating with a table/tent at this event. Directions:  From CT Route 9: take Exit 7, then a left at the end of the exit ramp onto CT Route 82 east/154 north. Take a right at the first traffic light following CT Route 82 east and follow the signs. From Interstate 395: take Exit 80…