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Earthfest CT 2024

McCook Park Niantic, CT, United States

The community comes together for an expressive celebration featuring environmental organizations (like us!), live animal exhibits, fun food vendors, and musical guests at McCook Point Park. Come visit and say hello. We'll have lots of info to share and a fun activity for the kids! Visit www.earthdayeverydayct.org for more info.

FREE

Introduction to Stewardship at our Newest Preserve, Glemboski-Ous in Bozrah and Montville

Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United States

Memorial Day weekend isn't complete without an opportunity to stretch your legs and to enjoy the onset of late Spring/early Summer in the woods!   We would like to invite you to join us from 9-12 Sunday, May 26th at the nearly 160 acre Glemboski-Ous Preserve to learn more about how Avalonia, with the help of…

GO (Get Outdoors) Groton

Groton Community Center 61 Fort Hill Road, Groton, United States

Join Avalonia as we participate in an informational session about GO GROTON, dedicated to increasing access to nature for ALL kids. Bring the kids for a special species talk from our friends at Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center.    

FREE

An Exploration for the Birds at Tri-town Ridgeline Forest Preserve

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

As part of National Trails Day, join Avalonia naturalist Bruce Fellman for a walk along the woodland trails of Tri-town Ridgeline Forest Preserve as we look and listen for a wide variety of avian delights in full courtship. The Avalonia Land Conservancy’s TriTown Ridgeline Forest Preserve is a 500-plus-acre treasure trove of natural and human…

FREE

Hike a Wildlife Habitat Restoration at Leo Antonino Preserve

Leo Antonino Preserve 0 Antonino Road, Groton, CT, United States

CT TRAILS DAY EVENT: We’ll hike the Leo Antonino Preserve through forested areas, past active brooks, vernal pools, and up a bedrock ridge. There is a go-around for those who want to avoid the scramble up the ridge. We will pass next to erratics deposited by the glaciers and see how the Earth’s crust has…

FREE

Trail-Clearing Work Party at Glemboski-Ous

Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United States

Join Avalonia's Northern town committee at our newest preserve, Glemboski-Ous, in Bozrah on Sunday, June 9 to help us clear some of the trails. As a follow-up to the Introduction to Stewardship event on May 26, we will again be walking the primary farm/'logging' roads and clearing the lower safety, emergency, and maintenance access route…

FREE

Wequetequock Cove Clean Water Coalition Festival

Avalonia will join other organizations and core communities on Sunday July 14 for the Wequetequock Cove Clean Water Coalition  (WCCWC) Festival! Funded in part through a grant from the Long Island Sound Stewardship Fund,  this free festival is designed to engage the local community, recruit members for the WCCWC, and provide education about the watershed. …

Phish and the Waterwheel Foundation to Clear Trails at Glemboski-Ous Preserve

Glemboski-Ous Preserve South Road, Bozrah, United States

The Waterwheel Foundation is kicking off a new round of hands-on volunteer opportunities at certain Phish Summer Tour stops — and Avalonia made the list! Join us on Wednesday, July 24 from 10 am - 12 pm at Glemboski-Ous Preserve in Uncasville where we’ll be clearing trails. Avalonia’s leadership team will be there to guide…

FREE

Knotweed Management at Shunock River Complex

Please join Avalonia stewardship staff, intern, and volunteers at the Parke Memorial Preserve, in North Stonington, on Wednesday July 31 at 9:00 to help manage an infestation of Japanese Knotweed.  We have been following the Nix the Knotweed management protocols at this preserve and it is time for the second cutting of Japanese knotweed for the year ( I know, we are a bit behind schedule)!   We plan to meet at the…

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