Look 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…
Join 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…
SAVE 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
Bob 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.
We 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…
There will be a segment on Avalonia on SEC-TV’s non-profit series. It will air on Wednesday, May 25th at 7:00pm on channel 12.
There will be a business meeting at which we will review our activities for the past year, and the membership will elect the Officers and Board of Directors for the coming year. The Nominating Committee has submitted the following slate of candidates: President: Dennis Main Vice-President: Sue Sutherland Secretary: Binti Ackley Treasurer: Claude Pellegrino Directors-at-Large:…
This moderately-paced 5-6 mile hike is co-sponsored by Avalonia, GOSA and the Town of Groton Parks & Recreation Department and connects public hiking trails on two state parks, two Town of Groton parks, and preserves owned by the Groton Open Space Association (GOSA), as well as Avalonia's own Town's End and Moore Woodlands preserves. The…
Early June is a great time to observe all kinds of wildlife and this hike, led by naturalist and photojournalist Bruce Fellman, packs a lot of habitat diversity into a small and easily walkable distance. We’ll start with a great circle trek of the rugged valleys and slopes of Babcock Ridge, where we will look…