Join us for a 5- to 6-mile moderately paced journey from the Poquonnock River at Bluff Point State Park to Haley Farm State Park, continuing on to Beebe Cove on the Mystic River and through Town of Groton parks and land owned by the Groton Open Space Association (gosaonline.org) and Avalonia Land Conservancy (avalonialandconservancy.org). Minimum…
Walk at Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserves to discuss history of problems, plans and progress.
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Mary Ellen Mateleska will be our Naturalist tour guide aboard the Argia. BUY TICKETS
Look 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 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…
Sunday, 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…
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…
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…