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…
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.