Connecticut Botanical Society Field Trip to Tri-Town Preserve
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesThe Connecticut Botanical Society will walk into the interior of this new 540-acre preserve and botanize a 30-acre interior fen (footing good in midsummer). Underlain by gabbro bedrock, an ancient metamorphic rock of volcanic origin, like traprock, low hills with rock outcrops have minerotrophic plants such as Allegheny vine and abundant hop hornbeam. Directions: Head…
Bruce Fellman Leads Hike & Seek On Preston Nature Preserve
Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United StatesThe 56 acres of meadows, woods, and wetlands of the Preston Nature Preserve are at their prettiest in August, when the fields are dominated by Joe-Pye weed, various goldenrods, milkweeds, grasses, thistles, asters, and a remarkable expanse of bee balm, to name some of the botanical treasures. The abundant blossoms always attract an array of…
POSTPONTED Hike the Great Oak Greenway & Atkinson-Dirlam Preserve
Nathan Lester House 153 Vinegar Hill Rd, Gales Ferry, CT, United StatesThis hike has been POSTPONED. Will re-post when new date and daytime start is scheduled. Join the Ledyard Library for an early evening 2-mile hike on the trails of the Great Oak Greenway, and beyond to the Atkinson-Dirlam preserve. Meet at the Nathan Lester House parking lot for 6:00 p.m. Please wear proper hiking attire.…
Two Walktober Hikes on TriTown
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesThe Avalonia Land Conservancy’s TriTown Forest Preserve is a 527-acre stretch of rugged and unfragmented woods and wetlands located in North Stonington, Griswold and Preston. As summer gives way to autumn, we’re offering two different guided treks—one geared towards slower-paced nature observation; the other for hard-rock, longer-distance hikers—along TriTown’s magnificent trail system amidst a backdrop…
‘Open Spaces’ Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Groton New London Airport 155 Tower Ave, Groton, United States
Sawmill Tour at Hull Forest Products
Hull Forest Products 101 Hampton Road, Pomfret Center, CT, United StatesThis event is a great opportunity to see where the Hoffman trees went! Hull Forest Products is celebrating sustainable forestry and National Forest Products week with a free public tour of our sawmill on Saturday October 19th, 2019 from 8am-2pm. Watch us turn locally grown wood into forest products! Free and open to the public,…
Tidal River Hike & Seek at Knox Preserve
Knox Preserve Wilcox Road, Stonington, CT, United StatesHey kids, grab mom or dad or your favorite grownup and show them all the great things to discover in nature! Avalonia is hosting a Hike & Seek nature treasure-hunt that you get to lead yourselves, like a real explorer. Join us at Knox Preserve in Stonington, where you can explore the shoreline, thickets, and…
Hike at Tefftweald with Naturalist Bruce Fellman
Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesDocumenting your discoveries on the trail is a skill that needs to be in every naturalist’s toolkit. We’ll have plenty to observe and record as we enjoy the fall colors at Avalonia’s Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve on 280 Grindstone Hill Road. Tefftweald, a former Girl Scout camp, is a 77-acre masterpiece of upland forest, meadows,…
Margaret Gibson, Connecticut’s Poet Laureate, Reading at Preston Library
Preston Public Library 389 Route 2, Preston, United StatesJoin the Friends of the Preston Library as they welcome Preston resident, Margaret Gibson, Connecticut Poet Laureate. Margaret will be reading a selection of poems from books and new poems that have to do with Nature and the environment. Come and help us celebrate poetry. Tuesday, October 29, 6:30 pm at the Preston Public Library,…
Adore Beaujolais Nouveau Release Event – Raffle for Avalonia
Adore in Downtown Mystic will be raffling off this wine basket at their Beaujolais Nouveau event, with all donations going to Avalonia. Thank you, Adore! Event Details