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  • Stewardship Day – April 9, 2022

    Spring has sprung and it's time to clean up the trails!  If you are itching to get outside, we have multiple opportunities to help clear the trails, remove invasives, and…

  • Avalonia Close-to-Earth-Day 2022 Walk

    photo credit: Bruce Fellman Celebrate Spring, Earth Day, and Clean Water at the Benedict Benson Preserve One of the critical precursors of the passage of the Clean Water Act, the…

  • Tree Planting at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve

    Hoffman Evergreen Preserve 580-632 CT-201, Stonington, CT, United States

    Planting season is again upon us and Avalonia’s efforts at the Hoffman Evergreen Preserve in Stonington continue!  This coming Monday April 25th from noon - 3:00 we will be planting more bare root seedlings at Hoffman as a part of the larger climate resiliency work underway there and would welcome any help you might be able to give.  …

  • Treesure Hunt on Moore Woodlands

    CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY 2022 BY WITH A TREESURE HUNT ON MOORE WOODLANDS PRESERVE IN MYSTIC, CT  Jim Luce, retired Connecticut College Supervisor of Grounds, will lead a tree walk on Avalonia’s…

  • May Day Walk at Paffard Woods

    Paffard Woods N Main St., Stonington, CT, United States

    Look for Signs of Spring on May Day! Join Beth Sullivan for a walk in the early spring woods.  We will spend time on a loop trail that leads us over three  stream crossings and sit for a while to listen to the brook.  We should find several spring wildflowers, listen for birds and enjoy…

  • In Search of Birds and Beavers

    The Donald R. Henne Memorial Preserve in North Stonington is a case study of the benefits of the Clean Water Act, which is celebrating a half-century of safeguarding the nation’s…

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    Tefftweald Nature Trek

    Explore the human and natural history of the Tefftweald at Birchenturn Nature Preserve where we’ll enjoy the migrating birds, emerging butterflies and other insects, a variety of blooming wildflowers, and…

  • Leo Antonino Preserve Family Hike

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

    Date: Sunday, June 5  Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Hike Leaders:  Janet Anderson and Robert Volkmann   Join us for family-friendly hike celebrating CT Trails Day at the Leo Antonino Preserve in Groton.  The trail travels through mature woods, along vernal pools and active brooks, and near erratics and upthrust sections of granite. Parts…

  • TriTown Forest Preserve Hike

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

    Sunday, June 5 Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Hike Leader: Stephen Colgan   Join us for a leisurely 2.5 mile hike in the TriTown Forest Preserve.  We will follow the yellow trail which is generally flat but does have some short climbs and descents.  If you look on the All Trails App, the trail…

  • Atlantic White Cedar Planting

    White Cedar Swamp/Deans Mill Wildlife Corridor Jerry Browne Road, Mystic, CT, United States

    After many hours of site preparation, we've finally created a large enough opening to begin planting! With nearly 50 Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) seedlings ready to plant in the…