Avalonia Land Conservancy

Celebrate National Public Lands Day
2015-09-26 15:00 (America/New_York) | Preston Nature Preserve, Krug Road, Preston, CT, United States
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 stay after our 3pm walk to enjoy a Chicken BBQ dinner at the Preston City Congregational Church from 4 to 6:30pm. If you feel really creative, design, construct and submit your own scarecrow. Prizes are being awarded for the public voted best scarecrow.

North Stonington Harvest Festival
2015-09-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Hewitt Farm, 21 Wyassup Rd, North Stonington, CT, United States
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 Route 2, or a quarter mile down Hewitt Road from Ryder Road, where there is a marked parking area.
(rain date: Sunday, September 27)

Argia Cruise
2015-09-26 09:20 - 12:50 | Argia Mystic Cruises, 15 Holmes St # 7, Mystic, CT, 06355, United States
Mary Ellen Mateleska will be our Naturalist tour guide aboard the Argia.
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"Brunswick" Film Screening
2015-06-27 13:30 | Olde Mistick Village, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT, 06355, United States

Board of Directors Meeting
2015-06-24 18:30 | Stephen Main Homestead, 1 Wyassup Road, North Stonington, CT, 06359, United States
*Location is now moving around- best call or email | 860-884-3500 or avalonialc@yahoo.com

Walk at Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves
2015-06-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves, 32 Wall Street, Stonington Borough, CT, 06378, United States
Walk at Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserves to discuss history of problems, plans and progress.

X-Town Trail Hike in Groton
2015-06-06 09:30 - 13:30 | Bluff Point State Park, Depot Rd, Groton, CT, 06340, United States
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 road walking. A bus will meet us at the end of the hike at Beebe Pond for our return to Bluff Point. Participants are responsible for their own beverage and snacks (no water available along the way). Toilet facilities are available at Bluff Point and Haley Farm.
Event # in Booklet: 062
Leader(s): Sidney F. Van Zandt, Dick Conant
Total Distance: 5 – 6 miles
Meeting Place: Meet at the Bluff Point State Park parking lot. Please arrive a little early for a prompt hike departure.
Rain Plan & Registration Details: Rain cancels.
Pre-registration is REQUIRED
Questions and/or participant registration (if applicable), contact: Sidney F. Van Zandt – (860) 572-5715 – svanzandt3@aol.com
Sponsored by: Groton Open Space Association (GOSA), Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc. & Town of Groton Parks & Recreation Department

Board of Directors Meeting
2015-05-20 19:00 | Hatch Street Office, 6 Hatch Street, Mystic, CT, 06355, United States
