Marsh Restoration with Mystic Aquarium at Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve
Dodge Paddock & Beal Preserves 32 Wall Street, Stonington Borough, CT, United StatesJoin Mystic Aquarium at the Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve in Stonington Borough as they prepare this unique marshland for the summer! This family friendly event is open to conservationists of all ages, and the Aquarium will provide work gloves, buckets and gardening tools. Cost: No cost but registration is requested to ensure they have…
History & Nature Hike at Perry Natural Area
April 29, 2-4 pm. Perry Natural Area, North Anguilla Road in Stonington (directions) Beth Sullivan will lead a hike with Beth Moore from Stonington Historical Society. A joint effort to look at the history and nature of the area. Parking is limited at site, so roadside parking will be necessary where ever possible.
Cinco de Mayo Hike
TriTown Forest Preserve 91 Miller Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesOn March 20th, Avalonia closed on one of its most exciting acquisitions in many years. The Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest, a 409-acre property straddling Griswold, North Stonington and Preston, is the largest fee purchase made in Avalonia’s 50-year history, bringing Avalonia’s total preserved acreage to exactly 4,000. Come and join us at 91 Miller Road, North…
Full Moon Flower Walk with DPNC
Preston Nature Preserve Krug Road, Preston, CT, United StatesThis walk, hosted by Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center From DPNC - "Join us as we celebrate the full moon with an evening walk thru the Preston Nature Preserve, an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. The transition from day to night can be an exciting time to tune our sense to nature. This program is suited for…
19th Annual CT Greenway Awards & National Trails Day Celebration
Celebrate Southeastern Connecticut’s First Greenway Join Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Greenways Council, the Town of Ledyard and the Avalonia Land Conservancy for the 19th Annual CT Greenway Awards & National Trails Day Celebration. This event will be the official opening of the Great Oak Greenway in Ledyard, southeastern Connecticut’s first…
North Stonington – Educational Walk – Tefftweald at Birchenturn
Tefftweald at Birchenturn 282 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike Photography hike in honor of our 50th anniversary, led by professional photographer. Wyassup Brook flows through a beautiful forest with rugged ledges, rocky outcrops and historic stone structures. The property was a former Girl Scout Camp. Lois Tefft, a founder of Avalonia, purchased it and donated it to Avalonia when…
Groton Hike – Bluff Point State Park, X-TOWN TRAIL
Bluff Point State Park Depot Rd, Groton, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike Meet our bus at Bluff Point State Park that will deliver us to Avalonia Land Conservancy's Town's End Park. This is the reverse our hike from previous years. We'll hike from Town's End on Beebe Cove and the Mystic River, to Groton’s Beebe Pond Park, continuing over the ridge on…
North Stonington – Nature Walk – Babcock Ridge/Henne Preserve Trails
Babcock Ridge 113 Babcock Road, North Stonington, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike In honor of our 50th anniversary, we'll explore of two of North Stonington’s most prized open spaces. This family-oriented nature hike will start with a great circle trek of the rugged valleys and slopes of Babcock Ridge, where we’ll look for vernal pools, Pileated Woodpeckers, glacier-carved hillsides, wildflowers, and even…
Ledyard – Paddle at Poquetanuck Cove
A CT Weekend Event Explore Poquetanuck Cove with the Thames River Basin Partnership. The cove is a two mile long brackish water tidal cove of the Thames River with a long history of conservation focused efforts. The cove is a Connecticut Bird Sanctuary located between the Towns of Ledyard and Preston, CT. We will launch…
Griswold – Educational Hike – Rixtown Road
Rixtown Mt. 367 Rixtown Road, Griswold, CT, United StatesA CT Trails Weekend Hike Challenging hike up Rixtown Mt. in honor of our 50th anniversary with views and a quarry, then through a chestnut oak forest to Avalonia's Lost Pond, hiking over two old stone dams. Remarkable stone walls and other structures are found along the entire trail. Please bring water and a cell…