Please join us as we cut the ribbon on Avalonia’s first preserve in Norwich, the Cedar Wood Preserve, across from 183 North Wawecus Hill Road. We will have cider and cookies to help us celebrate! The dedication will be held in the parking lot. Immediately after the ribbon cutting, there will be a guided hike.…
Join us for Avalonia's Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 30 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Woodfellas Pizza at the Velvet Mill. Catch up with your Avalonia friends over pizza and drinks, while you hear about Avalonia's work over 2022 and our plans for 2023. RSVP's are required - please contact Terri at terri@avalonialc.org to…
Two Day Bridge Build at Cedar Wood Preserve Dates: Thursday and Friday, December 8th and 9th Time: 9:00 am -12:00 pm Join us at the newly opened Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich for two consecutive mornings of bridge building! This is an opportunity to exercise your general carpentry skills as we work to finish up…
There’s no better way to celebrate the arrival of spring than to visit a woodland pond alive with the sounds and sights of newly awakened amphibians and invertebrates—and there’s no more exciting time to do so than at dusk, when the local vernal pools are a noisy chorus of quacking wood frogs and bell-ringing spring…
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 more. Stewardship activities will be on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16. Times vary by location - see below for preserve locations and details. …
Saturday, April 22, 2023 11 am - 4 pm at the Groton Public Library FREE - rain or shine Visit Avalonia at the Groton Earth Day Expo Fair this Saturday, April 22 at Groton Public Library. 40+ local and regional vendors, kid-friendly activities, vegan food, and speakers throughout the day! Let's celebrate…
You are invited to join us on Saturday, May 13th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Appleton Preserve, a part of the larger Bell Cedar Swamp. We have been working to create and maintain habitat for the New England Cottontail and other fauna on a number of our preserves, in association with the Great…
Avalonia is taking part in this year's Earthfest CT! Join us on Saturday, May 13 from 11 am - 4 pm at McCook Point Park in Niantic. We'll be celebrating the earth at this free event which includes food trucks, music, activities for kids, live animals with our friends at DPNC, and more. For a…
You are invited to join us on the morning of Sunday, May 14th at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich as we work to connect our improved parking area to the newly constructed vernal pool walkway. This effort will require some digging, moving, and compacting of processed gravel. Tools will be provided, but feel free to…
Reforest The Tropics and Avalonia are seeking volunteers for a morning of environmental service at Herman E. Sheets Family Forest in North Stonington, Connecticut. Activities include tree planting, trail maintenance, and invasive species removal. Volunteers are asked to bring sturdy gloves and perhaps a tool of choice (loppers, handsaws, pruners). The event will start at…