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SUMMARY:Stewardship Day - April 9\, 2022
DESCRIPTION: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.   All stewardship activities will be on Saturday\, April 9. Times vary by location – see below for preserve locations and details.  \nIn general\, bring gloves\, bug spray\, and loppers (if you have them.)  If you don’t have them\, that is OK – we try to have extras.   \nRegister \nGriswold \n\nLocation: Dutka Preserve (meet at corner of Bethel Lane and Dutka Road)\nTime: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm\nActivity: Trail Installation\nWhat to Bring: Gloves\, bug spray\, water\, loppers\, chainsaw (if you are qualified and have safety gear)\nLeader: Dick Conant (contact details will be sent out to registrants)\n\nGroton \n\nLocation: Moore Woodlands (entrance at Capstan Avenue)\nTime: 9:30 am – 11:30 am\nActivity: Trail clean-up\, Invasive removal\, stonewall clean-up\nWhat to Bring: Gloves\, bug spray\, water\, loppers\nLeader: Bonnie Castellani (contact details will be sent out to registrants)\n\nLedyard \n\nLocation: Barrett Preserve\, 904 Long Cove Road\, across from Mount Vernon Drive\, limited parking available on mowed path at preserve\, additional parking on Mount Vernon Drive\nTime: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm\nActivity: invasive and black birch removal\, blazing the western side of the trail\, sealing the bench overlooking waterfall\nWhat to Bring: loppers and pruners (if you have them)\, insect/tick repellent\, water\, a desire to help and enjoy your neighbors 🙂\nContact: Laurie Gorham (contact details will be sent to registrants\n\nNorth Stonington (two opportunities) \n\nLocation: Sheets Family Forest (park across from 94 Puttker Road)\nTime: 8:00 am – 10:00 am\nActivity: Build bog bridges\, trail clean-up\nWhat to Bring: Gloves\, bug spray\, water\, loppers\, heavy hoes\, one hammer\, battery-powered screwdriver\, one folding pruning saw\nLeader: Carl Tjerandsen (contact details will be sent out to registrants)\n\n\nLocation: TriTown Forest (parking at 91 Miller Road)\nTime: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm\nActivity: Build bog bridges\, trail clean-up\nWhat to Bring: Gloves\, bug spray\, water\, loppers\, heavy hoes\, one hammer\, battery-powered screwdriver\, one folding pruning saw\nLeader: Carl Tjerandsen (contact details will be sent out to registrants)\n\nStonington \n\nLocation: Knox Preserve (parking at Wilcox Road)\nTime: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm\nActivity: Invasive removal\, stonewall clean-up\nWhat to Bring: Gloves\, bug spray\, water\, loppers\, \nLeader: Beth Sullivan (contact details will be sent out to registrants)\n\nRegister
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/stewardship-day-april-9-2022/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Volunteering
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SUMMARY:Avalonia Close-to-Earth-Day 2022 Walk
DESCRIPTION:photo credit: Bruce Fellman \nCelebrate Spring\, Earth Day\, and Clean Water at the Benedict Benson Preserve\nOne of the critical precursors of the passage of the Clean Water Act\, the landmark federal legislation whose 50 years of making a difference we celebrate throughout 2022\, is Earth Day\, the consciousness-raising holiday for the planet that began in 1970. As part of Avalonia’s ongoing tribute to the CWA\, join naturalist and guide Bruce Fellman as we wade into moving waters\, figuratively\, if not literally\, at the Benedict Benson Preserve on Saturday\, April 23rd\, shortly after Earth Day\, from 10 a.m. until noon\, in North Stonington to watch the refuge’s wetlands and its centerpiece stream come to life: a tribute to wise stewardship. \nIn keeping with our theme\, we’ll pay close attention to the area around Lantern Brook\, a delightful woodland stream that flows through the heart of the preserve and is wonderfully photogenic as it tumbles down a boulder field left behind by the glaciers that shaped this land. The area around the brook is paradise for botanists interested in mosses\, ferns\, lichens\, and wildflowers\, and while there are certain to be such stalwarts as Wood anemones\, a number of violets\, and Marsh marigolds in bloom\, there’s one botanical gem known as the hepatica that we’ll scramble up a favored hillside to seek out. Hepaticas thrive in specific\, rather “sweet” soil conditions unusual in our woods\, but Benson has the right stuff in one area.  \nThe Preserve features a typical Southern New England post-agricultural-abandonment upland forest dominated by oaks\, beeches\, birches\, and hickories\, many of them fully mature. Some are home to striking Pileated Woodpeckers\, while others support a wide array of hardwood-forest songbirds\, the most intriguing of which is the Cerulean Warbler. This stunning bird\, which is listed as a Species of Special Concern in Connecticut\, has been seen and heard at Benson and the surrounding area\, and is one of the treasures we’ll be looking for as we walk the approximately mile and a half trail system in search of signs of spring. \nThe trailhead for the Benedict Benson Preserve is located at 100 Swantown Hill Road in North Stonington.  A small parking area is on the West side of the road and there’s more parking on either side of Swantown. For more information and to register\, visit the Events Calendar of Avalonia’s website: avalonia.org/events/ Please note: parts of the trail are pretty rugged\, so while my pace is always family-friendly\, the terrain\, particularly our scramble up a rocky hillside in search of wildflowers\, might not be suitable for small kids and the occasional elder. You’ll want to wear waterproof hiking boots\, and trekking poles might be a good idea\, too. Bring water and an energy bar\, and\, of course\, binoculars and cameras.  Don’t hesitate to call or email: 860-599-4867\, or fellnature@sbcglobal.net. \nRegister Here
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/avalonia-close-to-earth-day-2022-walk/
LOCATION:Benedict Benson Preserve\, Swantown Hill Road\, North Stonington\, CT\, 06359\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exploration,Family,Preserves,Walks,Water
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SUMMARY:Tree Planting at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nMany of you will be familiar with the efforts there over the past several years. For those of you who aren’t\, the following offer a quick intro to the ecological underpinnings: \nhttps://avalonia.org/creating-the-forest-of-the-future-at-hoffman-evergreen-preserve/ \nhttps://forestadaptation.org/adapt/demonstration-projects/avalonia-land-conservancy-and-connecticut-sea-grant-hoffman-evergreen \nWhatever your level of familiarity\, please consider joining us this coming Monday afternoon.  Directions can be found here.  Feel free to bring you own shovel and gloves\, but if that’s not possible\, Avalonia will have a supply on hand.  Work will consist of hiking out to the planting locations and some shallow digging for planting bare root seedlings. Understanding that weekdays might be difficult for some\, we plan to have a number of weekend sessions at Hoffman as well. \nContact: Tobias Glaza at tglaza@avalonialc.org\n \nRegister
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/tree-planting-at-hoffman-evergreen-preserve/
LOCATION:Hoffman Evergreen Preserve\, 580-632 CT-201\, Stonington\, CT\, 06378\, United States
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SUMMARY:Treesure Hunt on Moore Woodlands
DESCRIPTION:CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY 2022 BY WITH A TREESURE HUNT ON MOORE WOODLANDS PRESERVE IN MYSTIC\, CT \nJim Luce\, retired Connecticut College Supervisor of Grounds\, will lead a tree walk on Avalonia’s Moore Woodlands Preserve (located at the southerly end of Capstan Avenue in Mystic) on Saturday\, April 30\, 2022\, from 1-3pm. \nAfter receiving your ‘Treesure’ Hunt trail map and pencil\, you will walk with Jim along the trail searching for tree identification ‘tags’ and matching the number on your map with the name on the tree ‘tag’. \nLearn more about identifying a few of our native CT trees while enjoying your walk on one of many Avalonia’s trailed properties. (You will find Connecticut’s state tree\, the WHITE OAK\, somewhere along the trail) \nYour choice for COVID safety protocols                                                \nRain cancels the scheduled program but ‘Treesure’ Hunt maps will be available on site in a black mailbox for your self-guided trail walk\, and the tree tags will remain. \nRegister Here
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/treesure-hunt-on-moore-woodlands/
LOCATION:Moore Woodlands\, 314-264 Capstan Ave\, Mystic\, CT\, 06355\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family,Nature,Preserves,Walks
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