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SUMMARY:Avalonia's 2025 Photo Contest
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! \nAvalonia’s 2025 Photo Contest is in the works\, and we wanted to make sure you have ample time to take and submit images. Participants will be asked to submit photos in one or all three categories\, soon to be announced. \nThe contest will run April 1\, 2025 – September 1\, 2025 \nFor info on past contests and winners\, visit the 2024 Photo Contest page.  \n  \nFeatured image by Galo M. Sarmiento\, taken at Barrett Preserve
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/avalonias-2025-photo-contest/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Preserves
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SUMMARY:Cancelled due to weather-Wildlife Habitat Enhancement at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich
DESCRIPTION:Please consider joining Avalonia Stewardship staff and volunteers on the morning of Saturday April 12th from 9:00 -12:00 at our Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich and be a part of our efforts at managing this beautiful nearly 50-acre preserve!   \nFor this first phase of work\, we will be implementing recommendations associated with a recent Audubon Forest Bird Habitat Assessment\, in particular the management of invasive plants\, along the edges of fields where they transiton into woodlands. This time of year cutting\, pulling\, and digging out of a wide variety of invasive plants in combination with the strategic application of herbicide are considered the most effective methods.  This is simple and unglamorous work\, but with meaningful results as it will set the stage for a later effort at planting native trees and shrubs in an effort to soften the forest edge and increase plant diversity and structure. Participants will receive training in invasive plant identification and best management practices. \n \nThe necessary tools will be supplied for volunteer use.  It is suggested that volunteers bring thick gloves\, sturdy and waterproof footwear\, and drinking water.  If you have loppers\, clippers\, or digging implements feel free to bring them.  Light refeshments will be provided.  \nPlease register so that we can better plan for this no-cost event. A confirmation email will contain additional event details including specifics regarding parking.  Please contact Director of Stewardship\, Tobias Glaza at tglaza@avalonialc.org for more information. \n  \nThis Project is supported by Audubon. \nREGISTER HERE \n \n  \n 
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/wildlife-habitat-enhancement-at-cedar-wood-preserve-in-norwich/
LOCATION:Cedar Wood Preserve\, 180 North Wawecus Hill Rd.\, Norwich\, CT\, 06360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conservation,Educational,Stewardship,Volunteering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250419T090000
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SUMMARY:Restoration Planting at Parke Memorial Preserve along the  Shunock River
DESCRIPTION:Please join Avalonia stewardship staff and volunteers at the Parke Memorial Preserve in North Stonington\, on Saturday April 19 at 9:00 to help in the restoration of floodplain/riparian habitat along the Shunock River.  This free event is open to all-comers! \nOver the years great strides have been made at Parke Memorial in reducing the amount of Japanese knotweed and in encouraging native pollinators species along the dam.  While the efforts to manage the knotweed continue\, we have now reached a point where it is appropriate to plant native trees and shrubs east of the dam and along the Shunock River. Ninebark\, sweetspire\, spicebush\, elderberry\, basswood\, and sycamore are just a few of the species we hope to reestablish on this site. \nThe parking area at the preserve can only safely accommodate 2 vehicles\, so we plan to meet at the parking lot across from the North Stonington Town Hall (40 Main Street).  Depending on the number of participants\, we’ll either walk or carpool (less than a 1/4 of a mile) to the Parke Memorial Preserve\, one of several that Avalonia stewards along the Shunock River.  There is a fairly steep decline from the trailhead to the work site\, but it is otherwise close to and visible from the road. \nGloves\, sturdy footwear\, bug repellent\, and drinking water are recommended. While tools will be provided for your use\, feel free to bring your own shovel or other planting implements.   \nWe will begin at 9:00 and work as long as spirits remain high\, and as weather allows (Rain date of Sunday April 20). Work at your own pace and stay as long as you wish.   \nPlease consider registering as it will help us in planning for this free event. \n  \n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/restoration-planting-at-parke-memorial-preserve-along-the-shunock-river/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:Stewardship,Volunteering
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SUMMARY:Wildlife Habitat Enhancement at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich- Phase II
DESCRIPTION:Please consider joining Avalonia Stewardship staff and volunteers on the morning of Saturday April 26th from 9:00 -12:00 at our Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich and be a part of our efforts at managing this beautiful nearly 50-acre preserve!   \n \nDuring this second phase of work\, we continue to implement recommendations associated with a recent Audubon Forest Bird Habitat Assessment\, in particular the planting and protecting from herbivory of native shrubs and trees along the edges of fields where they transiton into woodlands. This softening of the forest edge will lead to an  increase in plant diversity and structure.   Participants will receive training in invasive plant identification\, best management practices\, and planting techniques. \nThe necessary tools will be supplied for volunteer use.  It is suggested that volunteers bring thick gloves\, sturdy and waterproof footwear\, and drinking water.  If you have loppers\, clippers\, or digging implements feel free to bring them.  Light refeshments will be provided.  \nPlease register so that we can better plan for this no-cost event. A confirmation email will contain additional event details including specifics regarding parking.  Please contact Director of Stewardship\, Tobias Glaza at tglaza@avalonialc.org for more information. \nThis Project is supported by Audubon. \nREGISTER HERE \n \n 
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/wildlife-habitat-enhancement-at-cedar-wood-preserve-in-norwich-phase-ii/
LOCATION:Cedar Wood Preserve\, 180 North Wawecus Hill Rd.\, Norwich\, CT\, 06360\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conservation,Educational,Stewardship,Volunteering
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SUMMARY:Groton Earth Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE! \nJoin Avalonia and scores of vendors at the Groton Public Library on Saturday\, April 26\, 2025 (rain or shine)\, from 11 am – 4 PM for this annual event that aims to educate and inspire attendees to live more sustainably and take meaningful action against climate change. \nStay tuned for more details about the day’s activities and events.
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/groton-earth-day-2025/
LOCATION:Groton Public Library\, 52 Newtown Road\, Groton\, CT\, 06340
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:A Near-Earth-Day Wildflower\, Amphibian\, and Early Returning Songbirds Saunter at Benedict Benson Preserve
DESCRIPTION:The Benson Preserve\, a typical Southern New England post-agricultural-abandonment upland forest dominated by oaks\, beeches\, birches\, and hickories\, features many mature trees\, some of them home to Pileated Woodpeckers\, as well as to 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: everything from Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers to Mourning Cloak butterflies and the rare Spotted Turtles that I’ve\, well\, spotted here. \nWe’ll pay especially 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. Spotting hepaticas\, which are among our earliest wild blossoms\, is cause for celebration—and at Benson\, there’s always something special to celebrate. \nAccessibility Note \nParking: Small lot off Swantown Hill Road (approximately 101 Swantown Hill Road)) at the start of the Benedict Benson main trail. Lot with packed dirt surface\, no accessible space\, room for 6 cars. Additional parking available along the road.\nTrails: Narrow in spots\, numerous slopes\, some protrusions into pathway\, occasional wet areas\, and occasional off-trail walking. Two stream crossings over small wooden bridges with no handrails\, one with fairly steep stone steps.\nCommunication: This walk will be amplified.\n \nAvalonia Accessibility Statement: https://avalonia.org/accessibility-for-people-with-disabilities-statement/\nAccessibility point person: Mary Anne Sherman\, 860-884-3500 or avalonialc@yahoo.com\n\nRegistration \nFill out my LGL Form!
URL:https://avalonia.org/event/a-near-earth-day-wildflower-amphibian-and-early-returning-songbirds-saunter-at-benedict-benson-preserve/
LOCATION:Benedict Benson Preserve\, Swantown Hill Road\, North Stonington\, CT\, 06359\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exploration,Hikes
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