On Saturday, April 25, representatives from Avalonia joined dozens of local organizations and community members at the annual Earth Day Expo hosted at the Groton Public Library. The family-friendly event brought together more than 50 exhibitors, nonprofits, and vendors focused…
In partnership with Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD), Avalonia builds off its past success in the restoration of a portion of the Anguilla Brook Northern Headwaters preserve. Last year ECCD was awarded an Urban Forested Natural Areas and Riparian Corridor…
Avalonia is pleased to welcome Kennedy Holsapple and Amelia Newstadt as our new Land Stewardship Interns for the 2026 summer season! This internship program is once again generously sponsored by the Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation (SNEC) and,…
Photos and Story by Beth Sullivan For the last four years, Stonington High School has sent students throughout the community for a day of service at the end of April. It’s an opportunity to give back to the town…
Story and Photos By Susan Hibbard For several years, the Stonington Town Committee (STC) has been noticing trail erosion at Knox Family Farm (KFF), principally due to a rising and shifting watercourse and table. Last August, STC…
Congratulations to Yale School of the Environment students, Salma Huque and Jake Frame, on the successful completion of their Strategies for Land Conservation Clinical Project! With their help Avalonia has submitted twenty additional Natural Diversity Database (NDDB) requests to the…
This week, Avalonia’s Board of Directors approved a key agreement with the Trust for Public Land to help acquire Camp Laurel in Lebanon. This marks an important milestone in a larger, ongoing effort to preserve the property. The Trust for Public…
Story by Amy Storrow How Do You Know You Know a Place? I expected changes, both big and small, when I moved back to Southeastern Connecticut after more than forty years away. The grocery stores, drugstore,…
Once again our passive listening devices and in-person surveys have recorded several species of ground-nesting birds this spring in the Preston Nature Preserve. Since many of these are birds of conservation concern, we are continuing our practice of closing the…
Back in March, one of Avalonia's stewards and a member of the Stonington Town Committee, Beth Sullivan, gave a talk at StoneRidge (one of Avalonia's Business Members at the Defender level). During her discussion, she shared details on the work…