Spring 2020 Newsletter
Our Avalonia Trails Spring 2020 Edition is now available.
Hike Stonington
A program by Stonington Parks and Recreation encouraging all to visit the town's beautiful properties. Several Avalonia preserves are included. Hike ALL properties in a season and get a one-of-a-kind t-shirt! Program Details & Registration See 2020 Property List
Coronavirus Guidance For Members And Volunteers
We first ask all members and volunteers to follow CDC recommendations to reduce your exposure to the coronavirus. Avalonia has taken the following steps regarding operations and stewardship of our preserves: All public events are cancelled or postponed through April 15,…
Volunteering: Sign up and Log Your Hours
Have you checked our website recently to see what new positions are available? We post new ones as they are needed. With the variety, you can sign up for specific jobs or work on committees and teams. Are you involved with trail…
Moore Woodlands Tree Work Recap
Over the last few weeks the Groton Town Committee worked with the tree team to identify several large trees adjacent to the trails at Moore Woodlands preserve that needed to be felled. Included in this list were several large hangers…
Attention Pfizer Retirees!
It is likely that you received a notice that the Pfizer Foundation is changing its Retiree Matching Gift and Volunteer Programs this year. 2020 is the FINAL year for retiree participation in these programs, so it’s very important to have…
Outdoors with John: Hike Stonington 2020
Hike Stonington! John Roy explains the program that encourages people to get out and enjoy the numerous walking and hiking trails in Pawcatuck, Mystic & Stonington! Anyone who hikes ALL of the trails during the course of one season and…
Knox Preserve: An Eighth Grade Project
For his capstone project, Gabriel Frommer, an eighth grader at The Williams School in New London, worked closely with Avalonia naturalists Beth Sullivan and Bruce Fellman over the fall and winter on a deep dive into the human and natural…
State Awards Grants of $9.1 Million Toward Open Space Purchases
On January 8, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont announced the award of $9.1 million to 24 communities toward the purchase of 2,466 acres of open space land. The grant program, authorized under the state’s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program,…
