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The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Avalonia Land Conservancy is pleased to announce…
- Organization News, Programs
Charter Oak Credit Union will match all qualified* charitable donations YOU make to the Avalonia Land Conservancy between Tuesday, August 17, 2021 and Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Credit unions were…
- Events, Organization News
If you would like a chance to come meet our new Stewardship Coordinator, Toby Glaza, then please join us for one of our “Tuesdays with Terri and Toby” coffee hours.…
- Organization News, Preserves
This 86-Acre Parcel Is A Key Connector To Expanding Regional Greenway The Avalonia Land Conservancy has saved an ecological and historically significant property in North Stonington, signing the final documents…
- Organization News, Stewardship & Volunteering
Glaza is the first Stewardship Coordinator in Avalonia’s 52-year history. The Avalonia Land Conservancy announced today that it has hired the organization’s first Stewardship Coordinator, Tobias Glaza from Mystic. Tobias…
- Organization News
The Avalonia Land Conservancy is saddened to announce the passing of two great advocates for open space and the planet. Claude Pellegrino and David Young, both former Board members and…
- In the News, Preserves
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- In the News, Preserves
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- Events
Join us for the Great Avalonia Trail Trek, a week-long fundraiser to support Avalonia’s efforts to conserve land, protect watersheds, and address the climate crisis! From Saturday, October 16 to Sunday, October…
- Events
CT Trails Day is almost here! On June 5 and June 6th, join us on the trails for CT Trails Day, which is part of nationwide celebration of America’s trails. …
- Organization News, Preserves
With warm weather on the way, more and more people are getting outside to explore southeastern Connecticut’s numerous – preserves and hiking trails. If you are new to the area…
- Organization News
Our Avalonia Trails Spring 2021 Edition is now available.
- Stewardship & Volunteering, Volunteer Profiles
There are times, even during a pandemic, that things just fall into place and work out right. Last October a new volunteer, Dale Wilson Jr., answered an Avalonia website volunteer…
- Videos
Presented By Dr. Maria Janowiak, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, as part of the 2021 UConn CLEAR webinar series in collaboration with Avalonia Land Conservancy on March 10, 2021.
- Stewardship & Volunteering
New England Cottontails are listed as a “vulnerable” species, due to their declining numbers. Loss of habitat is the primary reason, so Avalonia has been active in helping provide them…
- In the News, Preserves
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- Programs
New approaches to forest management that can help maximize ecosystem resiliency in changing climate conditions will be the focus of four talks being offered in conjunction with a recently announced…
- Organization News
Thanks to YOUR generous support, Avalonia has paid off the Conservation Fund loan three months early! We are grateful for our wonderful funders for helping make this possible. In addition…
- Organization News
Hi everyone! It’s December 31, 2020 – the end of a year that has been incredibly challenging for our country and our world. I don’t know what 2021 will bring,…
- Preserves
“Battered by coastal storms and infestations of wooly adelgids, gypsy moth, winter moth and emerald ash borer, sections of the 200-acre Hoffman Evergreen Preserve will now serve as a living…