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- Stewardship & Volunteering
Steven Murphy, a 21-year-old University of New Hampshire senior, is majoring in environmental conservation and sustainability and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2019. Steven recently moved…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
On one of the most oppressively hot and humid days of the summer of ’18, Avalonia volunteers John Ackley and I arrived at Dean’s Auto Recycling to interview Paul Gleason,…
- Community
Election Day is today and we encourage our friends who value open space to Vote YES on Question 2! On November 6th, your YES vote will protect your public lands.…
- Community, Preserves
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- Community
Help the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments develop a regional bicycle & pedestrian plan by answering a brief survey. The plan would advance trail opportunities for safe, healthy walking and…
- Organization News, Preserves
Avalonia Land Conservancy has announced the acquisition of a key 54-acre piece of land on Rixtown Mountain Rd., Griswold, known as the The Aurelie and Stanley Boyd Tract in a…
- Preserves
Avalonia Land Conservancy has acquired another 64.67 acres in the town of Griswold, adjacent to two other Avalonia properties and a state forest. This newest acquisition, combined with the two…
- In the News, Preserves
The Day is very excited about their newest hardcover, coffee-table book, Treasures of Southeastern Connecticut: Our Proud History of Preserving Scenic Woodlands, Farms, the Shoreline and Other Natural Gems. It…
- Stewardship & Volunteering, Volunteer Profiles
Kent Fuller 35 Owner of Bluefish, a web design and digital marketing agency in Mystic. Lives with wife, 2 kids and a pup in Mystic next to Moore Woodlands. …
- Stewardship & Volunteering, Videos
Thinking about volunteering? We hope the video below will inspire you to participate in one of Avalonia’s many opportunities to volunteer in the natural world. It’s about a horseshoe crab…
- Events
Avalonia Land Conservancy will host an informal discussion and guided tour for State legislators, community leaders, and other land trusts in southeastern Connecticut at our Tri-Town Ridgeline Forest on Saturday,…
- In the News
Avalonia is proud to be recognized by Aquarion Water Company as a 2018 Environmental Champion. Photo: Senator George Logan presented the award in the Non-Profit Category to Julie Dupont-Woody from…
- 50th Anniversary, Events, Organization News
Avalonia will hold its annual membership meeting on June 26th at the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Rd., Mystic, CT. Doors will open at 6:00pm with light refreshments and…
- Preserves, Videos
Beautiful collection of video footage and stills in all four seasons at Paffard Woods.
- Organization News
The members, staff, and board of directors of the Avalonia Land Conservancy were saddened to learn of the passing of Paul Slosberg on March 11, 2018, at Hospice House, Lecanto,…
- Organization News, Preserves
Above: A large chestnut oak sits high on a ridge on Avalonia’s 409-acre TriTown Forest Preserve. The oak is but one example of the unusual flora and fauna found on…
- 50th Anniversary, Organization News
Avalonia Land Conservancy celebrated its 50th anniversary last week at Mystic Aquarium’s Great Hall. Photos and videos illustrating fifty years of volunteer land conservation were on display around the exhibit…
- 50th Anniversary, Stewardship & Volunteering
Members, donors and volunteers that helped Avalonia over the years. (13 minutes)