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Avalonia values its role as a host for a range of scientific studies across the nearly 5000 acres of diverse habitat that make up its fee simple preserve system in…
- In the News, Intern, Organization News, Programs, Stewardship & Volunteering
The Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation (SNEC) has again generously funded Avalonia’s summer-long internship program. This will be an opportunity for students, enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree…
- Intern, Stewardship & Volunteering
By Conor Feeney During my first few weeks at Avalonia, the focus was primarily on helping to complete the annual monitoring tasks for each preserve. During these site visits, Avalonia…
- Organization News
We’re Stepping Into the New Year Filled with Gratitude Thanks to your generosity, we not only reached our goal — we exceeded it! There are few groups as dedicated or…
- Organization News
2025 was a year of growth, community, and conservation milestones for Avalonia Land Conservancy. We celebrated stunning moments, captured in our annual photo contest and by Avalonia’s resident photographer, Gail…
- Organization News
On Sunday, December 7, more than 100 members of Avalonia Land Conservancy gathered together to share a late afternoon filled with connection, insight, and important updates on the work happening across…
- Organization News
The Bronze Medal, established in 1935, is the highest award given by the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut to an individual, couple, group, or club for outstanding accomplishments in upholding…
- Accessibility
By Elanah Sherman, Avalonia board member I remember some freelance accessibility work I did many years ago in partnership with an esteemed trainer on the Americans with Disabilities Act…
- Organization News
The old Chinese proverb states that “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” And so it is with Avalonia’s land acquisition and preservation program. A journey…
- Community
Connecticut State Representative Kevin Ryan, of the 139th House District, passed away on November 23, 2025. An inaugural member of the Council, Kevin was a stalwart champion of the environment…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
By Susan Hibbard, Stonington Town Committee Chair On November 12, 2025, Stonington Town Committee was able to undertake a long-awaited fencing repair project at Copps Brook Preserve on Al…
- Intern, Stewardship & Volunteering
Stonington resident Conor Feeney has joined the ranks of Avalonia’s interns and will be assisting our stewardship team for the next several months. A graduate from the University of Connecticut…
- FYI
OCT 2025 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Tick Alert! The tiny, insidious nymph ticks have emerged in southeastern Connecticut. Take preventive measures to keep yourself safe: Tuck in socks Use repellant Examine…
- Accessibility
By Elanah Sherman, Avalonia board member According to the Sierra Club, the environmental justice movement was a response in the 1980s to the dumping of toxic waste in a…
- Projects
Over the last several weeks Avalonia and Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD) staff and volunteers have dedicated more than one hundred hours to implementing the first stages of a restoration…
- Preserves, Stewardship & Volunteering
With the excitement of over a thousand acres of newly conserved land on the immediate horizon, one might forgive Avalonia’s stewardship team for not sharing more about its recently acquired…
- Newsletters, Organization News
Our Avalonia Trails Fall 2025 Edition is now available.
- FYI, Preserves
Significant improvements are planned for Founders Preserve’s Colonel Ledyard Highway parking area. This requires that the lot and this entrance be closed, for public safety, from early Thursday 10/9 until…
- Intern, Research, Stewardship & Volunteering
Stewardship is pleased to begin working with another student from Three Rivers Community College Environmental Engineering Technology Program. Join us in welcoming Caitlyn Angeletti to our team this fall. Caitlyn…
- Intern
Our summer interns, funded by Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation, made an indelible mark on Avalonia’s stewardship efforts during their eleven weeks with us this summer. From annual…