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- Community, Organization News
This summer, we relocated from our longtime home in Mystic to a much larger office in Ledyard, CT. The move marked an exciting new chapter, but what makes it truly…
- Community
By Bob Chapin and Beth Sullivan Over the past couple of years, Avalonia members and staff have been trying to collect more actual data about what lives in the…
- Accessibility, Stewardship & Volunteering
While the words “exciting” and “infrastructure” are not commonly used together, Avalonia’s stewardship once again leans towards the uncommon in both word and deed. Over the last month and a…
- FYI
While fall, continuing into winter, is a favorite time to hit the trails for brisk walks in the woods, please remember it is also the beginning of hunting season, and…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
It is no secret that there is a rich cultural heritage that exists both in the landscape, writ large, as well as on Avalonia preserves, a heritage that is intertwined…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
On August 7, 2025, the Stonington Town Committee (STC), in conjunction with the Mystic Aquarium, held a much-needed trail maintenance day at Pequotsepos Brook Preserve, covering both the “purple” and…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these ….[citizen scientists] from the swift completion of their appointed [iNaturalist] rounds,”. OK, so clearly not postal workers and…
- Intern, Stewardship & Volunteering
By Dusk Homiski Prior to this summer, I would have told you that I was already somewhat familiar with the Avalonia Land Conservancy. I had hiked many of their preserves,…
- Preserves
The Glemboski-Ous Preserve near Bozrah and Montville was officially opened on Aug. 9, complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the first drive over the new bridge by an emergency vehicle. …
- Organization News
The Avalonia Advisory Council held its inaugural meetings this past February and June. Created to bring people representing a broad demographic into the Avalonia fold, the Council now has 19…
- Preserves, Uncategorized
Significant improvements are planned for Tri-town Ridgeline Forest’s Miller Road parking area. This requires that the lot and this entrance be closed, for public safety, from early Tuesday 8/5 until…
- Intern, Stewardship & Volunteering, Uncategorized
Story and photos by Coleman Pushlar and Morgan Reynolds We have officially reached the halfway point of the internship (a bittersweet milestone), and so far, it has been packed with…
- Organization News
Big news! As of August 1, 2025, Avalonia’s administrative offices will be located at 756 Colonel Ledyard Highway in Ledyard, CT (see map below). Avalonia President, Dennis Main, noted that…
- Preserves
Story and photos by Gail Kahover A large aluminum bridge has been installed at Glemboski-Ous Preserve near Bozrah, allowing visitors quick and easy access to the many features of…
- In the News
7/15/2025 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding $14.3 million in state funding to aid in the purchase and protection of more than 2,270…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
In partnership with Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD) and the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), Avalonia builds off its past restoration success in the Anguilla Brook…
- Community
By Susan Hibbard, Stonington Town Committee Chair Avalonia’s Stonington Town Committee was recently the lucky recipient of a bench donation from the Town of Stonington. The bench has been…
- Organization News
Peter Gauthier has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Haven. Peter worked at Electric Boat for 42 years, first as a pipefitter and eventually as…
- Accessibility
Story and photos by Elanah Sherman, Avalonia board member “Hey, what’s a gneiss vug?” Okay, let’s back up! Avalonia has begun using a multi-sense approach on all of our…
- Projects
Story and Photos by Sharon J Lynch (Avalonia Board Member) On a recent Saturday in late May, a small group of land stewards and forestry professors visited Avalonia’s Hoffman Evergreen…