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- 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…
- Preserves
By Bob Chapin It’s mid-May as I write this, and things are always busy for Avalonia in the spring. It’s certainly been true in Preston. Terri Eickel (a member of…
- Intern, Stewardship & Volunteering
Avalonia is pleased to welcome Morgan Reynolds and Coleman Pushlar as our new Land Stewardship Interns for the 2025 summer season! This internship program is once again generously sponsored by…
- Preserves
By Jeff Alexander During a recent Friday afternoon, three Avalonia volunteers – Beth Sullivan, Nancy Spillane and I – met up with Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station research scientist Dr. Carole…
- Events
Story and photos by Elanah Sherman, walk organizer and Avalonia Board member On May 10, 2025, Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen, a geologist with the U.S. Geologic Survey, led a fascinating stroll…
- Events, Preserves
Meet a surprise guest in this video introduction to Pine Swamp Wildlife Corridor, site of our May 10 geology stroll! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT AND REGISTER HERE …
- Preserves
The Preston Nature Preserve is now Closed until August 16, 2025 Our passive listening devices recorded several species of ground-nesting birds last spring in the Preston Nature Preserve. Since many…
- Accessibility, Community
By Elanah Sherman A workshop sponsored by our collaborative partner, South East Connecticut Community Center of the Blind, will enhance Avalonia’s capacity to improve accessibility for people who have,…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
Stewardship staff and volunteers devoted nearly forty hours this past Saturday to restoring native trees and shrubs to a portion of the Parke Memorial Preserve in North Stonington. Funded…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
Last Saturday’s roadside cleanup at Avalonia’s Pike Marshall Preserve in Ledyard was an unmitigated success, measured in volume of garbage removed and, just as importantly, fellowship created! Three hardy souls…
- Preserves, Stewardship & Volunteering
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Avalonia Land Conservancy (ALC) are looking for shorebird steward volunteers at Sandy Point Island! Together, the USFWS and ALC manage the Island for…
- Projects, Stewardship & Volunteering
Between stockpiling seeds, transplanting vulnerable saplings, and propagating plants in makeshift greenhouses and along windowsills, the expertise and generosity of Avalonia’s volunteers gives our small-scale restoration projects a botanical jumpstart.…