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Our passive listening devices recorded several species of ground-nesting birds last spring in the Preston Nature Preserve. Since many of these are birds of conservation concern, we are trying something…
- Community, Preserves
On Saturday, March 15, a team from Avalonia, Girl Scout Troup 63034, Rep. Nick Gauthier from the 38th District, and others, gathered at the Bond Property. It was a great…
- Newsletters, Organization News
Our Avalonia Trails Spring 2025 Edition is now available.
- Stewardship & Volunteering
As a stalwart consumer of the USDA Climate Hub educational webinars, I was enthralled by the recent Forest Dwelling Bat Conservation panel discussion. With shifting focus between Tri-colored, Eastern Red,…
- Research, Stewardship & Volunteering
Something of a Valentine’s week tradition, on February 11th, Director of Stewardship, Tobias Glaza, spoke with Yale’s School of the Environment students about Avalonia’s role in the “Perpetual Obligation: Land…
- Accessibility
By Elanah Sherman Over the past three years, Avalonia has been incrementally installing accessible parking on preserve parking lots. These spaces look quite different from the accessible spaces we’re…
- Preserves, Videos
There’s nothing quite as exciting as a glimpse into the secret lives of wildlife. Recently, our trail cam in the Anguilla Brook Northern Headwaters Preserve in North Stonington delivered just…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
While I hesitate to say that there is ever a “slow “period for Avalonia stewardship, with the completion of the annual monitoring of our preserves and conservation easements, we have…
- In the News, 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…
- Preserves
A portion of the Blue Trail at Moore Woodlands Preserve in Groton has been rerouted for safety considerations. This rerouted area is clearly marked in the field and is denoted…
- Accessibility
By Elanah Sherman Featured Image: Chad Frost of Kent + Frost Landscape Architects presents the plan The year 2024, the third year of Avalonia’s ongoing accessibility initiative, was bookended…
- Community
Avalonia Land Conservancy’s 2024 Annual Meeting proved to be a resounding success, drawing a crowd of more than 100 people, with a waiting list of eager attendees. Held at the…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
This coming spring many of us who hike the Avalonia preserves from Bozrah, to Griswold, south to the coast and in between will be keeping our eyes peeled for evidence…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
The Sunday before Thanksgiving, Tefftweald at Birchenturn Preserve in North Stonington was a bustle of activity, likely more than it had seen in several months. Avalonia staff and volunteers braved…
- Community
It is with heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of Frank Eppinger. A celebration of his life was held on September 29th at the Wadawancuk Club in…
- Organization News
Avalonia is pleased to introduce Christopher Kepple as our new Director of Philanthropy. A Connecticut native, Chris has served as Director of Development at both the Mystic Noank Library and…
- Organization News
Avalonia is organizing an Advisory Council that will include at least one member from every municipality and tribal entity in the area covered by the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
The work wasn’t glamorous (it rarely is), but on a recent Sunday morning a group of volunteers, together with Avalonia’s Director of Stewardship, met at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
Fifteen participants from a half dozen different towns were out early Sunday morning, October 27, 2024 at the newest Avalonia acquisition, Glemboski-Ous Preserve at South Road on the Bozrah-Montville Town…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
Anytime of year, in my opinion, is the right time to visit an Atlantic white cedar swamp, but on Saturday October 5th all the environmental variables seemed to align, giving us…