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- Community, Preserves, Stewardship & Volunteering
Story and photos by Gail Kahover A group of Stonington High School students spent a sunny morning last Friday helping clean out winter’s debris at Avalonia’s Copp’s Brook Preserve. The…
- Community, Organization News
By Elanah Sherman One of Avalonia’s first accessibility efforts was to develop an information template that would inform potential participants of conditions at events, in addition to the basic event…
- In the News, Organization News, Programs, Stewardship & Volunteering
The Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation (SNEC) has generously funded Avalonia’s first summer-long internship. This will be an opportunity for a student, enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate…
- Community, Programs, Support
In April, Avalonia gets $1 for every Community Bag purchased at the Route 12 Groton Stop & Shop. Spring into the new season with a community bag! This April, every…
- In the News, Preserves
Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc. has purchased an important conservation property from the Glemboski-Ous family of 159.42 acres in Bozrah and Montville. This also abuts the Nature Conservancy’s 343-acre Milo Light…
- In the News, Stewardship & Volunteering
At the Connecticut Land Conservation Council’s annual conference on Saturday March 23, Director of Stewardship, Tobias Glaza, and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation’s Environmental Liaison, Rahiem Eleazer, were co-panelist in a…
- Projects, Stewardship & Volunteering, Volunteer Profiles
Avalonia’s Stewardship Team has been fortunate this winter to be able to offer two short-term project-based internships. These are designed to give an introduction into the fundamentals of environmental conservation,…
- Organization News
Our Avalonia Trails Spring 2024 Edition is now available.
- Community, In the News, Preserves, Projects
A forum on March 7 to introduce the public to Avalonia’s plan for an accessible trail at Cedar Wood Preserve in Norwich was attended by a crowd both appreciative and…
- Projects, Stewardship & Volunteering, Uncategorized
In conjunction with the Yale School of the Environment course ‘Strategies for Land Conservation,’ graduate students Jake Barker and Nasra Mohamed are working with Avalonia to help develop an easy-to-use…
- Community
By Elizabeth Sorensen On a chilly morning in January, Janet Anderson hosted members of the Groton Town Committee, along with Joan Smith of Groton Open Spaces and Laurie Whiting…
- Community, Organization News, Programs
“Opening Spaces” will introduce readers to the principles of accessibility and Avalonia’s related efforts, challenges, and successes. In the process, readers will meet the people of Avalonia (and beyond)…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
The extreme flooding events of last December and earlier this January have put Avalonia’s watershed protection efforts in stark relief. Now, more than ever, preserving and restoring habitat, protecting riparian…
- Organization News
Avalonia Land Conservancy’s Annual Members Meeting was held on December 3, 2023. It featured a diverse agenda aimed at recognizing and celebrating the organization’s achievements and contributors. The event began…
- In the News, Preserves
Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc. expresses deep gratitude to our generous donors and the Edgerton family heirs for their significant contributions. The Edgerton family’s donation of 5.24 acres on Paint Mill…
- In the News, Preserves
We have exciting news! Work has been completed on the entryway to Cedar Wood Preserve, one of Avalonia’s newest acquisitions in Norwich. After this week’s rain and wind storm, the…
- FYI
While December may be a great time to hit the trails for a brisk walk in the woods, please remember it is still hunting season, and wearing bright colors is…
- Preserves
A rare visitor from the West made an appearance at Avalonia’s Wequetequock Cove Preserve last month, much to the delight of area birders. The Western Kingbird was spotted on November…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
If the turnout at our most recent stewardship event at Hoffman Preserve is any measure, it is safe to say that there remains a high degree of interest in and…
- Stewardship & Volunteering
The longer shadows and dipping temperatures of late fall and winter mean that it is time for, among other things, managing our meadows and fields. Avalonia staff, volunteers, and contractors…