Fall 2020 Newsletter
Our Avalonia Trails Fall 2020 Edition is now available.
Limited Time! Avalonia Hats for Sale
Looking for an opportunity to represent your favorite land conservancy? Here’s your chance! Avalonia will be selling hats for a limited time only, so place your order by October 28th. This year, we have two selections. In addition to our…
Are YOU registered for the Great Avalonia Trail Trek?
If you haven’t registered yet for the Great Avalonia Trail Trek, don’t worry – there is still plenty of time to get involved. With the event just two weeks away, now is a perfect time to register. In fact, everyone…
Katharine H. Robinson, 1935 – 2020
Kate Robinson spent every summer of her youth in Stonington, Ct., with her grandfather, who had acquired land there in the 1920s. Her love of that land engendered a strong interest in the environment from an early age, and her…
Pfizer Retiree Match Program Ending
If you’re a Pfizer retiree, the company’s 50% matching gift program will be ending on December 31, 2020. Consider a gift (including volunteer time) to the Avalonia Land Conservancy before then so, as a Pfizer retiree, we can all benefit…
Volunteer Hours Logging
Record your volunteer hours on one new form. Volunteers log about 2,500 hours for Avalonia every year. While that’s a big number, it represents just a fraction of the actual hours donated. Unfortunately, most of us don’t record our time…
Help Avalonia Reach Our Goal for the TriTown Forest Preserve!
In 2018, the Avalonia Land Conservancy saved over 500 acres in North Stonington, Preston, and Griswold, thus creating the TriTown Forest Preserve. This preserve protects critical habitat for wildlife and important watersheds, while also providing trails and opportunities for outdoor…
Charter Oak Customers Can Double Their Gift To Avalonia
Charter Oak Credit Union will match all qualified* charitable donations YOU make to the Avalonia Land Conservancy between Tuesday, August 18, 2020 and Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Credit unions were built on people helping people and Avalonia is fortunate to…
Announcing the Great Avalonia Trail Trek!
Do you want to help save land? Do you like getting a good workout in? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then you should sign up for the Great Avalonia Trail Trek! The Great Avalonia Trail Trek…
