50th Anniversary Slideshow
Members, donors and volunteers that helped Avalonia over the years. (13 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=26&v=YLRws6ybaQA
The Naturalist gets back to work with a long hike
read article with ricentral.com (by Bruce Fellman) photo by Bruce Fellman
Stonington Is Host To Rare Atlantic White Cedar Swamp
read article with Hartford Courant (by Peter Marteka) photo by Beth Sullivan
State grants will help Avalonia grow by nearly 700 acres
read article with The Day (by Martha Shanahan) photo: Avalonia board members examine a colonial foundation on one of their potential acquisitions.
Make a Difference … BECOME A MEMBER
It’s membership time! Avalonia has launched its membership drive for 2018. We need you more than ever. Your involvement is invaluable to us, particularly at a time when the environment is under so many pressures. Here’s why: You make the…
Avalonia Receives $945,750 in Open Space Grants
Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc., has been awarded three grants from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s (DEEP) Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition (OSWLA) program totaling $945,750. DEEP OSWLA funds enable conservation organizations and communities alike to acquire…
David McKain, Avalonia Life Member, dies at 79
The members, staff, and board of directors of the Avalonia Land Conservancy were saddened to learn of the passing of David McKain on December 27th after a long affliction with Alzheimer’s disease. David and his wife, Margaret Gibson, have been…
Eastern Connecticut land trusts to benefit from conservation grant
read article with The Bulletin (by Anna Maria Della Costa)
Land, water, and wildlife are being protected thanks to you! (Annual Appeal 2017)
As a supporter of Avalonia Land Conservancy, you are the first line of defense – sometimes the ONLY line of defense – for our shorelines, waterways, woodland corridors, and the wildlife that depend on them for survival. Please consider a…
Grant to Fund Coastal Resilience Management Plan for Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve
Avalonia Land Conservancy is very pleased to announce that a $55,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Long Island Sound Future’s Fund will be used to develop and implement a coastal resilience management plan designed specifically for their…
