Spring 2022 Newsletter
Our Avalonia Trails Spring 2022 Edition is now available.
Copps Brook Preserve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFbeoKTb2XQ Great News! Avalonia and the Trust for Public Land have almost met the fundraising goal for the Copps Brook Preserve, which means that TPL has acted on their option to purchase the property. We are planning to close…
Happy 50th Birthday Clean Water Act!
Prior to 1972, bacteria levels in the Hudson River were 170 times the legal limit, the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland caught fire, pollution in the Chesapeake cost millions in lost revenue every year and in 1969 pollution from a food…
Help us save the Copps Brook Preserve
https://youtu.be/fnTOMkPWMRQ Not far from you in Stonington, there is a natural treasure teeming with life. Birds and animals make their homes in the trees and shrubs, asters dot the hillside in the autumn sun, and brooks of clear, clean…
Tribute to Gerry Stefon
Avalonia volunteers and members were saddened to hear that Gerry Stefon lost his hard fought battle with cancer on November 29, 2021. Gerry had many roles: environmental conservationist, former member of Avalonia’s Board of Directors from 2006 to 2018, former…
General Appeal 2021
Did you get out on the trails this year? If so, you weren’t alone! During the pandemic, Avalonia has seen a big increase in the number of visitors to our trails, as people looked for ways to connect with something…
Creating the forest of the future at Hoffman Evergreen Preserve
More than 50 years ago, Robert D. Hoffman planted a forest of hemlock, spruce, and pine trees at what is known as the Hoffman Evergreen Preserve, seeking to recreate the Canadian forest of his youth. Donated to Avalonia, it has…
Volunteer Profile: Len Parker – Jack of Many Trades
A combination of diverse skills, commitment and serendipity brought Len Parker to Avalonia. On a cold winter day in early 2012, Len and his wife Ingrid hiked out to meet Beth Sullivan, Stonington Town Chair, and long-time volunteer Binti Ackley…