Big news! As of August 1, 2025, Avalonia's administrative offices will be located at 756 Colonel Ledyard Highway in Ledyard, CT (see map below). Avalonia President, Dennis Main, noted that the organization is moving from office space it has occupied…
Story and photos by Gail Kahover A large aluminum bridge has been installed at Glemboski-Ous Preserve near Bozrah, allowing visitors quick and easy access to the many features of Avalonia’s newest property. The 1,980-pound structure was built totally by…
7/15/2025 (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding $14.3 million in state funding to aid in the purchase and protection of more than 2,270 acres of open space through 25 properties in 22 towns…
In partnership with Eastern Connecticut Conservation District (ECCD) and the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), Avalonia builds off its past restoration success in the Anguilla Brook Northern Headwaters preserve. ECCD was recently awarded an Urban Forested…
By Susan Hibbard, Stonington Town Committee Chair Avalonia’s Stonington Town Committee was recently the lucky recipient of a bench donation from the Town of Stonington. The bench has been situated at the Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve, facing east towards Sandy…
Peter Gauthier has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of New Haven. Peter worked at Electric Boat for 42 years, first as a pipefitter and eventually as a Manager in the Quality and Radiological Controls organizations before…
Story and photos by Elanah Sherman, Avalonia board member “Hey, what’s a gneiss vug?” Okay, let’s back up! Avalonia has begun using a multi-sense approach on all of our walks ever since an event held last year in collaboration…
Story and Photos by Sharon J Lynch (Avalonia Board Member) On a recent Saturday in late May, a small group of land stewards and forestry professors visited Avalonia’s Hoffman Evergreen Preserve in Stonington. They came to discuss the efforts made…
By Bob Chapin It’s mid-May as I write this, and things are always busy for Avalonia in the spring. It’s certainly been true in Preston. Terri Eickel (a member of both Preston’s Sustainability Committee, and the Preston Town Committee of…
Avalonia is pleased to welcome Morgan Reynolds and Coleman Pushlar as our new Land Stewardship Interns for the 2025 summer season! This internship program is once again generously sponsored by the Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable Foundation (SNEC) and,…