Three Towns, One Great Preserve
read article (by Steve Fagin in The Day)
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…
“Clean Trails” grant for Bog-Bridges at TriTown Forest Preserve
Avalonia recently received a $250 dollar grant from the Extremeterrain Clean Trails program to help purchase materials for a series of bog-bridges to be installed on the TriTown Forest Preserve trail system in Griswold. Currently, a bog-bridge application proposal is…
How the CARES Act Impacts Charitable Giving in 2020
In March 2020, Congress passed the CARES Act to help bolster the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Officially named the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the CARES Act provided a vast array of financial relief for individuals, businesses,…