Archive for August 2018
Your Voice, Your Vision – Help Us Shape the Future of The Last Green Valley
The Last Green Valley, Inc. needs your help to shape the future of the national heritage corridor. TLGV is launching an 18-month effort to bring together community members to share…
Read MoreHistorical Happenings – Sept. 12
Join TLGV and The Black Tavern Historical Society as we tour the historic Black Tavern (138 Center Road, Dudley, MA) on September 12 from 6-8 pm, and discuss the maintenance…
Read MoreBecome a Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer – Training Sessions Sept. 14 or 15
Jean Pillo, TLGV’s Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator, will be leading two training sessions for volunteers interested in learning about the “Riffle Bioassessment for Volunteers (RBV)” program. You only need…
Read MoreTLGV Member-Only Hike – Sept. 22
TLGV Members and their guests are invited to join Chief Ranger Bill Reid on the cusp of the Autumnal Equinox for a special hike to the Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook…
Read MoreAcorn Adventure – Geocaching 101 – Sept. 23
Become a high-tech detective of the outdoors as Ranger John Kochinskas teaches us how to geocache on Sept. 23 from 11 am – 12:30 pm on the Air Line Trail…
Read MoreRolltober in The Last Green Valley – Sept. 29
Have you ever wondered whether a trail will meet your individual ability or disability needs? On Sept. 29, from 1-3 pm at Goodwin State Forest, 23 Potter Rd., Hampton, CT,…
Read MoreGreen Darner Dragonfly an Amazing Acrobat
On a hot and humid July night, I stood gazing out over a friend’s three-acre horse pasture abutting the Natchaug River when I witnessed a sight I had only ever…
Read MoreAugust Means Start of Agricultural Fair Season
“By August’s end the warblers are moving through here again, on their way south. But more quietly than they came north in May. I see them, but I have to…
Read MoreBrooklyn is a small town full of history and heroes
Brooklyn is one of my favorite towns in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. Located at the intersection of Route 169 and Route 6, I travel though Brooklyn frequently…
Read MoreBuckthorn Can Overtake A Forest
Invasive plants are attempting to take over our forests and fields. From winged euonymus (burning bush) and Japanese barberry to oriental bittersweet, multiflora rose and autumn olive, our region is…
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