Explore The Last Green Valley
What Is The Last Green Valley?
The Last Green Valley is green by day and dark by night. We are a National Heritage Corridor with a rich history in a surprisingly rural landscape. With 84% forest and farm, we are the last swath of dark night sky in the coastal sprawl between Boston and Washington DC.
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) works for you in the National Heritage Corridor. Together, we can care for it, enjoy it and pass it on!
The Dawn Chorus: Nature’s Wake Up Call
Join Ranger Cassidy on The Knifes Edge July 24
Roving Ranger Hike: Knifes Edge July 24, 2025 Leadmine Mountain Trail (Main Entrance), Old Sturbridge Village Rd, Sturbridge, MA 01566…
We’re Getting Batty! Join Us July 12 For An Acorn Adventure All About Bats
Acorn Adventure: Getting Batty 7 pm, July 12 Lyon Preserve, Bats are one of the most amazing, yet misunderstood creatures…
Enjoy a Second Saturday Stroll with Ranger Marcy on July 12
Second Saturday Stroll: Goodwin Forest Air Line Trail 9 – 11 am. July 12 Goodwin State Forest, 23 Potter Rd.…
Register for the Perseids Party!
Registration is now open for the Perseids Party Campout on Aug. 15, 16 & 17 at the Youth Camping area…
Spring Outdoors is March 20 to June 20!
Join TLGV and our partners for a season of adventures all spring long. The Spring Outdoors online calendar will be…
Calling All Photographers! Deadline Has Been Extended to June 24!
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is searching for 24 photos capturing the unique spirit of the National Heritage Corridor.…
Avian Influenza Resources
Here at The Last Green Valley we are NOT experts on avian influenza. Our efforts here are to collect the…
Promote Your Organization and Support the Heritage Corridor
Here at TLGV our job is to keep this place extraordinary, and one of the ways we do it is…
Rangers Wanted
Join the TLGV volunteer team and become a Ranger. As a Ranger you’ll help inspire others to care for, enjoy…
This image is from a painting of Gen. Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau. You probably learned back in third grade that our French allies were instrumental in the colonists being able to end the American Revolution. Rochambeau led those French troops, first landing in Newport in 1780. Strategy and the slow movement of troops back then meant the journey to Yorktown took a long time. Rochambeau's troops first entered Connecticut in June of 1781, camping in Plainfield from the 19th to the 23rd. You'll find two plaques that are part of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R), a national historic trail. One plaque is on the east side Rt. 12 about 0.4 miles north of the congregational church. The second plaque is on the north-east corner of Gallup St. and RT. 12. The plaques commemorate the historic structures that were used by the French during their stay in Plainfield.
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Pollinators are directly responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food we take and in the U.S. they help produce nearly $20 billion in products annually. They are even responsible for sustaining the plants the provide half the worlds oils, fibers and other raw materials. This first photo is by Eleanor Linkkila of two Great Spangled Fritillary butterflies. The second photo is of an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail by V. Chase.
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35 Towns In The Last Green Valley
in Eastern Connecticut and South-Central Massachusetts
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Ashford - Brimfield - Brooklyn - Canterbury - Chaplin - Charlton - Coventry - Dudley - East Brookfield - Eastford - Franklin - Griswold - Hampton - Holland - Killingly - Lebanon - Lisbon - Mansfield - Norwich - Oxford - Plainfield - Pomfret - Preston - Putnam - Scotland - Southbridge - Sprague - Sterling - Sturbridge - Thompson - Union - Voluntown - Webster - Windham - Woodstock