Archive for September 2017
Savings Institute Bank and Trust Supports The Last Green Valley
Savings Institute Bank & Trust’s generosity towards The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) continues with a $3,800 contribution to support the organization’s work. The money supports two TLGV programs: Tastes…
Read MoreThank You to Everyone Who Participated in This Year’s Tastes of the Valley!
Tastes of the Valley is our signature fundraising event, and with a sold-out crowd, we raised more than $30,000 for Last Green Valley programs! We showcased local farms and orchards…
Read More“Rolltober” Debuts for People with Limited Mobility in The Last Green Valley
Enjoying the outdoors is something many people take for granted. At The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) we understand the trails, paths and boat launches throughout the National Heritage Corridor…
Read MoreThe Last Green Valley Awards Grants for Sharing and Preserving Our Heritage
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) has awarded $15,000 in grants to six local organizations to preserve, protect, interpret, promote or market historic and cultural resources. Since TLGV began awarding…
Read MoreThe Root Beer Tree: Sassafras in The Last Green Valley
In the woods near my childhood home grew a cluster of small trees. I only noticed them after my older brother pointed them out to me. He showed me that…
Read MoreWalktober’s First Week Offers A Variety of Adventures
27-years strong, and bigger and better than ever, Walktober kicks off Sept. 21 to celebrate the autumnal equinox. Brought to you by The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV), the 2017…
Read MoreElmer Bitgood was the Paul Bunyan of Voluntown
One of the more enjoyable aspects of working for The Last Green Valley has been to discover the many interesting, historical, “characters” that lived or were born in one of…
Read MoreWalktober Brochures Are Here!
With more than 250 opportunities to get out and explore The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, there’s something for everyone in the 2017 Walktober lineup! Printed copies of the…
Read MoreAcorn Adventure Scavenger Hunt
Ranger Jean will be leading the TLGV Acorn Adventure at the Opacum Land Trust’s Thompson Forever Preserve in Southbridge, MA, on Sunday, September 10, from 1-2:30. The Preserve is located…
Read More‘Masked bandit’ is alive and well in The Last Green Valley
Summer vacation reading was a requirement growing up in my house. When I was about 9 or 10 years old, my mother gave me “Rascal: A Memoir of a Better…
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