Posts by Fran Kefalas
The Last Green Valley is Offering a TerraCorps (AmeriCorps) Position
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) has been selected by TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps affiliated environmental non-profit, to be a Service Site for the 2021-22 TerraCorps program year. This partnership will allow TLGV to host a Youth Education Coordinator in a full-time, 11-month service position from August 2021 to July 2022. As part of TerraCorps, TLGV’s…
Read MoreTLGV Offers Youth Engagement Grant Opportunity
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) has reimagined its annual grant program to focus on the needs of youth. The 2021 Youth Engagement Grant is designed to benefit youth (under 21) in projects to conserve, celebrate or enhance The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor’s significant natural and historic resources or promote economic development. Projects…
Read MoreTLGV’s Offers Walktober Redux – A new Thanksgiving Weekend Tradition for the whole family
The Last Green Valley, Inc. is taking the #OptOutside movement to the next level Thanksgiving Weekend with Walktober Redux – a mini version of our hugely popular autumnal event. With the 2020 holidays looking different for many in the region, TLGV staff and volunteer rangers will be leading a series of hikes throughout The…
Read MoreTLGV Awards More Than $22,000 in Grants
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) has awarded more than $22,000 in a new grant program designed to help non-profits build capacity during challenging times. As non-profits strive to advance their mission while not being able to offer their usual programs, events and opportunities, TLGV provided up to $1,500 for equipment, services and training to…
Read MoreJoin us Saturday Sept. 26 for an Acorn Adventure
Join The Last Green Valley and Blue Slope Farm Museum at 3 pm, Saturday, Sept. 26 at 138 Blue Hill Rd, North Franklin for an Acorn Adventure – Where’s the Water? If you know what to look for, there’s water on Blue Slope Farm, a fresh, crisp cold spring that farmers found generations ago because…
Read MoreUpdate re: 2020 Cleanup Funds
March 16, 2020 Update: If your TLGV-funded spring cleanup has been postponed or cancelled, please let us know. We will automatically extend use of TLGV funds until September 30, 2020. If the cleanup is held close to September 30, we ask that you send us the paperwork/reimbursement request by October 7 so we can issue…
Read MoreJoin Us for An Acorn Adventure on Animal Tracking – Feb. 22
Some animals love winter. Snow and the winter landscape can provide the perfect opportunity to follow their movements, even if you never see them. Join The Last Green Valley’s Chief Ranger Bill Reid 10 a.m., Feb. 22, at Lead Mine Mountain Trail, Sturbridge, Ma. on a kid-friendly woods walk where we will look for animal…
Read MoreJoin Us For A Full Moon Snowshoe Hike to the Tri-State Marker – Feb. 8
Join The Last Green Valley’s Rangers John and Kevin for a full moon snowshoe hike 6-8 p.m., Feb. 8 on the Air Line State Trail and to the Tri-State Marker where Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island meet. Hikers will meet at the Air Line Trail parking area at 653-659 East Thompson Road, Thompson, CT. The…
Read MoreTLGV Awards Community Enrichment Grants
The last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) awarded almost $60,000 in grants as part of its largest funding program in more than a decade. More than 20 organizations and communities applied for the Community Enrichment Grant Program. “The diversity and far reaching impacts of all the applications was exciting to see,” said Lois Bruinooge, executive director…
Read MoreMember Program – General Nathanial Lyon “History Hike” on the Natchaug Trail Nov. 23
Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid 9 am. to noon, Nov. 23 in Eastford, CT. for a walk on the Natchaug Trail to enjoy a beautiful section of the trail and learn about Civil War Veteran General Nathaniel Lyon. We’ll start at the Nathaniel Lyon Memorial Park on Kingsbury Road in Eastford. From there we’ll hike…
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