Posts by Lois
The Mysterious Ghost Pipe Plant
During the summer a mysterious, rare and unusual plant can be found in the deep shadows of the forest. Between June and September, pearly white ghost pipe plants appear. Hiding…
Read MoreYou Can Still Register Your Adventures, Events for the Online Walktober Guide
The printed Walktober guide will be packed with 200 unique events and will arrive in late August. We can’t wait to share it with all of you! BUT, if you…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed for Lisbon Shetucket River Cleanup 8/28
Shetucket River Cleanup Sunday, Aug. 28, 9 am Lisbon, Shetucket River Boat Launch Join The Last Green Valley, Operation Clean Fishing, and the Town of Lisbon as we clean up…
Read MoreRT. 207 Designated a State Scenic Road for 16 miles
CT Rt. 207 from Sprague, through Franklin, Lebanon and ending in Hebron has been designated a state scenic road. It joins National Scenic Byway Rt. 169 and Rts. 14, 14A, 49, 97, 164,…
Read MoreBatman Rides Again & Program on July 23rd
Regular readers will recall that I have an interest in bats and that interest drove me to volunteer with the Wildlife Division of the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental…
Read MoreGarden Dreams and a Full Buck Moon
“Homegrown tomatoes homegrown tomatoes What’d life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can’t buy That’s true love & homegrown tomatoes” From the song “Homegrown Tomatoes” by…
Read MoreJoin Us July 23 with the Bats of The Last Green Valley
Join us in July for this popular annual program: Acorn Adventure: Bats in The Last Green Valley Saturday, July 23, 7:30 pm Wyndham Land Trust Lyon Preserve, Pomfret, CT Bats…
Read MoreExploring July in The Last Green Valley
Welcome to July! Summer might have officially started back on June 21, but for me this month is when the summer finally settles in for its all too brief three-month…
Read MoreFarmer’s Markets – There is One Near You!
In the last decade there has been a healthy “growing” in the number of farmers’ markets throughout the region. Across the country, throughout New England and here in The Last…
Read MoreIt’s Snapping Turtle Egg Laying Season
“Turtles were around before dinosaurs, and they watched them emerge, prosper, and disappear altogether. Without changing their body plan at all, turtles further observed the rise of birds and mammals.…
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