Posts by Lois
TLGV Launches Farm Adventure Springtime Series for Middle Schoolers
5 Spring Outdoors Designed for Middle Schoolers – The Last Green Valley is offering a series of five farm programs this spring to give middle school aged children a chance…
Read MoreA Bigelow Hollow State Park Hike Around Breakneck Pond
I have hiked around Breakneck Pond at Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union many times and in all seasons. This past month I was there on two occasions, and I…
Read MoreBeavers: Nature’s Eager and Industrious Engineer
Last week I traveled to New Hampshire to walk the forest lands my grandparents purchased in the early 1930s. In the woods are beaver ponds, each in a different stage…
Read MoreSigns of Spring in The Last Green Valley
“In our latitude the first day of spring is only occasionally a spring day. The calendar spring, the astronomical spring of the vernal equinox, may arrive under sullen skies with…
Read MoreRemembering Rachel Carson and Silent Spring, 60 years Later
Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring” in 1962. In honor of Women’s History month and the 60th Anniversary of Carson’s seminal work, I wanted to look back at this remarkable woman…
Read MoreNesting Owls in Winter
There are sounds of nature that make me stop what I am doing and listen intently, as if drawn into a deep wildness that is both awesome and yet unnerving.…
Read MoreThe Civil War Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment
History is not static. Our understanding of it grows and the picture of the past can shift as we do more research and dig deeper. “It’s like peeling back the…
Read MoreRequest for Proposals – Restoration Plans under the USDA NRCS Healthy Forests Reserve Program
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is seeking the services of a consultant with expertise in woodland bird surveys, bird habitat assessments and development of species-specific Restoration Plans under the…
Read MoreSpring Outdoors Coming Soon!
We’re planning for Spring Outdoors 2022 which will run from the Vernal Equinox on March 20 to the Summer Solstice on June 21. We know how important it is for…
Read MoreTracking in Winter: A Fun Family Activity
Last weekend showed us all how fickle southern New England weather can be. Saturday we had visions of spring as temperatures soared into the 50s. Sunday we woke to a…
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