Posts by Lois
Explore The Last Green Valley Trail Camp
Last summer, The Last Green Valley, Thompson Rec and TEEG had a crazy idea that if we worked together we could figure out how get middle school kids outside safely.…
Read MoreHead Out with TLGV in May and Beyond!
Details on Upcoming Spring TLGV Programs (as of 4/27) Note: check out our Farm Adventure Series for middle schoolers with dates remaining for 4/30, 5/7, 5/21 and 5/28! May 7,…
Read MoreThe Fascinating Subterranean Life of Moles
“Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and…
Read MoreSigns of early spring and a full “pink” moon
It is no surprise to those of us who have lived all or large portions of our lives here in southern New England that spring likes to tease and entice…
Read MoreTLGV 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.…
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