Posts by Lois
Finding Beauty on an August Day
“The scales have tipped and the days have more of early fall than early summer in them. Mornings dawn with heavy mists that burn away in time. The annual overturn…
Read MoreA Summer of Wonder and Concern in Birdland
The summer of 2021 will go down as one of my more satisfying and yet concerning summers when it comes to my fascination and interest in birds. My wife refers…
Read MoreAugust Acorn Adventure (8/14): Birds of Prey with Horizon Wings
Acorn Adventure: Birds of Prey with Horizon Wings 10 -11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 9 Sand Hill Road, Ashford, CT Tour the Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation facility and meet the…
Read MoreJuly Member Program (7/25): Nature Hike at Whitney Forest
Nature Hike at Whitney Forest 9 a.m. Sunday, July 25 Oliver Rd., Lebanon, CT Join us on the Hibbard Trail as we explore the unique and diverse landscape of Whitney…
Read MoreJuly Acorn Adventure (7/24): Bats in The Last Green Valley
Acorn Adventure: Bats in The Last Green Valley 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 24 Wyndham Land Trust Lyon Preserve, Pomfret, CT Join TLGV Chief Ranger Bill Reid and…
Read MoreGiant of the Forest: The Splendid Tulip Poplar
“I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.” — Henry David Thoreau…
Read MoreFinding Beauty in a Summer Day
The Summer Solstice may be in June, but for us New Englanders it is July when summer really starts. The heat of the season draws me outdoors to the wealth…
Read MoreIndependence Day: Remembering Samuel Ashbow
I grew up outside of Boston, and as a kid was told the story of one of my ancestors who fought in the battle of Bunker Hill. It was the…
Read MoreTimber Cruise Request for Proposals
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is seeking the services of a Connecticut licensed forester, qualified in conducting timber cruises to conduct a forest inventory for the purposes of a…
Read MoreSummer is a time to explore our ponds and lakes
Last Monday was the summer solstice and the official start of summer. We have a tradition at The Last Green Valley (TLGV) to take in the summer solstice with a…
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