Posts by Lois
July 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…
Read MoreThe fascinating life of oak gall wasps
Earlier this month my colleague, LyAnn Graff, brought in an interesting looking fuzz ball surrounding a thin leafy branch of a burr oak tree. It was about the size of…
Read MoreExploring the Dawn
“Before the work of the day, taste the poetry of the day! Our poor, battered minds and sprits need the dawn. There is the calm of nature, the sanity of…
Read MoreJune is Busting Out All Over
June is here, and like the old Rodgers and Hammerstein’s song from the musical “Carousel,” it is busting out all over with blooms and the warming sun announcing the coming…
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