Posts by Lois
Chaplin: A Village Suspended in Time
In preparing for this article I perused the Town of Chaplin website. A section about the town’s history starts with this sentence, “An extraordinary early 19th century building boom and…
Read MoreA Public and Private Partnership to Conserve Purple Martins
I always enjoy hearing from readers of this column. A few weeks back Mariano Librojo from Norwich contacted me and sent pictures of three purple martin “apartments” he erected in…
Read MoreTLGV Announces New Board Officers and Members
At its recent Annual Meeting, held at Creaser Park in Coventry, members of The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) elected new officers and board members. Joining Board Chairman Mike Nelson…
Read MoreTLGV Member Program – Sunday, August 30
Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid for a sunset paddle at Mansfield Hollow Lake on Sunday, August 30 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. We had so much fun at the sunset…
Read MoreCalling All Photographers! Show off Your Talent in TLGV’s 2021 Calendar
Submission deadline extended to Oct. 9. The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is searching for 13 photos that capture the unique spirit of the National Heritage Corridor. The selected images…
Read MoreBurdock, the “Velcro” of wild plants
“Nature seems partial to the burdock. What extra pains she seems to have taken to perpetuate this worse than useless plant! Every man’s hand is against it, and nearly every…
Read MoreDweller of both woods and water: eastern or red-spotted newt
After a dry spell we finally had two days with a combination of passing showers, an evening of steady rain and then heavy downpours by the bucket-full for 10 to…
Read MoreExploring Bald Eagle Nests in The Last Green Valley
For several years now I have hiked a little used trail that winds along the banks of a tributary to the Quinebaug River. The river twists through a heavy canopy…
Read MoreThe American Chestnut Tree: Tragic Past and Hopeful Future
On a late June morning I met up with about 25 people at the parking area of the Wyndham Land Trust’s Bull Hill Project in Thompson and Woodstock. We weren’t…
Read MoreBluebird numbers on the rise
“When Nature made the bluebird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on his back and the hue…
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