Posts by Lois
Historical Happenings – Sept. 12
Join TLGV and The Black Tavern Historical Society as we tour the historic Black Tavern (138 Center Road, Dudley, MA) on September 12 from 6-8 pm, and discuss the maintenance…
Read MoreBecome a Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer – Training Sessions Sept. 14 or 15
Jean Pillo, TLGV’s Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator, will be leading two training sessions for volunteers interested in learning about the “Riffle Bioassessment for Volunteers (RBV)” program. You only need…
Read MoreTLGV Member-Only Hike – Sept. 22
TLGV Members and their guests are invited to join Chief Ranger Bill Reid on the cusp of the Autumnal Equinox for a special hike to the Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook…
Read MoreAcorn Adventure – Geocaching 101 – Sept. 23
Become a high-tech detective of the outdoors as Ranger John Kochinskas teaches us how to geocache on Sept. 23 from 11 am – 12:30 pm on the Air Line Trail…
Read MoreRolltober in The Last Green Valley – Sept. 29
Have you ever wondered whether a trail will meet your individual ability or disability needs? On Sept. 29, from 1-3 pm at Goodwin State Forest, 23 Potter Rd., Hampton, CT,…
Read MoreFor a Touch of Sweetness, Visit Your Local Beekeeper
“The only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you’re a bee…The only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey….and the…
Read MoreMeet the Oriole, Summer’s Songster
“To hear an oriole sing May be a common thing — Or only a divine.” Emily Dickinson from “The Oriole’s Secret” Last month, I heard an unfamiliar sound in our…
Read MoreCountless Activities in Region This Summer
Welcome to July. Summer might have officially started June 21, but for me this month is when the summer season finally settles in for its all-too-brief three-month turn on the…
Read MoreDoctor From Region is Father of Anesthesia
On a picturesque country road in Charlton, Mass., stands a large, antique Georgian house. It is two stories, with imposing chimneys and a long ell attached to one side. The…
Read MoreAcorn Adventure – Pixie Village Hike
Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid at 10 a.m., Aug. 25, Natchaug State Forest Parking Area on Iron Mine Lane, off Route 89 in Ashford on a half-mile hike into Pixie…
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