Posts by Lois
Join Poquetanuck Cove Paddle on June 2
Explore Poquetanuck Cove June 2 with the Thames River Basin Partnership. Poquetanuck Cove is a two-mile long brackish water tidal cove of the Thames River with a long history of…
Read MoreRanger Bill to Lead Member Hike
Chief Ranger Bill Reid will be leading a hike on the Nipmuck Trail as part of CT Trails Day, June 2. The hike will be a five-mile loop through a…
Read MoreGet Out and Paddle Along Our Rivers This Spring
Rivers are the lifeblood of The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. They define our region’s history, from transportation and sources of food for the original inhabitants of our beautiful…
Read MoreSpring promises a variety of song and eggs
In my office I have a photograph of two bald eagles in a nest with two young hatchlings. The eagles built it about 10 years ago in a tall sycamore…
Read MoreThe Last Green Valley Announces First Funding Phase of $12.2 Million Project to Protect the Southern New England Heritage Forest
The Last Green Valley, Inc. and its project partners have launched phase one of a $12.2 million program to help landowners in the Southern New England Heritage Forest conserve their…
Read MoreTLGV Hosts Marketing Workshop for Small Museums and Historic Organizations at Roseland Cottage
Join us for Historical Happenings in The Last Green Valley, 1 – 3 p.m., May 12, Roseland Cottage, 556 Route 169, Woodstock, Connecticut 06281. The Last Green Valley staff and…
Read MoreNature’s Transformation Has Begun With Winter Finally Behind Us
We are gratefully sliding from April into May. Frankly, I am happy to see April headed toward the rear-view mirror. It, along with March, was unseasonably cold and snowy. I…
Read MoreRed Fox is The Ghost of The Forest
This winter, I spent several days skiing in Vermont. Several large snow storms created a canvas of fresh snow on the mountainside, and every morning a new scene played out…
Read MoreCANCELLED – May 5 Spring Outdoors, Explore the Dark Side
Due to the cloud cover expected this weekend the Spring Outdoors Program, Explore the Dark Side, schedule for May 5 from 8 -11 p.m. at the Sprague Land Trust property…
Read MoreConsider Joining a Cleanup for Earth Day
Next Sunday is Earth Day, celebrated each year on April 22. For many of us who live and work here in The Last Green Valley, every day is our own…
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