Posts by Lois
Spring’s Early Arrivers Have Made Their Return
Spring may be here, but at this writing many of our avian signs of spring are still to the south waiting for later departures. May is the month when songbirds…
Read MoreDark Sky in The Last Green Valley – Light Pollution 101
Join TLGV Ranger Geoff McLean from 1 to 3 p.m., March 31 at The Last Green Valley Office Conference Room, 203 B Main Street (2nd Floor) Danielson, CT, as he…
Read MoreTime to Spring Outdoors
What a winter it has been here in The Last Green Valley. Winter skated into December with deep-freeze temperatures. January brought a whole new mind-boggling meteorological term, “bomb cyclone.” I…
Read MoreSnowshoe Hare Hop Around Northern Parts of the State
Last month, I ventured to my family’s property in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire. Located in the Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire, Fitzwilliam is about 90 minutes from where I live…
Read MoreGet Ready to Spring Outdoors!
The third annual Spring Outdoors event, to be held March 20 to June 21, 2018, is shaping up to be a special time in The Last Green Valley National Heritage…
Read MoreFirst Woman of Dentistry Practiced in Killingly
Over the past six months I have spent several hours in a dentist’s chair. My teeth have endured three crowns and paradental gum procedures. Luckily, I have dodged the dreaded…
Read MoreSpring Outdoors: A Special Vernal Equinox TLGV Hike
Join TLGV from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 20, for a special hike at West Thompson Dam as we celebrate the Vernal Equinox and first day of Spring 2018…
Read MoreThe Last Green Valley’s Acorn Adventure: Treasure Hunting on the Trails
TLGV is teaming up with the Girl Scouts of Connecticut on Sunday, March 25, 1-3 p.m., to hold a letterboxing Acorn Adventure at Camp Laurel, 175 Clubhouse Road, Lebanon CT.…
Read MoreMansfield Hollow Worth a Visit Any Time of Year
The morning of Feb. 10 was bright and sunny, with temperatures rising into the 30s and heading for the 40s. As I pulled into the parking area at Mansfield Hollow…
Read MoreCelebrate Presidential Visits to The Last Green Valley
Monday is Presidents’ Day, a national holiday held on the third Monday in February to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. For me, and I think for most folks…
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