Posts by Lois
Acorn Adventure Scavenger Hunt
Ranger Jean will be leading the TLGV Acorn Adventure at the Opacum Land Trust’s Thompson Forever Preserve in Southbridge, MA, on Sunday, September 10, from 1-2:30. The Preserve is located…
Read MorePutnam Bank Supports The Last Green Valley
Putnam Bank through its Foundation donated $3,000 to support The Last Green Valley’s annual Walktober celebration. Walktober is TLGV’s premier event, designed to raise awareness of the significant cultural, natural,…
Read MoreAre The Last Green Valley’s Streams Healthy? You Can Help Us Find Out!
Each fall, dozens of volunteers gather important water quality information by collecting, sorting, and identifying underwater bugs from small streams in eastern Connecticut. Through this program, called, “Riffle Bioassessments for…
Read MoreUniversal Accessibility Training
Nonprofit trail groups, land trusts, municipalities, and state and federal agencies are invited to train with The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) using “High Efficiency Trails Assessment Process (HETAP)” equipment.…
Read MoreButterfly Season is Here: The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
For one of my teenage birthdays, I was given an insect and butterfly catching kit that came with a fine-meshed insect net and other items for euthanizing and mounting specimens…
Read MoreA Giant Along the River Bank: Our Mighty Sycamore
Safe in the harbour of home at last I’ll tell the tale of my dangers past. O! for my cottage beside the sea, And the peaceful shade of my sycamore…
Read MoreWater Advisory Committee Meeting and Special Cyanobacteria Presentation
The next meeting of the TLGV Water Advisory Committee will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 from 9 – 11:30 am at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock,…
Read MoreCancelled – Cloudy and Rainy Forecast – Deep Sky Observing – Friday, July 28, 8-11 pm
Expect this! Join Rangers Kim and Geoff for a night observing some far distant objects like galaxies, clusters of stars, Red Giants, Nebulae. We might be able to view Jupiter.…
Read MoreSold Out – Tastes of the Valley – A Farmer at the Table!
We are sold out! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets – we’ll see you on August 27 at TLGV’s annual feast and fundraiser, Tastes of the Valley! Proceeds from…
Read MoreTLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure-Perseids Meteor Showers
TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure-Perseids Meteor Shower Under Dark Skies! Friday, August 11th, 7 – 8:30 pm at the Friends of Sturbridge Trails Heins Farm Conservation Area. Summer vacation continues…
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