Posts by Lois
Exploring The Last Green Valley – Eastern Striped Skunk: Alive and Well in The Last Green Valley
Eastern Striped Skunk: Alive and Well in The Last Green Valley The other night I got a text from my wife telling me to be careful when I came home…
Read MoreExploring The Last Green Valley – Big League Baseball & The Last Green Valley
Big League Baseball & The Last Green Valley Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And…
Read MoreWalktober Brochures Have Arrived – Plan Now for Fun-filled Experiences!
Throughout The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, the pages of the 2016 Walktober brochure are flipping open! Brought to you by The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV), the 26th…
Read MoreHistorical Collaboration Continues in The Last Green Valley with Dr. Ashbel Woodward!
History is our story in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. Â To help preserve and pass on compelling stories, The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) and the Friends of…
Read MoreExploring The Last Green Valley – Monitoring Bats in The Last Green Valley
Monitoring Bats in The Last Green Valley I first met Kate Moran of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection a few summers ago. I knew Kate from phone…
Read MoreTLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure – Rapoport/Spalding Preserve Hike!
TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure- Rapoport/Spalding Preserve Hike! Sunday, September 4th, 1-2:30 pm. at the Wyndham Land Trust‘s Rapoport/Spalding Preserve, with respectful parking at end of Calkins Road in Woodstock,…
Read MoreExploring The Last Green Valley – The Ancient Snapping Turtle
The Ancient Snapping Turtle On the far-away island of Sala-ma-Sond, Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond. A nice little pond. It was clean. It was neat. The water…
Read MoreExploring The Last Green Valley – The Beautiful Cardinal Flower
The Beautiful Cardinal Flower Whence is yonder flower so strangely bright? Would the sunset’s last reflected shine Flame so red from that dead flush of light? Dark with passion is…
Read MoreMystery Member Meanders in The Last Green Valley! September 2016…get to Sturbridge, MA!
Varying habitat in one location happens in The Last Green Valley! There are so many unexpected and hidden treasures in the National Heritage Corridor! September’s Mystery Member Meander will take…
Read MoreExploring The Last Green Valley – Harvesting Water Chestnuts
Harvesting Water Chestnuts On Thursday, August 28, 2016, I had one of the more interesting and satisfying paddling experiences I have ever had. No, my day did not include an…
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