Posts by Lois
NEW DATE: 1/28 Acorn Adventure for Families moved to 1/29
Join us for a fun Eagle Month program! Acorn Adventure for Families: Eagle Eyes with Horizon Wings Norwich Harbor, Brown Park, Gazebo, 100 Chelsea Harbor Dr., Norwich, CT Sunday 1/29/23…
Read MoreCelebrate Eagle Month and Join Us for January 2023 Programs
Help us ring in the new year and join us for some fun Eagle Month programs! Soaring Over the Last Green Valley: A Walk to See Bald Eagles Quinebaug Valley…
Read MoreExploring January: Bald Eagle Month in The Last Green Valley
“The solstice past, the year tends toward Spring. But you would never know it. The old saying, ‘days lengthen, cold strengthens,’ is proved in January,” writes Hal Borland in “Beyond…
Read MoreChristmas Traditions in New England
“Most Americans observed Christmas – their modern descendants’ most lavish and commercialized holiday season – on a smaller scale, or not at all. Presbyterians, Baptists and Congregationalists, whose Calvinist heritage…
Read MoreSnow Tracks and Woodsy Christmas Colors
“Darkness comes swiftly in the Long Night Moon of December. At the end of this twenty-first day of the month, this shortest day of the year, this time when, in…
Read MoreLong Term Hope for Control of the Emerald Ash Borer
“It is a kind of all-American tree, growing everywhere east of the Rocky Mountains. It is used by most Americans, for sports equipment – baseball bats, tennis racket frames, hockey…
Read MoreExploring December While Shopping Local For The Holiday Season
“It has been a glorious winter day, its elements so simple, the sharp clear air, the white snow everywhere covering the earth, and the polished ice. Cold as it is,…
Read MoreGive the Gift of Membership!
TLGV memberships come in a variety of levels, including pay-what-you can. The gift of membership ensures the member has early access to TLGV programs and the opportunity to enjoy member-only…
Read MoreBuilding a Better Mousetrap Without Rodenticides
Every autumn at my house is also, secretly, called “mice-murdering season” when we do battle with families of pesky, albeit cute, white footed mice trying take up residence for the…
Read MoreRoosting (not Roasting) Turkeys Take Flight
On a cool evening recently, I stepped outside to enjoy twilight. The fireplace was lit, dinner eaten, and I took a moment to enjoy the slow descent of nightfall in…
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