Exploring The Last Green Valley: Explore Guide has suggestions for every season
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Explore Guide has suggestions for every season When it comes to getting out and exploring our region, no one season has an advantage over another. While Cape Cod fills with people during the summer, and Vermont is a popular destination…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: WWII pilot from Thompson fought for Britain
Exploring The Last Green Valley: WWII pilot from Thompson fought for Britain “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” — Winston Churchill Winston Churchill provided this well-known quote when he delivered an address to England’s…
Trails in The Last Green Valley are Beckoning This Week!
National Trails Day is June 3rd, Connecticut Trails Days are June 3rd and 4th, and The Last Green Valley’s (TLGV) Spring Outdoors leaders have trail adventures galore for you in the 35-town National Heritage Corridor! Put your pedals and piggy-toes to the trails during these…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Long Island Sound an important estuary
The Last Green Valley is blessed with several large rivers, smaller streams and many ponds and lakes. Our waterways provided food and transportation routes for Native Americans, waterpower for 19thand 20th century industries, and today, they provide scenic paddles and excellent fishing. The rivers and…
Modern Day Explorers are Invited to EXPLORE The Last Green Valley!
The Last Green Valley, Inc.’s (TLGV) updated, brand new edition of Explore, a comprehensive and complimentary Guide to Outdoor, Indoor, and Around Town Adventures in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, is available now! Covering 35 towns in eastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts, The…
Celebrate the Holiday Weekend and Spring Outdoors on the Trails!
The Last Green Valley’s (TLGV) Spring Outdoors leaders have guided hikes and tours on tap to celebrate a holiday weekend in the National Heritage Corridor! Saturday, May 27th connects past to present at the “Byles Sanctuary Walk” in Ashford at 10 am. This Joshua’s Trust…
TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure – Letterboxing with the Girl Scouts
TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure – Letterboxing with the Girl Scouts in The Last Green Valley! Sunday, June 11, 1-2:30pm Camp Laurel, 175 Clubhouse Rd., Lebanon, CT RSVP REQUIRED! marcy@tlgv.org Map to Camp Laurel: https://www.google.com/maps/place/GSOFCT+Camp+Laurel/@41.648242,-72.2810517,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e6663411b37427:0x2012897429170211!8m2!3d41.648238!4d-72.278863 Letterboxing is good old-fashioned fun.…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Ruffed grouse encounter a pleasant surprise
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Ruffed grouse encounter a pleasant surprise This past March I was hiking through a forest that had recently gone through an extensive timber harvest. Most of what foresters refer to as the overstory, composed of dominant, mature white pine, had…
Spring Outdoors is Family & Friend Focused on This Week’s Guided Activities!
Spring Outdoors is Family & Friend Focused on This Week’s Guided Activities! Here are your guided adventures for May 20 – May 26, 2017. The Last Green Valley’s (TLGV) partners and volunteer leaders have more family and friendship-based activities than ever this week from one…