Follow the Trail with Bill Reid,
The Last Green Valley's Chief Ranger
Exploring The Last Green Valley – The Trumbulls of Lebanon were revolutionary leaders
Exploring The Last Green Valley – The Trumbulls of Lebanon were revolutionary leaders Since we are on the cusp of our July 4 Independence Day holiday, I thought it would be a good opportunity to remember the Trumbull family and the important role they played…
Exploring The Last Green Valley – Garter snakes like frogs, and their freedom
Exploring The Last Green Valley – Garter snakes like frogs, and their freedom On one of those unseasonably cool days this month, I ventured out to remove the cover off my large compost pile and discovered a surprise underneath the tarp. As I pulled back…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Towns like Thompson make this region so special
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Towns like Thompson make this region so special The Town of Thompson is located in the northeast corner of Connecticut and is one of 35 towns within The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. I am very familiar with Thompson…
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…
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…
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…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Hope springs eternal this time of year
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Hope springs eternal this time of year Hope springs eternal in the human breast; Man never is, but always to be blessed: The soul, uneasy and confined from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come. — Alexander Pope,…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Nature’s Early Bloomer: Discovering Bloodroot
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Nature’s Early Bloomer: Discovering Bloodroot One of our Last Green Valley members will occasionally stop by our office to visit, find out what’s new and share information. She has wonderful woods and gardens around her house in Killingly and enjoys…
The Return of the Bald Eagle – a Perfect Way to Celebrate Earth Day
I can think of no better way to recognize Earth Day – today – than to explore our region’s success with the return of bald eagles. When Earth Day began in 1970, the bald eagle had been reduced dramatically in numbers. They were only found…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Earth Day continues to grow, change
Next Saturday is Earth Day and I wanted to share my thoughts about this special annual event and urge you to join with others in your community to celebrate our one and only planet Earth. Each April 22, we are asked again to consider the…