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Exploring The Last Green Valley: Fireflies are our living fireworks
“Fireflies create a magic that transcends time and space. Their resplendent displays change ordinary landscapes into places ethereal and otherworldly.” — Sara Lewis, “Silent Sparks: The Wonderous World of Fireflies” Do you remember the first time you saw fireflies? I vividly recall one warm summer…
TLGV Launches $50,000 Community Enrichment Grant Program
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is pleased offer its largest grant program in almost a decade. TLGV’s new Community Enrichment Grant Program will fund projects aimed at conserving, celebrating or enhancing The Last Green Valley’s significant natural and historic resources or promoting economic development…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Gray tree frogs produce nightly lullabies
It was a chilly, sunny autumn morning when I discovered a frog in the grass below a maple tree in my yard. The cool weather had slowed its metabolism, and it hardly moved when I picked it up and held it in my hand. Its…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: We can help protect our pollinators
I am pretty sure my neighbors drive by our house and wonder when we’re going to mow the lawn. The fact is, we care more about the wildflowers and important pollinating insects making our yard and fields home than we care about how it looks…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Lady’s slipper a beautiful forest addition
One recent morning, I ventured over to Old Furnace State Park in Killingly for a hike. The park is less than 10 miles from my house and is one of my preferred locations for a forest ramble. Old Furnace has an excellent trail network. I…
TLGV Moving Offices Temporarily
Effective immediately, The Last Green Valley, Inc. is moving its office temporarily to Quinebaug Valley Community College, 742 Upper Maple St., Danielson CT. TLGV must vacate its offices in downtown Danielson as the landlord undertakes remediation of asbestos and mold in the building. As TLGV…
Exploring the Last Green Valley: Remembering Teale and D-Day this Week
I am partial to June. It is my birth month and that of my mother, too. It is also the month of the Summer Solstice and when school summer vacation begins. My memories of summer vacation run deep. Summer meant Boy Scout camp, hikes and…
June is “Busting Out All Over” With Outdoor Opportunities
We’re on the cusp of June, and before you know it the summer solstice will arrive with the warmth and heat of the season. If you’re looking to get outdoors and experience countless and diverse locations in The Last Green Valley for enjoying nature, here…
Updated Spring Outdoors Calendar is Here!
Join us for a season of Walks, Hikes, Bikes, Paddles and much more! Download your updated calendar here! Check back often for Spring Outdoors updates.