Keeping The Last Green Valley Clean and Green!
Show your love for The Last Green Valley by organizing an Earth Month or River Cleanup, Pollinator Planting or Invasive Eradication Event. Gather your family, friends, neighbors, gardeners, nature lovers and co-workers, and make a difference in your community. Along with cleanup events, groups may…
POSTPONED — Acorn Adventure: Eagle Eyes with Horizon Wings NOW 2/24
Due to icy conditions we have postponed this event. The new date is below. The program remains the same. Feb. 24, 10 am, Norwich Harbor, Howard T. Brown Park Gazebo, 100 Chelsea Harbor Dr., Norwich, CT Difficulty: Easy, Howard Brown Park is wheelchair accessible.…
Soaring Over The Last Green Valley: A Walk to See Bald Eagles
Jan. 14 & 27, 10 am, with rain/snow date of Jan. 28. Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery, 131 Trout Hatchery Rd., Central Village, CT Difficulty: Easy Bald eagles return to The Last Green Valley in great numbers each January. Some seek open waters for hunting, others…
Bald Eagle Population on the Rise in The Last Green Valley: Opportunities and Challenges
At The Last Green Valley (TLGV) we call January “Eagle Month,” and for good reason. It’s when bald eagles return in greater numbers to the National Heritage Corridor, and we lead outdoor adventures to see these amazing birds in the wild. During the cold of…
Take A Walk in Winter Woods
“On this, the shortest day of all the 365, I wander over covered paths of the garden hillside. I wade through the drifts along the swamp edge. I walk over the snow-covered ice among the cattails. The wind is gone. The day is still. The…
Join Us For A Winter Solstice Hike & Bonfire
10 am to 12 pm, Dec. 21 Pachaug State Forest, Rt 49, Voluntown, CT Celebrate the winter solstice with TLGV and the Friends of Pachaug Forest. We’ll start at the CCC Camp area with a 2.4 mile loop hike through the beautiful cedar swamp, into…
Exploring November and Our Autumn Holidays
Sunday, November 5 – Today is Daylight Savings Time, and I hope you remembered to set your clock last night. In each of the nation’s time zones, where daylight saving time is observed, the time changes at 2 a.m. local time. On the first Sunday…
Join the Planning for America 250
America celebrates 250 years of independence in 2026, and we invite you to join us in a discussion about how the National Heritage Corridor will honor every American’s quest for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We’ll discuss local, state and federal planning efforts,…
Walktober Month and Concern for Maple Tree Autumn Foliage
“Trees, our largest and most long-lived plants, shut down food production in preparation for the winter drought. But the hardwoods don’t quietly sulk into dormancy like skunks and groundhogs; they flare in a brilliant flash of color praised by poets and bus tour guides. New…