Bald eagles making a home in the corridor
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a bald eagle in The Last Green Valley. It was during the 2008 Walking Weekends (now called Walktober), and I was paddling at Mansfield Hollow Lake with a group of people led by Betty Robinson. It was…
Member Program – General Nathanial Lyon “History Hike” on the Natchaug Trail Nov. 23
Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid 9 am. to noon, Nov. 23 in Eastford, CT. for a walk on the Natchaug Trail to enjoy a beautiful section of the trail and learn about Civil War Veteran General Nathaniel Lyon. We’ll start at the Nathaniel Lyon Memorial…
Taste autumn at local orchards
We’re lucky to live in New England where the seasons announce themselves in ways that tantalize all the senses and remind us how special this place is. Last month, the colors of our forested hillsides bedazzled our eyes and as October creeped toward November the…
Join TLGV for a First-Ever Citizen’s Science Effort to Protect Starry Skies
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is launching a new citizen science effort to protect the starry skies of the National Heritage Corridor. The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor was designated in 1994, in part because it was the last large corridor between Boston…
Acorn Adventure – Winter Wildlife Nov. 16!
Join The Last Green Valley and Goodwin Forest Naturalist Lena 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Goodwin State Forest, 23 Potter Road, Hampton, CT. to explore the active winter forest! Some species in the Goodwin Forest woods hibernate but others thrive in the snow and freezing…
Daylight savings time is the true winter predictor
Did you remember to set your clocks back Saturday night for this morning and the end of 2019′s daylight savings time? I stick to the old adage fall back and spring forward to remember how to set the clock for the biannual time change. For…
From Hunters to Blood, there’s nothing quite like a full moon
Did you see the full moon Oct. 13? The sky was clear, and the moon was not obscured behind clouds that evening. The fields and woods around the house were lit up so much the stars were partly obscured by the bright night sky. We…
5 years of adventures, visits and renewing childhood fascinations
It was five years ago this month, on Oct. 5, 2014 to be exact, that my weekly column first appeared in The Bulletin. My former colleague, Charlene Perkins Cutler, had written this column for more than 15 years. When she left TLGV to take the…
Enjoying a Walktober paddle on the beautiful Quinebaug River
Last Sunday, I led a Walktober paddle on the Quinebaug River National Recreation Water Trail with my colleague, Lois Bruinooge, and eight other intrepid kayakers. We paddled the very first section of the Quinebaug water trail from Holland Pond (also known as Siog Pond) in…