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Join Us For TLGV’s Annual Meeting

May 22, 2018

Join us for camp fun! This year we’re going to Camp Woodstock YMCA – The Friendship Camp for our annual meeting, Thursday, June 7. We’ll have camp activities and fun for everyone to enjoy from 3-5 p.m., a social hour from 5-6 p.m. and dinner…

Trail Assessment Team to Host Spring Outdoors Event

May 22, 2018

Join The Last Green Valley’s Trail Assessment Team June 2 on a walk along the Air Line Trail for those who have mobility concerns. The Trail Assessment Team will demonstrate its High Efficiency Trail Assessment Protocol Equipment, the only of its kind on the east…

Join Poquetanuck Cove Paddle on June 2

May 22, 2018

Explore Poquetanuck Cove June 2 with the Thames River Basin Partnership. Poquetanuck Cove is a two-mile long brackish water tidal cove of the Thames River with a long history of conservation focused efforts. The cove is a Connecticut Bird Sanctuary located between the towns of…

Ranger Bill to Lead Member Hike

May 21, 2018

Chief Ranger Bill Reid will be leading a hike on the Nipmuck Trail as part of CT Trails Day, June 2. The hike will be a five-mile loop through a remote section of the blue-blazed Nipmuck Trail in Yale Forest. There are some steep sections…

Get Out and Paddle Along Our Rivers This Spring

May 21, 2018

Rivers are the lifeblood of The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. They define our region’s history, from transportation and sources of food for the original inhabitants of our beautiful valley to powering the age of industry. Today, our rivers provide exceptional recreational paddling opportunities…

Spring promises a variety of song and eggs

May 14, 2018

In my office I have a photograph of two bald eagles in a nest with two young hatchlings. The eagles built it about 10 years ago in a tall sycamore tree adjacent to the Quinebaug River. The nest is at least six feet in diameter…

The Last Green Valley Announces First Funding Phase of $12.2 Million Project to Protect the Southern New England Heritage Forest

May 9, 2018

The Last Green Valley, Inc. and its project partners have launched phase one of a $12.2 million program to help landowners in the Southern New England Heritage Forest conserve their land while improving vital habitat for important bird species. The program is an unprecedented three-state…

TLGV Hosts Marketing Workshop for Small Museums and Historic Organizations at Roseland Cottage

May 7, 2018

Join us for Historical Happenings in The Last Green Valley, 1 – 3 p.m., May 12, Roseland Cottage, 556 Route 169, Woodstock, Connecticut 06281. The Last Green Valley staff and the staff of Roseland Cottage will host a a tour of the museum followed by…

Nature’s Transformation Has Begun With Winter Finally Behind Us

May 7, 2018

We are gratefully sliding from April into May. Frankly, I am happy to see April headed toward the rear-view mirror. It, along with March, was unseasonably cold and snowy. I have been joking with friends that 2018 saw the creation of a “fifth season” non-affectionately…