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Celebrate the Holiday Weekend and Spring Outdoors on the Trails!

May 22, 2017

The Last Green Valley’s (TLGV) Spring Outdoors leaders have guided hikes and tours on tap to celebrate a holiday weekend in the National Heritage Corridor! Saturday, May 27th connects past to present at the “Byles Sanctuary Walk” in Ashford at 10 am. This Joshua’s Trust…

TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure – Letterboxing with the Girl Scouts

May 21, 2017

TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure – Letterboxing with the Girl Scouts in The Last Green Valley!   Sunday, June 11, 1-2:30pm   Camp Laurel, 175 Clubhouse Rd., Lebanon, CT   RSVP REQUIRED! marcy@tlgv.org   Map to Camp Laurel: https://www.google.com/maps/place/GSOFCT+Camp+Laurel/@41.648242,-72.2810517,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e6663411b37427:0x2012897429170211!8m2!3d41.648238!4d-72.278863   Letterboxing is good old-fashioned fun.…

Exploring The Last Green Valley: Ruffed grouse encounter a pleasant surprise

May 15, 2017

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…

Spring Outdoors is Family & Friend Focused on This Week’s Guided Activities!

May 15, 2017

Spring Outdoors is Family & Friend Focused on This Week’s Guided Activities! Here are your guided adventures for May 20 – May 26, 2017. The Last Green Valley’s (TLGV) partners and volunteer leaders have more family and friendship-based activities than ever this week from one…

Spring Outdoors on Guided Adventures: Trails, Pups, Fairies, Festivals and More!

May 8, 2017

Spring Outdoors on Guided Adventures: Trails, Pups, Fairies, Festivals and More! Your choices for May 13 – May 19, 2017 Spring Outdoors in The Last Green Valley with free guided adventures all over the National Heritage Corridor during the upcoming week! Get outside with “Tackle…

Exploring The Last Green Valley: Hope springs eternal this time of year

May 8, 2017

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,…

Explore the Shetucket River National Recreation Water Trail

May 4, 2017

You are invited to join The Last Green Valley for two fun events: First, paddle the Shetucket River National Recreation Water Trail with Bill and Lois on Sunday, June 4, from  1 – 4 pm.  This is a CT Trails Day event. We will paddle…

2017 Annual Membership Meeting of The Last Green Valley, Inc.

May 2, 2017

Please join us for the 2017 Annual Membership Meeting of The Last Green Valley, Inc. on  Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm in Pomfret, Connecticut. 4:00 – 5:00 pm   Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Hull Forest Products’ Modern Sawmill & Lumber Manufacturing Facility 5:00…

Think Walktober! Plan Your Walktober Now!

May 1, 2017

Think Walktober! Plan Your Walktober Now! The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is gearing up for its 27th fun-filled year of Walktober! The deadline to submit your Walktober activity for inclusion in the program this fall is June 30, 2017. Easy-to-use online forms are available…