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Finding Tracks in The Last Green Valley

February 6, 2025

A few weeks ago, The Last Green Valley woke to a crisp winter morning. Soft, wet snow fell overnight, and the storm had blown itself out, replaced by a stiff breeze and clearing skies — perfect conditions for wildlife tracking. I grabbed my coat and…

Acorn Adventure: Tricky Tracking

February 6, 2025

10 am, Feb. 23, Joshua’s Trust’s Atwood Farm: 624 Wormwood Hill Rd., Mansfield Center, CT. Difficulty: Easy. Have you ever wondered what animals roam your backyard? If you know how to look, they leave all kinds of signs. Learn how to identify different tracks and track…

TLGV Members Only Adventure: Maple Sugaring Workshop

February 6, 2025

10 am, Feb. 22, Bright Acres Farm Sugar House, 46 Old Kings Highway, Hampton, CT. Difficulty: Easy. Join TLGV at Bright Acres Farm Sugar House in beautiful Hampton to see how a modern sugar house operates from sap to syrup. Bright Acres uses the latest technology,…

Dark Sky Preservation Series, Part I: Light Pollution 101

February 6, 2025

6 pm, Feb. 11, Mansfield Public Library, 54 Warrenville Rd., Mansfield, CT. Join TLGV’s Lead Night Sky Rangers Geoff and Kim McLean to learn the basics of light pollution reduction. Geoff and Kim are experienced night sky educators with more than three decades of engineering experience…

Finding Beauty in January Freshly Fallen Snow

January 8, 2025

“On this day of bleak cold, the earth seems dead. Yet every northern field and hillside, like a child, has seeds and powers of growth locked within it. From cocoon to bur on a winter’s day, there is everywhere life, dormant but waiting,” By Edwin…

Acorn Adventure For Families: The Story of Bald Eagles – Jan. 18

January 8, 2025

Children and their families are invited to join The Last Green Valley’s Chief Ranger Bill Reid at 10 am on Jan. 18 at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Rd., Woodstock, CT, to experience just how big a bald eagle’s wings are, how huge their eyes…

Soaring Over the Last Green Valley: A Walk to See Bald Eagles – Jan. 25

January 8, 2025

Bald eagles return to The Last Green Valley in great numbers each January. Some seek open waters for hunting, others are returning to their nests to rebuild and prepare for chicks. Join TLGV Chief Ranger Bill Reid at 10 am on Jan. 11 and 25…

A Mars Party Night Sky Adventure for the Whole Family – Jan. 18

January 7, 2025

Join TLGV and Lebanon Historical Society for a family-friendly Mars Party from 5-8 pm, Jan. 18 (weather date: Jan. 25) at Lebanon Historical Society, 856 Trumbull Hwy., Lebanon, CT. TLGV Lead Night Sky Rangers Geoff and Kim McLean will start showing us the planets with…

A 21+ Mars Party Night Sky Adventure – Jan. 17

January 7, 2025

Join TLGV and Westford Hill Distillers for a 21 and over Mars Party from 5-8 pm, Jan. 17 (weather date: Jan. 24) at Westford Hill Distillers, 196 Chatey Rd., Ashford, CT. TLGV Lead Night Sky Rangers Geoff and Kim McLean will start showing us the…