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Join TLGV to Help Plan Regional America 250 Programming

January 31, 2024

We’ve been working with our partners to outline plans for America 250 and would love to hear from you too. Join us for a meeting where we will further define regional efforts and announce a funding opportunity. We will meet both in person and on…

Keeping The Last Green Valley Clean and Green!

January 31, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

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

December 11, 2023

“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…

people sit around a large stone fire pit celebrating the winter solstice.

Join Us For A Winter Solstice Hike & Bonfire

November 29, 2023

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

November 8, 2023

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

October 18, 2023

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,…