Spring Outdoors is March 20 to June 20!
Join TLGV and our partners for a season of adventures all spring long. The Spring Outdoors online calendar will be available in early March. We will be updating it regularly as the season progresses so please check back often. Spring in New England is filled…
Calling All Photographers!
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is searching for 24 photos capturing the unique spirit of the National Heritage Corridor. The selected images will appear in the 2026 TLGV Calendars and hang proudly in businesses and homes throughout the National Heritage Corridor and beyond! The…
TLGV Seeks Full-Time Development Director
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is seeking an engaging and dynamic professional with at least five years of successful non-profit fundraising and development experience to become our Development Director. The Development Director will be the driving force behind TLGV’s fundraising efforts and will play…
Avian Influenza Resources
Here at The Last Green Valley we are NOT experts on avian influenza. Our efforts here are to collect the important and most up to date information and share it with you. There are resources and information available regarding avian influenza, its current status and…
Finding Tracks in The Last Green Valley
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
2 pm, 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…
TLGV Members Only Adventure: Maple Sugaring Workshop
Due to recent weather conditions, please note the date of this program has been changed to Saturday, March 1, 10 am, Bright Acres Farm Sugar House, 46 Old Kings Highway, Hampton, CT. Difficulty: Easy. Join TLGV at Bright Acres Farm Sugar House in beautiful Hampton…
Dark Sky Preservation Series, Part I: Light Pollution 101
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
“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…