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Guided Hikes, Paddles & Pedals Beckon You to Spring Outdoors!

May 1, 2017

Guided Hikes, Paddles & Pedals Beckon You to Spring Outdoors! Your Spring Outdoors opportunities for fun from May 6 – May 12, 2017. This week Spring Outdoors in The Last Green Valley beckons you to take advantage of a variety of free guided adventures all…

Exploring The Last Green Valley: Nature’s Early Bloomer: Discovering Bloodroot

May 1, 2017

Exploring The Last Green Valley: Nature’s Early Bloomer: Discovering Bloodroot One of our Last Green Valley members will occasionally stop by our office to visit, find out what’s new and share information. She has wonderful woods and gardens around her house in Killingly and enjoys…

Tweets, Paddles, Plants, Festivals, Caches & a Country Tour!

April 24, 2017

Tweets, Paddles, Plants, Festivals, Caches & a Country Tour! Your Spring Outdoors choices for April 29 – May 5, 2017. Mayday, mayday, it is almost May Day in The Last Green Valley, and Spring Outdoors moves from woods to water to downtown all over the…

The Return of the Bald Eagle – a Perfect Way to Celebrate Earth Day

April 24, 2017

I can think of no better way to recognize Earth Day – today – than to explore our region’s success with the return of bald eagles. When Earth Day began in 1970, the bald eagle had been reduced dramatically in numbers. They were only found…

TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure Pond & Field Discoveries at the Fish Hatchery

April 20, 2017

TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure Pond & Field Discoveries at the Fish Hatchery in The Last Green Valley! Sunday, May 21st, 2017, 1 – 2:30 pm Meet at the parking area at the Quinebaug Valley Fish Hatchery, 141 Trout Hatchery Rd., Central Village (Plainfield), CT…

Exploring The Last Green Valley: Earth Day continues to grow, change

April 19, 2017

Next Saturday is Earth Day and I wanted to share my thoughts about this special annual event and urge you to join with others in your community to celebrate our one and only planet Earth. Each April 22, we are asked again to consider the…

Spring Outdoors into the Dirt, Trails and Waters to Celebrate Earth Day!

April 19, 2017

April 22 – April 28, 2017 Spring Outdoors is all about nature and natural resources this week as Earth Day nears! Start by digging into the dirt with these soil and gardening choices on Saturday, April 22nd. The Town of Mansfield’s “Build Your Own Rain…

Raptors, Red Giants, Tech Talk, Wearable Art, a Fair & More!

April 12, 2017

As Earth Day approaches, this week’s Spring Outdoors leaders extend invitations to some naturally-terrific places. Horizon Wings in Ashford, Goodwin Forest in Hampton, the “Mill Museum” in Willimantic, Quinebaug Valley Community College and Cat Hollow in Killingly, and Sprague Land Trust’s preserve in Franklin are…

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Earth Month Cleanups Abound!

April 11, 2017

Join your family, friends, and neighbors in sprucing up The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor – join a cleanup and make a difference! Funding for many of these cleanups has been provided in part by The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV). Visit www.thelastgreenvalley.org for…