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Let Your Green Lights Shine

February 11, 2015

Get your green lights glowing in support of The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor! Everyone is invited to join the fun in this slightly off-kilter midwinter celebration. Participation is simple – just display a green light from February 15 – March 17. Change a…

February 10 Water Subcommittee Meeting

February 9, 2015

The Water Subcommittee will meet on Tuesday, February 10, as planned but the meeting time has been moved to 10 a.m. (instead of 9 a.m.) in order to give everyone more time to shovel out. Drive safely!

The December and January Quiz Winners Are…

February 4, 2015

We admit, with the holidays and all this snow, that time has flown by much too quickly over the last two months.  As a result, we missed changing our December quiz question when January rolled around.  So now we get to announce two winners drawn…

Ranger Marcy’s February Acorn Adventure

February 4, 2015

Postponed until Saturday, February 21, from 1-3 pm.  Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure. Meet at Buffumville Lake Boat Ramp, 229-B Oxford Rd., Charlton, MA. The Last Green Valley invites your family and all of your little Acorns to join us each month! This month, join TLGV…

February Member Program

February 4, 2015

Tour of Windham Textile and History Museum on Saturday, February 14, from 10 – 11:30 am.  411 Main Street, Willimantic, CT.  Cost is  $4 per person, payable at the door. Join us on Saturday, February 14, to tour the Windham Textile and History Museum with…

Bald Eagles Love The Last Green Valley

February 4, 2015

For the sixth year in a row, 35 hearty volunteers braved the bitter cold to count bald eagles during the Midwinter Eagle Survey on January 10. TLGV organized teams at 20 different locations on the Quinebaug, Shetucket, Willimantic, and Natchaug Rivers, as well as 11…

Good News for the New Year!

December 29, 2014

We are pleased to announce that Congress has taken a significant step to ensure the future of this special place. Because we are blessed with significant natural, cultural, and historic resources of national importance, Congress has extended the National Heritage Corridor’s ability to receive federal…

This Month’s Winner Is….

December 3, 2014

Maggie M. from Sterling, CT, is the winner of the November website Quiz, which asked, “Who was this year’s “Mr. Walktober” and what is his career (ie: butcher, baker, candlestick maker)?  She correctly identified Nick Bellantoni, state archaeologist (recently retired) as this year’s Mr. Walktober.  …

The Last Green Valley is Offering Wonderful Gifts this Holiday Season!

December 1, 2014

‘Tis the season to give, and The Last Green Valley is a wonderful gift. The 35 towns in northeastern Connecticut and south central Massachusetts each have something unique and different for you to love and share with your friends and family.  Gifts of membership and…