Join TLGV For A Letterboxing Acorn Adventure
Join us for an Acorn Adventure detective mission and learn all about Letterboxing, or use your Letterboxing skills to help the group! The Acorn Adventure will be March 23, 1-3 p.m. Camp Laurel, 175 Clubhouse Road, Lebanon CT Do you like to be outside? Do you…
Join Us For A Spring Outdoors Kick-Off Hike!
Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid for our annual “First Day of Spring” Vernal Equinox hike and kick off to TLGV’s Spring Outdoors program, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 20. This year we’ll make the trek to Breakneck Pond at Bigelow State Park in Union,…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Exploring Old Furnace State Park worth the trip
Old Furnace State Park in Danielson is only 12 miles from my house, so we frequently visit on those spur-of-the-moment mornings when someone says, “hey let’s go for a hike somewhere.” Winter is a great time of year to hike in our state forests and…
Sights, sounds announce impending arrival of spring
Exploring The Last Green Valley, Sunday, March 3, 2019 “No winter lasts forever, so spring skips its turn.” — Hal Borland Welcome to March, when days are longer, the sun suddenly feels warm on your face, and spring will finally arrive in just a few…
Trout hatchery has much more than fish
The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor is rich with many locations perfect for outdoor recreation. Thousands of acres of parks and forests with hundreds of miles of trails await your exploratory spirit. There is one location in the Central Village section of Plainfield I…
Share Your Voice, Your Vision For The Last Green Valley
So far, more than 100 people have participated in our community conversations to help shape a vision for The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. We are far from done with these conversations and we still want to hear from you. Please give five minutes…
Our region is defined by those who came before us
“With these thoughts I leave, asking you to give your hearts to wisdom, restraining yourself from selfishness, and living for the good of others.” – James L. Smith Every February since 1976 the United States has celebrated the achievements of African Americans during Black History Month.…
Tiny black-capped chickadee has big personality
To watch the antics of a black-capped chickadee is to witness a diminutive bird with the spirit and determination of a much larger animal. A frequent visitor to winter bird feeders, this tiny bird with beautiful black and white plumage is a favorite of many…
Feed songbirds in winter, not mammals
Old man winter rode the polar vortex across the country into New England – bringing single digits at dawn – twice these last two weeks. Despite the deep cold, so far this year The Last Green Valley has been spared major blizzards, Winter conditions create…