Healthy, fresh food still found at winter farmers markets
In the past 10 years, The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor has seen a dramatic increase in the number of farmers markets, as well as a greater number of vendors and variety of products available. From any town within the National Heritage Corridor, a…
TLGV Acorn Adventure – Eagle Eyes on Jan. 26
Join TLGV on a bald eagle Acorn Adventure 10 – 11:30 a.m. Jan. 26 at Roseland Park, 205 Roseland Park Road, Woodstock, CT. Children and their families are invited to join The Last Green Valley’s Chief Ranger Bill Reid and Horizon’s Wings Mary Beth Kaeser…
TLGV Member Program – Bald Eagles in The Last Green Valley on Jan. 19
Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Jan. 19 at TLGV offices, 203B Main Street, Danielson, CT. Geared to adults, this two-part program will begin at the conference room of The Last Green Valley office in Danielson with a power point presentation on…
DATE CHANGE – Winter Solstice Hike with TLGV Chief Ranger Bill Reid
Winter Solstice Hike with TLGV Chief Ranger Bill Reid NEW DATE – December 23, 10 a.m. to noon Goodwin Forest and Conservation Center 23 Potter Road, Hampton, CT 06247 Join Chief Ranger Bill Reid for a Winter Solstice Hike on the first day of winter…
We’re Sprucing Up Our Website – With Your Help!
We’d like to hear your thoughts on our website as we try to make it as user friendly as possible for you. Please take our survey to help us make the changes you’d like to see. We promise it will only take a few minutes.…
Majestic white pine green all winter
Winter is the time of the pine here in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. Pines and other conifers make up only 12 percent of the tree species in the region and for most of the year, deciduous oak, hickory, maple and birch trees…
December is no reason to stay inside
The morning of Nov. 16 we awoke to several inches of snow on the ground. By Thanksgiving week, green grass was visible again with the storm’s remainder slowly melting in piles at roadside edges and parking lots. Accumulated snow in November is a rare occurrence,…
A night with saw-whet owl an enlightening experience
I snapped on my headlamp as we approached a small grove of pine and hemlock trees. We had parked our cars along the edge of a hillside field and trudged about 100 yards toward the dark woods. A sliver of moon sat on the horizon,…
Remember our region’s veterans and their sacrifices
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month 100 years ago, the hostilities of World War I ended. Originally called Armistice Day, today is Veterans Day, our national holiday to honor U.S. veterans and casualties of all wars. Veterans Day is always…