The Avon Land Trust is proud to announce it has received grant of $20,525
The Avon Land Trust is proud to announce it has received a very generous grant of $20,525 from the Richard P. Garmany Fund. The grant will be used to make major improvements to three of our properties. Richard P. Garmany was an avid skier, tennis player, boater, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and the great outdoors. He had a long, distinguished career at Aetna, where he was beloved by his many colleagues. Richard P. Garmany was also a resident of Avon.
The Avon Land Trust is receiving a grant for $4,000 from Avon Greater Together (AGT)
It’s now OFFICIAL! The Avon Land Trust is receiving a grant for $4,000 from Avon Greater Together (AGT). AGT is like a subsidiary or satellite of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, but Hartford Foundation created town-specific boards that are closely attuned to the unique needs of each town. They have conducted two surveys in recent years, and have their ears to the ground, and run a tight ship. We are all on the side of angels — on the same team, pulling together to make the Avon community a better place to live for our children and grandchildren. THANKS AVON GREATER TOGETHER!
The Avon Land Trust partnered with the Avon Free Public Library
The Avon Land Trust partnered with the Avon Free Public Library to host a Birds of Prey presentation by Horizon Wings, a bird rehabilitation Center located in Ashford CT. Over 165 people attended – a new record for an ALT event! Attendees got to learn all about raptors, owls and eagles.
Avon Land Trust Awarded Grant from Connecticut Water Company
The Avon Land Trust was very pleased to get some good news today! The Connecticut Water Company awarded us a grant for $500, to improve our trails at Oakes Preserve, an important Avon watershed area. Of all the different utility companies out there here in CT, you have to love Connecticut Water for the way they give back to the community!
Thanks, Rick Dubiel, Co-President
Puerto Vallarta fundraiser
The Avon Land Trust would like to thank everyone who supported us by attending our Puerto Vallarta fundraiser on 1/5/23. This was our second fundraiser and it was very successful in raising needed funds for our mission of preserving open space, providing hiking trails for public enjoyment, improving wildlife habitat, and providing environmental educational programming. Muchas Gracias!
Talk and Walk at Oakes Preserve 2022
We had absolutely halcyon weather and brilliant foliage for our Talk and Walk at Oakes Preserve. About 22 people were in attendance for a talk on the history of the parcel by our historian Janet Conner. Noted Avon historian Nora Howard talked about her family’s history there, and how the parcel was acquired by the land trust. Co-presidents Bob Breckinridge and Rick Dubiel then talked about the history and role of the land trust, what we have done to the property to improve it for both wildlife and public enjoyment, and what our future plans are. Special thanks to trail master Scott Lewis for his hard work to make significant improvement to the hillside trail in time for the event. The event concluded with a hike around the former ice pond known as Lake Erie.
Recent grant support for our work!
The Avon Land Trust is very grateful to receive two grants recently. One grant was from CT Water Company, to help improve water conditions at Lake Erie, at our Oakes Preserve. The other grant was from CVS Health, in recognition of volunteer hours donated by an employee. Grants like these help us implement aspirational projects that have been on our wish list. Thanks CVS and CT Water!
First Volunteer of the Year Award goes to…..
The Avon Land Trust is honored to present its first Volunteer of the Year Award to Gerry LaChance, for his indefatigable work maintaining our series of trails. A framed certificate and gift card were presented to Gerry recently. Gerry is a retired teacher in the Avon School System. We deeply appreciate all his hard work, as do the many people who make use of our trail system!
Avon Land Trust co-sponsors Bobcat presentation
On March 25, 2021, the Avon Land Trust, together with the Avon Free Public Library, sponsored a presentation on Bobcats in CT. Over 200 people registered for the event, across New England!
The bobcat is the only wild cat found in Connecticut and the most common wild cat in North America. The presentation focused on the natural history of bobcats in Connecticut. Once considered a threat to agriculture and game species as well as a high value on its pelts the state had concerns that the bobcat population could be over harvested. So, in 1972 the bobcat was reclassified as a protected fur bearer in Connecticut with no hunting or trapping seasons. DEEP will be conducting a study of bobcats in the Farmington Valley in 2021
The presentation was given by CT DEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist Gail Cameron. Gail graduated from the College of Agriculture at UCONN and went on to work for more than 44 years at the Yale Medical School. She is Vice President and Environmental Stewardship Chair of the Sleeping Giant Park Association and volunteers on multiple projects with Connecticut Audubon. She is also president of the Hamden Land Trust.
Recent Posts
- The Avon Land Trust has recently re-activated its Acquisition Committee
- The Avon Land Trust is proud to announce it has received grant of $20,525
- The Avon Land Trust is receiving a grant for $4,000 from Avon Greater Together (AGT)
- The Avon Land Trust partnered with the Avon Free Public Library
- Avon Land Trust Awarded Grant from Connecticut Water Company