Date: Tue December 1, 2020 thru Mon June 14, 2021
Time: spanning six months
Place: The Lyme Preserves are cooperatively owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, The Town of Lyme and The Nature Conservancy.
Contact Email:
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The Lyme Land Trust challenges you to hike during this winter and early spring on the 52 trails of the Lyme Preserves. The challenge ends on June 1. Register your accomplishment by June 14. Please see the 52 Trail Challenge page for more.
The Lyme Land Trust challenges you to hike during this winter and early spring on the 52 trails of the Lyme Preserves. The challenge ends on June 1. Register your accomplishment by June 14. Please see the 52 Trail Challenge page for more.
Date: Sun June 13, 2021
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm
Place: Ballek's Garden Center, 90 Maple Ave., East Haddam
Contact Email:
Lymepollinator@gmail.com
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Create your own pollinator planter, purchase one ready-made, or just buy a selection of pollinator/native plants to take home! Bring your own planter, or purchase one from Ballek’s collection.
- 2:00-2:30 pm – Nancy Ballek will speak about the value of pollinators and how native plants enrich the environment
- 2:30-3:00 pm – Nancy will be available for advice on selecting plants, hands-on planting help (they have soil), best combinations, etc.
Come early… for the food truck (open 10am-3pm)
Stay late… to browse and buy from Ballek’s extensive nursery stock & gifts
Register by emailing Lymepollinator@gmail.com
Limited to 40 participants – Each will receive a coupon for 10% off pollinator planters, Ballek’s selected pollinator/native plants for the event, and pots/containers.
Lyme Pollinator Pathway is an initiative of the Lyme SustainableCT Committee
Create your own pollinator planter, purchase one ready-made, or just buy a selection of pollinator/native plants to take home! Bring your own planter, or purchase one from Ballek’s collection.
- 2:00-2:30 pm – Nancy Ballek will speak about the value of pollinators and how native plants enrich the environment
- 2:30-3:00 pm – Nancy will be available for advice on selecting plants, hands-on planting help (they have soil), best combinations, etc.
Come early… for the food truck (open 10am-3pm)
Stay late… to browse and buy from Ballek’s extensive nursery stock & gifts
Register by emailing Lymepollinator@gmail.com
Limited to 40 participants – Each will receive a coupon for 10% off pollinator planters, Ballek’s selected pollinator/native plants for the event, and pots/containers.
Lyme Pollinator Pathway is an initiative of the Lyme SustainableCT Committee
Photo by Regan Stacey
Date: Sat June 12, 2021
Time: 1:30-2:30 pm
Place: Banningwood Preserve, Town Street, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
reganstacey@gmail.com
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Join our hiking group for elementary school-aged children for the last meeting of the school year. We will have popsicles to celebrate! The hikes will resume in the Fall. Parents are welcome to stay or drop-off.
The Sapling Club is limited to 15 participants per meet-up.
Registration required, please contact Regan Stacey at reganstacey@gmail.com.
The club is organized by two volunteers, Regan Stacey and Angel Santos Burres. Both have children in the LOL school district.
Environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey currently runs the Tree Collective, a program for teens. She owns Awaken the Forest Within, a mindfulness-based practice that helps [re]connect people to nature for the betterment of themselves and the earth
Angel relocated to Old Lyme this fall after 20 years of non-profit work in Greater Boston. Most recently, she was the director of Outdoors Rx, a program of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Angel encouraged families to explore the outdoors together with a focus on local spaces. She is thrilled to explore all of the nearby woods, marshes, lakes, rivers, and ocean and hopes to meet you on the trail.
Join our hiking group for elementary school-aged children for the last meeting of the school year. We will have popsicles to celebrate! The hikes will resume in the Fall. Parents are welcome to stay or drop-off.
The Sapling Club is limited to 15 participants per meet-up.
Registration required, please contact Regan Stacey at reganstacey@gmail.com.
The club is organized by two volunteers, Regan Stacey and Angel Santos Burres. Both have children in the LOL school district.
Environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey currently runs the Tree Collective, a program for teens. She owns Awaken the Forest Within, a mindfulness-based practice that helps [re]connect people to nature for the betterment of themselves and the earth
Angel relocated to Old Lyme this fall after 20 years of non-profit work in Greater Boston. Most recently, she was the director of Outdoors Rx, a program of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Angel encouraged families to explore the outdoors together with a focus on local spaces. She is thrilled to explore all of the nearby woods, marshes, lakes, rivers, and ocean and hopes to meet you on the trail.
Photo by Regan Stacey
Date: Sat June 12, 2021
Time: 3:00-4:30 pm
Place: Lay-Allen Preserve, 33-1 Lords Meadow Lane, Old Lyme, CT
Contact Email:
reganstacey@gmail.com
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Join our hiking group for middle school-aged children for the last meeting of the school year. We will have popsicles to celebrate! The hikes will resume in the Fall.
The Hiking Club is a drop-off/pick-up program. If you are a parent who would like to walk the trails during club time, you are welcome to do so on your own, with other friends/parents, or even bring your dog!
The Hiking Club is limited to 10 participants per meet-up.
The club is organized by two volunteers, Regan Stacey and Angel Santos Burres. Both have children in the LOL school district.
Environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey currently runs the Tree Collective, a Lyme Land Trust program for teens. She owns Awaken the Forest Within, a mindfulness-based practice that helps [re]connect people to nature for the betterment of themselves and the earth
Angel relocated to Old Lyme this fall after 20 years of non-profit work in Greater Boston. Most recently, she was the director of Outdoors Rx, a program of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Angel encouraged families to explore the outdoors together with a focus on local spaces. She is thrilled to explore all of the nearby woods, marshes, lakes, rivers, and ocean and hopes to meet you on the trail.
Join our hiking group for middle school-aged children for the last meeting of the school year. We will have popsicles to celebrate! The hikes will resume in the Fall.
The Hiking Club is a drop-off/pick-up program. If you are a parent who would like to walk the trails during club time, you are welcome to do so on your own, with other friends/parents, or even bring your dog!
The Hiking Club is limited to 10 participants per meet-up.
The club is organized by two volunteers, Regan Stacey and Angel Santos Burres. Both have children in the LOL school district.
Environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey currently runs the Tree Collective, a Lyme Land Trust program for teens. She owns Awaken the Forest Within, a mindfulness-based practice that helps [re]connect people to nature for the betterment of themselves and the earth
Angel relocated to Old Lyme this fall after 20 years of non-profit work in Greater Boston. Most recently, she was the director of Outdoors Rx, a program of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Angel encouraged families to explore the outdoors together with a focus on local spaces. She is thrilled to explore all of the nearby woods, marshes, lakes, rivers, and ocean and hopes to meet you on the trail.
Date: Fri June 11, 2021
Time: 8:00 to 11:30 pm
Place: Register to learn location
Contact Email:
scott.mallory@gmail.com
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Join us for an Astronomy observing session. Bring a folding chair and enjoy the dark sky. Bring binoculars if you have them. Do not feel obligated to do anything more than enjoy the night sky. Ordinary flashlights (white lights) are highly discouraged on the far side of the pond. Use red lens caps or red light flashlights.
Come any time during the session if you park in the lot a short way from the site and walk in. If you have equipment to set up and want to drive to the site, arrive before dark and plan to stay the whole time so you don’t disturb others when you leave.
Leave no trace. Take out what you bring in. No smoking or alcohol consumption. We will follow social distancing guidelines. Please maintain 6’ distance and wear a mask when in close proximity to others. If you look through someone else’s equipment, wear a mask.
Reservations required. scott.mallory@gmail.com. Details will be sent with registration.
Join us for an Astronomy observing session. Bring a folding chair and enjoy the dark sky. Bring binoculars if you have them. Do not feel obligated to do anything more than enjoy the night sky. Ordinary flashlights (white lights) are highly discouraged on the far side of the pond. Use red lens caps or red light flashlights.
Come any time during the session if you park in the lot a short way from the site and walk in. If you have equipment to set up and want to drive to the site, arrive before dark and plan to stay the whole time so you don’t disturb others when you leave.
Leave no trace. Take out what you bring in. No smoking or alcohol consumption. We will follow social distancing guidelines. Please maintain 6’ distance and wear a mask when in close proximity to others. If you look through someone else’s equipment, wear a mask.
Reservations required. scott.mallory@gmail.com. Details will be sent with registration.
Date: Tue June 8, 2021
Time: 9:30 am -11 am
Place: Walbridge Woodlands/Young Preserve, Gungy Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Sue Cope
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This walk has been canceled. Walbridge Woodlands/Young Preserve – Park at Young Preserve Entrance. A longer hike of over 3 miles that will take you on ridges, laurel groves, old wood roads, and past stone outcroppings.
To reserve a space: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
This walk has been canceled. Walbridge Woodlands/Young Preserve – Park at Young Preserve Entrance. A longer hike of over 3 miles that will take you on ridges, laurel groves, old wood roads, and past stone outcroppings.
To reserve a space: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Photo by Sue Cope
Date: Sat June 5, 2021
Time: 9:30am -11:30am
Place: Riverside Preserve
Salem Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
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We invite you to take part in a Community Work Day to improve the site of a Pollinator Meadow and nature trail at the Lyme Land Trust’s Riverside Preserve, a haven for butterflies and other pollinators along the bank of the Eightmile River. Learn to recognize the native and invasive plants in the meadow. Native wildflowers that benefit pollinators will be identified and nurtured. Find out which plants are invasive and help us remove them. Leave with the knowledge and resources to create a pollinator patch of your own.
Bring tools: a pair of work gloves, clippers/loppers, a shovel, and a water bottle.
The walk is sponsored by Lyme Pollinator Pathway, an initiative of the Town of Lyme, and the Lyme Land Trust.
Reservations required: Sue.Cope@lymelandtrust.org
We invite you to take part in a Community Work Day to improve the site of a Pollinator Meadow and nature trail at the Lyme Land Trust’s Riverside Preserve, a haven for butterflies and other pollinators along the bank of the Eightmile River. Learn to recognize the native and invasive plants in the meadow. Native wildflowers that benefit pollinators will be identified and nurtured. Find out which plants are invasive and help us remove them. Leave with the knowledge and resources to create a pollinator patch of your own.
Bring tools: a pair of work gloves, clippers/loppers, a shovel, and a water bottle.
The walk is sponsored by Lyme Pollinator Pathway, an initiative of the Town of Lyme, and the Lyme Land Trust.
Reservations required: Sue.Cope@lymelandtrust.org
Photo: Wendolyn Hill
Date: Tue June 1, 2021
Time: 9:30 -11:30 am
Place: Ravine Trail, Joshuatown Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email:
openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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Ravine Trail (Hadlyme Hills). Meet at Selden Creek Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd. About 1.5 to 2 miles with some challenging terrain
Wendy Hill–Reserve a spot: openspace@townlyme.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Ravine Trail (Hadlyme Hills). Meet at Selden Creek Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd. About 1.5 to 2 miles with some challenging terrain
Wendy Hill–Reserve a spot: openspace@townlyme.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Date: Sun May 23, 2021
Time: 2:00-4:00 pm
Place: Hartman Park Field Entrance, Gungy Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email:
regan@awakentheforestwithin.com
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Awaken your senses and delight in the full emergence of spring. Relax and unwind as we walk along the cedar meadow, forest, and streams of Hartman Park. Mindful invitations to engage with nature will be offered along the way. The walk concludes with a wild-foraged tea.
Parking: Field Entrance, pull-in on the east or west side of Gungy Road, 1/2 mile north of the main parking lot. (about 1.75 miles north of the intersection with Beaver Brook Rd.)
The group is limited to 6 participants. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. Please wear a mask to the parking lot meet-up.
$32.00 per person. Registration required. Lyme Land Trust members receive 15% off with the discount code LLT15.
To register, click here.
Regan Stacy is the founder of Awaken the Forest Within, an organization that offers forest bathing walks. Forest bathing is a supportive practice that invites us to slow down, open our senses, and engage with nature and ourselves as we take in the restorative health benefits of being in the forest. These benefits include lowered stress, blood pressure, and heart rate, increased creativity and focus, and a boost to our immune system. Leave calm and refreshed for the day ahead.
Awaken your senses and delight in the full emergence of spring. Relax and unwind as we walk along the cedar meadow, forest, and streams of Hartman Park. Mindful invitations to engage with nature will be offered along the way. The walk concludes with a wild-foraged tea.
Parking: Field Entrance, pull-in on the east or west side of Gungy Road, 1/2 mile north of the main parking lot. (about 1.75 miles north of the intersection with Beaver Brook Rd.)
The group is limited to 6 participants. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. Please wear a mask to the parking lot meet-up.
$32.00 per person. Registration required. Lyme Land Trust members receive 15% off with the discount code LLT15.
To register, click here.
Regan Stacy is the founder of Awaken the Forest Within, an organization that offers forest bathing walks. Forest bathing is a supportive practice that invites us to slow down, open our senses, and engage with nature and ourselves as we take in the restorative health benefits of being in the forest. These benefits include lowered stress, blood pressure, and heart rate, increased creativity and focus, and a boost to our immune system. Leave calm and refreshed for the day ahead.
Painting By Guy C. Wiggins c.1900
Date: Sat May 22, 2021
Time: All Day
Place: Grassy Hill Preserve, Grassy Hill Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email:
jocelyn@lymeartassociation.org
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The Lyme Art Association will host a paint-out at the Grassy Hill Preserve. For more information.
Next to the Grassy Hill Congregational Church, this open field and wetland area was a favorite scene for the Lyme Art Colony Artists. Guy Wiggin’s famous painting “Church on a Hill” was painted here in 1900 and is on display at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT
Raindate: May 23
The Lyme Art Association will host a paint-out at the Grassy Hill Preserve. For more information.
Next to the Grassy Hill Congregational Church, this open field and wetland area was a favorite scene for the Lyme Art Colony Artists. Guy Wiggin’s famous painting “Church on a Hill” was painted here in 1900 and is on display at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT
Raindate: May 23
