Time: 9:00 - 11:00ish am
Place: Register to learn location, Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join retired DEEP forester Emery Gluck for a talk and walk to an uncommon stand of pitch pine on the ledges above Selden Creek. Pitch pine, also known as candlewood, was once prevalent on the Connecticut landscape. It provided torches for early settlers (hence the name Candlewood), as well as lumber, tar, and turpentine; and is host to rare wildlife. Now, because of loss of habitat, it is a very uncommon sight. On the site we will visit, pitch pine thrives because of human intervention. Emery Gluck will explain how human forest management promotes the survival of trees like pitch pine.
We will walk ½ mile off-trail with some bush-whacking, partly on private land, to get to the site with a breathtaking overlook of Selden Creek and the CT River, on the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Wear long pants, sturdy shoes and tick protection. Bring your own water. Walking sticks are recommended.
Sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust and Town of Lyme.
Registration required. When you register, you will be told the location to meet: openspace@townlyme.org
