Upcoming Events

SOLD OUT – Winter Solstice Luminary Walk along Roaring Brook

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Wendolyn Hill
Date: Sat December 21, 2024
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm
Place: Banningwood Preserve. 19 Town St., Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
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Sold Out. Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a Luminary Walk along Roaring Brook. Renew your connection with yourself and the Earth as we tap into nature’s rhythms and the four elements of earth, fire, water, and air on a guided meditative walk. A small closing ceremony will take place at the water’s edge as we then prepare for our return walk along the illuminated path. A restorative time of year, the winter solstice marks a solar turning point, where the darkest day turns the corner to renewed light and we welcome the season of winter—a rebirth of the sun.

Registration: FREE (donations to support Regan‘s offerings to the community are welcome)

Please register here. 

Regan Stacey is an artist and environmentalist whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our beautiful planet, Earth. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing walks, spiritual life coaching, and mindfulness training. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Find out more about her work at reganstacey.com


 

Sold Out. Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a Luminary Walk along Roaring Brook. Renew your connection with yourself and the Earth as we tap into nature’s rhythms and the four elements of earth, fire, water, and air on a guided meditative walk. A small closing ceremony will take place at the water’s edge as we then prepare for our return walk along the illuminated path. A restorative time of year, the winter solstice marks a solar turning point, where the darkest day turns the corner to renewed light and we welcome the season of winter—a rebirth of the sun.

Registration: FREE (donations to support Regan‘s offerings to the community are welcome)

Please register here. 

Regan Stacey is an artist and environmentalist whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our beautiful planet, Earth. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing walks, spiritual life coaching, and mindfulness training. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Find out more about her work at reganstacey.com


Family Trail Time with Tori

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Date: Sun December 22, 2024
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Roaring Brook Preserve, Day Hill Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com
Presenter: Tori Harris
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Take a walk to the refreshing waters of Roaring Brook.  Map of Roaring Brook Preserve. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!


Take a walk to the refreshing waters of Roaring Brook.  Map of Roaring Brook Preserve. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!


Tree Collective- Teen Hike and Steward Group Meet-up

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Date: Sun December 22, 2024
Time: 1:00-3:30 pm
Place: Register to learn location
Contact Email: reganstacey@gmail.com
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The Tree Collective is a program designed to engage young conservationists ages 14-18 in outdoor fun and education while working to maintain trails in our beautiful town of Lyme, CT. It is sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust under the leadership of environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey. Each time we meet, we offer a different topic, often with a hike and trail work in a selected preserve.

Tools and gloves provided.

For more information. 

Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.

Click on flyer to enlarge.

 


The Tree Collective is a program designed to engage young conservationists ages 14-18 in outdoor fun and education while working to maintain trails in our beautiful town of Lyme, CT. It is sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust under the leadership of environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey. Each time we meet, we offer a different topic, often with a hike and trail work in a selected preserve.

Tools and gloves provided.

For more information. 

Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.

Click on flyer to enlarge.

 


Imagining Lyme–Photo Submission Deadline – Fall

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Rochelle Davis, Fall 2023 Photo of Distinction
Date: Tue December 31, 2024
Time: midnight
Place: Submit photos to Imagining Lyme website
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
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Submit up to three of your favorite photos to share. The Lyme Land Trust program Imagining Lyme: A Visual Exploration of Lyme’s Preserves encourages everyone to expand their visual awareness and highlight the beauty of the Lyme preserves owned by the Lyme Land Trust, the Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, or the State of CT  by taking photographs prompted by inspiration from professional photographers and artists. Amateur photographers may submit photos. Photographers do not have to be residents of Lyme but all photos must be taken in Lyme in any of these places:

  1. Lyme Preserves owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, and the State of CT.  View a map of the preserves
  2. Pollinator/wildlife habitat with native plants in Lyme – May be in a backyard, local farm, preserve or in a Lyme Pollinator Pathway garden in Lyme, CT.
  3. Trail 53 – The clear sky above Lyme.

For more information and to submit photos


Submit up to three of your favorite photos to share. The Lyme Land Trust program Imagining Lyme: A Visual Exploration of Lyme’s Preserves encourages everyone to expand their visual awareness and highlight the beauty of the Lyme preserves owned by the Lyme Land Trust, the Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, or the State of CT  by taking photographs prompted by inspiration from professional photographers and artists. Amateur photographers may submit photos. Photographers do not have to be residents of Lyme but all photos must be taken in Lyme in any of these places:

  1. Lyme Preserves owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, and the State of CT.  View a map of the preserves
  2. Pollinator/wildlife habitat with native plants in Lyme – May be in a backyard, local farm, preserve or in a Lyme Pollinator Pathway garden in Lyme, CT.
  3. Trail 53 – The clear sky above Lyme.

For more information and to submit photos


New Year’s Day 2025 Hike with the Lyme Land Trust

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Date: Wed January 1, 2025
Time: Various times
Place: 3 different locations in Lyme
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
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Start 2025 off with a refreshing hike in the Lyme woods. The Lyme Land Trust is offering three walks this year. Register with the walk leader for the time and location you prefer. Space is limited. You may sign up for more than one walk if space and time permits.

  • 10:00 am: Gillette Castle State Park – Family Trail Time with Tori.  Join Tori and family, including 3 yr old Kade and 1 yr old Quinn, for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit! Meet at the parking lot of Gillette Castle near the visitor center. Gillette Castle State Park, 67 River Rd, East Haddam, CT.
    Register:  vharris1391@gmail.com
  • 10:00 am to 12:30ish pm: Pleasant Valley Preserve with Tony Irving.  Notice glacial geology and its effect on colonial agricultural practices on a moderate 3.5-mile walk with a long gentle incline to a spectacular overlook. Meet at pull-in parking lot, Macintosh Rd, Lyme, about 1/4 mile west of the intersection of Macintosh road and Rte 156.
    Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
  • 1:00 to 3:30ish pm: Johnston Preserve with Wendy Hill: Hike to beautiful overlook vistas of the hills of Lyme and to the highest point in Lyme at the headwaters of three watersheds. A moderate 2.5 plus miles. Meet at Johnston Preserve parking lot on the south side of Rte 82, about 1.5  miles east of the Hadlyme Country Market and 2 miles west of the intersection of Rte 82 and Rte. 156, Lyme.
    Register: openspace@townlyme.org

For more information about the preserves and directions.  Everyone is welcome. End times are approximate. Allow extra time. Bring a bottle of water. Inclement weather cancels. Check for updates on the LLT website.


Start 2025 off with a refreshing hike in the Lyme woods. The Lyme Land Trust is offering three walks this year. Register with the walk leader for the time and location you prefer. Space is limited. You may sign up for more than one walk if space and time permits.

  • 10:00 am: Gillette Castle State Park – Family Trail Time with Tori.  Join Tori and family, including 3 yr old Kade and 1 yr old Quinn, for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit! Meet at the parking lot of Gillette Castle near the visitor center. Gillette Castle State Park, 67 River Rd, East Haddam, CT.
    Register:  vharris1391@gmail.com
  • 10:00 am to 12:30ish pm: Pleasant Valley Preserve with Tony Irving.  Notice glacial geology and its effect on colonial agricultural practices on a moderate 3.5-mile walk with a long gentle incline to a spectacular overlook. Meet at pull-in parking lot, Macintosh Rd, Lyme, about 1/4 mile west of the intersection of Macintosh road and Rte 156.
    Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
  • 1:00 to 3:30ish pm: Johnston Preserve with Wendy Hill: Hike to beautiful overlook vistas of the hills of Lyme and to the highest point in Lyme at the headwaters of three watersheds. A moderate 2.5 plus miles. Meet at Johnston Preserve parking lot on the south side of Rte 82, about 1.5  miles east of the Hadlyme Country Market and 2 miles west of the intersection of Rte 82 and Rte. 156, Lyme.
    Register: openspace@townlyme.org

For more information about the preserves and directions.  Everyone is welcome. End times are approximate. Allow extra time. Bring a bottle of water. Inclement weather cancels. Check for updates on the LLT website.


Tuesday Trek: Selden Creek Preserve – Kristina

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Date: Tue January 7, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Selden Creek Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd.
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina
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Hike to both overlooks and view the creek in winter. 2 miles.  Steep in parts.

Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Hike to both overlooks and view the creek in winter. 2 miles.  Steep in parts.

Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Workshop – Propagating Pollinator Plants from Seed

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Native plant seedlings, Photo by Diana Fiske
Date: Sun January 12, 2025
Time: 3:00-4:15 pm
Place: Lyme Grange Hall, 2 Sterling City Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: lymepollinator@gmail.com
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Including native plants in your garden is a great way to help pollinators. Expand your native plantings inexpensively by growing them yourself from seed. Join the Lyme Pollinator Pathway for this workshop with Jim Sirch Watch a slideshow to learn about the various native plants that can be grown from seed, discover different germination requirements for different kinds of seeds, and learn hands-on how to plant a plastic gallon jug filled with a seed selection to stratify over the winter. Proper after-care will be discussed.

Space is limited. Registration required: lymepollinator@gmail.com

Save your empty gallon plastic milk/cider jugs. There will be a few plastic jugs available for those without. Bring garden gloves and a good pair of scissors or sheers to cut the plastic. Other materials will be supplied.

Jim Sirch is the recently retired Education Coordinator at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. He is on the board of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust and the CT Native Plant Working Group. A certified CT Master Gardener, Jim gives talks throughout the state on gardening for pollinators and growing native plants from seed and is dedicated to helping improve backyard biodiversity. Jim also authors a weekly nature blog at www.beyondyourbackdoor.net

Co-sponsored by the Lyme Pollinator Pathway and Lyme Grange CT 147


Including native plants in your garden is a great way to help pollinators. Expand your native plantings inexpensively by growing them yourself from seed. Join the Lyme Pollinator Pathway for this workshop with Jim Sirch Watch a slideshow to learn about the various native plants that can be grown from seed, discover different germination requirements for different kinds of seeds, and learn hands-on how to plant a plastic gallon jug filled with a seed selection to stratify over the winter. Proper after-care will be discussed.

Space is limited. Registration required: lymepollinator@gmail.com

Save your empty gallon plastic milk/cider jugs. There will be a few plastic jugs available for those without. Bring garden gloves and a good pair of scissors or sheers to cut the plastic. Other materials will be supplied.

Jim Sirch is the recently retired Education Coordinator at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. He is on the board of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust and the CT Native Plant Working Group. A certified CT Master Gardener, Jim gives talks throughout the state on gardening for pollinators and growing native plants from seed and is dedicated to helping improve backyard biodiversity. Jim also authors a weekly nature blog at www.beyondyourbackdoor.net

Co-sponsored by the Lyme Pollinator Pathway and Lyme Grange CT 147


Tuesday Trek: Beebe Preserve – Jim

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Date: Tue January 14, 2025
Time: 9:00
Place: Meet at the parking lot on Old Grassy Hill Road.
Contact Email: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim
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Gentle 1-mile loop includes an overlook of a beaver wetland and many interesting stone formations along the way. If weather conditions allow, this trek may be suitable for snow shoes or cross-country skis.

Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Gentle 1-mile loop includes an overlook of a beaver wetland and many interesting stone formations along the way. If weather conditions allow, this trek may be suitable for snow shoes or cross-country skis.

Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Tuesday Trek: Plimpton Preserve – Tony

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Date: Tue January 21, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Park along Sterling City Road by Stone Post Road, across from the preserve entrance.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
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This 2+ mile hike represents some of the early history of land use in Lyme. Some moderate inclines, but well worth the walk.

Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


This 2+ mile hike represents some of the early history of land use in Lyme. Some moderate inclines, but well worth the walk.

Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Astronomy Observing Session

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Date: Sat January 25, 2025
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Place: Trail 53 Observatory
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
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Young or old, experienced, or totally unfamiliar, we look forward to exposing you to our uniquely dark skies here in Lyme. We have several different telescopes that are on display including a 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent observatory.

Registration required. Upon registration you will receive a link to directions and observing session guidelines.

For more information and to register: Astronomy Events


Young or old, experienced, or totally unfamiliar, we look forward to exposing you to our uniquely dark skies here in Lyme. We have several different telescopes that are on display including a 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent observatory.

Registration required. Upon registration you will receive a link to directions and observing session guidelines.

For more information and to register: Astronomy Events


Family Trail Time with Tori

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Date: Sun January 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Johnston Preserve, Rte 82, Lyme CT
Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com
Presenter: Tori Harris
!!! seems it only displays well the 2nd time? ugh.

Walk to the highest point in Lyme. Meet at Johnston Preserve parking lot on the south side of Rte 82, about 1.5  miles east of the Hadlyme Country Market and 2 miles west of the intersection of Rte 82 and Rte. 156, Lyme. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!


Walk to the highest point in Lyme. Meet at Johnston Preserve parking lot on the south side of Rte 82, about 1.5  miles east of the Hadlyme Country Market and 2 miles west of the intersection of Rte 82 and Rte. 156, Lyme. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!


Tree Collective- Teen Hike and Steward Group Meet-up

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Date: Sun January 26, 2025
Time: 1:00-3:30 pm
Place: Register to learn location
Contact Email: reganstacey@gmail.com
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The Tree Collective is a program designed to engage young conservationists ages 14-18 in outdoor fun and education while working to maintain trails in our beautiful town of Lyme, CT. It is sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust under the leadership of environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey. Each time we meet, we offer a different topic, often with a hike and trail work in a selected preserve.

Tools and gloves provided.

For more information. 

Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.

Click on flyer to enlarge.

 


The Tree Collective is a program designed to engage young conservationists ages 14-18 in outdoor fun and education while working to maintain trails in our beautiful town of Lyme, CT. It is sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust under the leadership of environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey. Each time we meet, we offer a different topic, often with a hike and trail work in a selected preserve.

Tools and gloves provided.

For more information. 

Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.

Click on flyer to enlarge.

 


Tuesday Trek: Patrell and Chapal Farm Preserve – Quinn

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Patrell bridge
Date: Tue January 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Parking area on Baker Lane in East Haddam.
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
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There are several short trails on this preserve that the Lyme Land Trust shares with East Haddam. Lets explore them all.

Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


There are several short trails on this preserve that the Lyme Land Trust shares with East Haddam. Lets explore them all.

Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Special Winter Session

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Date: Sat February 1, 2025
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Place: Trail 53 Observatory
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
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Special session. Many planets and the moon will be out. Starting early to attempt to observe Neptune slipping behind the Moon’s dark limb at 5:00p.

Young or old, experienced, or totally unfamiliar, we look forward to exposing you to our uniquely dark skies here in Lyme. We have several different telescopes that are on display including a 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent observatory.

Registration required. Upon registration you will receive a link to directions and observing session guidelines.

For more information and to register: Astronomy Events


Special session. Many planets and the moon will be out. Starting early to attempt to observe Neptune slipping behind the Moon’s dark limb at 5:00p.

Young or old, experienced, or totally unfamiliar, we look forward to exposing you to our uniquely dark skies here in Lyme. We have several different telescopes that are on display including a 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent observatory.

Registration required. Upon registration you will receive a link to directions and observing session guidelines.

For more information and to register: Astronomy Events


Tuesday Trek: Mt Archer Woods/Eno Preserve – Wendy

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Tues Trek Mindy and Jan Mt Archer
Date: Tue February 4, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Mt. Archer Woods parking lot on Mt Archer Rd.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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We will walk a 3.3-mile loop. When the leaves are gone, there are views of Long Island Sound from the yellow trail.

Contact: openspace@townlyme.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


We will walk a 3.3-mile loop. When the leaves are gone, there are views of Long Island Sound from the yellow trail.

Contact: openspace@townlyme.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Tuesday Trek: Nehantic State Forest – Kristina

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Date: Tue February 11, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Keeny Rd parking lot in northeast section.  See map -NehanticNewWeb
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina
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Walk the Neyantaquit Blue Trail and hike to the top of Nickerson Hill and a beautiful vista.  3.5 miles or so.  Meet at the Keeny Rd parking lot in northeast section.  See map –NehanticNewWeb

Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Walk the Neyantaquit Blue Trail and hike to the top of Nickerson Hill and a beautiful vista.  3.5 miles or so.  Meet at the Keeny Rd parking lot in northeast section.  See map –NehanticNewWeb

Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Tuesday Trek: Banningwood Preserve – Jim

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Fall Day in Banningwood by Rochelle Davis
Date: Tue February 18, 2025
Time: 9:00
Place: Meet at the parking lot on Town Street/Route 82.
Contact Email: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim
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Mostly gentle 1.5-mile traverses a variety of interesting habitats including the floodplain of Roaring Brook where the Land Trust has been working to restore native vegetation with a variety of partners.

Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Mostly gentle 1.5-mile traverses a variety of interesting habitats including the floodplain of Roaring Brook where the Land Trust has been working to restore native vegetation with a variety of partners.

Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Family Trail Time with Tori

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Date: Sun February 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Beebe Preserve, Old Grassy Hill Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com
Presenter: Tori Harris
!!! seems it only displays well the 2nd time? ugh.

On this one-mile plus walk, visit a viewing platform for a beaver pond and see a large mysterious stone pile. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!

For more information about the preserves and directions. 


On this one-mile plus walk, visit a viewing platform for a beaver pond and see a large mysterious stone pile. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!

For more information about the preserves and directions. 


Tuesday Trek: Beebe Preserve – Quinn

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Beaver lodge on Beebe Pond BRLO
Date: Tue March 4, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Beebe Preserve parking area on Old Grassy Hill Rd.
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
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This will be an easy 1 mile hike along the orange trail with a stop by the Beaver Brook pond overlook.

Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


This will be an easy 1 mile hike along the orange trail with a stop by the Beaver Brook pond overlook.

Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Tuesday Trek: Hartman Park – Wendy

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Hartman Board Painted Bob Cope and Parker Cope 2020
Date: Tue March 11, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the main Hartman Park entrance.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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Let’s explore the southern part of the preserve and see what the beavers are up to.

Contact: openspace@townlyme.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Let’s explore the southern part of the preserve and see what the beavers are up to.

Contact: openspace@townlyme.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Meadow Making – How and Why to Make Your Backyard Landscape More Pollinator Friendly 

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Date: Wed March 12, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
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Jane Seymour, CT DEEP wildlife biologist, will explain the value of transitioning a part of your lawn into meadow along with steps you can follow to do so. Learn about the wildlife that benefit from the meadows in our preserves as well as ways to extend that benefit by creating this habitat in your own backyard.

Jane Seymour is the steward of the Belding Wildlife Management Area in Vernon, CT and manages several productive meadows.

Co-sponsored with the Lyme Pollinator Pathway.

Please register: programreg@lymepl.org


Jane Seymour, CT DEEP wildlife biologist, will explain the value of transitioning a part of your lawn into meadow along with steps you can follow to do so. Learn about the wildlife that benefit from the meadows in our preserves as well as ways to extend that benefit by creating this habitat in your own backyard.

Jane Seymour is the steward of the Belding Wildlife Management Area in Vernon, CT and manages several productive meadows.

Co-sponsored with the Lyme Pollinator Pathway.

Please register: programreg@lymepl.org


Tuesday Trek: Johnston and Jewett Preserve – Kristina

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Jewett Trailblazer walk
Date: Tue March 18, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Johnston parking lot on Rte 82.
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina
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Hike a big loop to the overlook in Johnston, onto the red trail in Jewett , and come back into Johnston. 4 plus miles or so.

Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Hike a big loop to the overlook in Johnston, onto the red trail in Jewett , and come back into Johnston. 4 plus miles or so.

Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Family Trail Time with Tori

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Date: Sun March 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Mt Archer Woods, Mt Archer Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com
Presenter: Tori Harris
!!! seems it only displays well the 2nd time? ugh.

Explore an old colonial ruins on this walk.  Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking lot at the top of the hill and on the south side of Mt Archer Rd. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!

For more information about the preserves and directions. 


Explore an old colonial ruins on this walk.  Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking lot at the top of the hill and on the south side of Mt Archer Rd. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit!

Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.

Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!

For more information about the preserves and directions. 


Tuesday Trek: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve – Jim

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Date: Tue March 25, 2025
Time: 9:00
Place: Meet at the parking lot on Brush Hill Road.
Contact Email: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim
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A gentle 2-mile walk will pause to explore the edges of vernal pools for eggs of Spotted Salamanders, Wood Frogs, and other early spring critters.

Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


A gentle 2-mile walk will pause to explore the edges of vernal pools for eggs of Spotted Salamanders, Wood Frogs, and other early spring critters.

Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Tuesday Trek: Johnston Preserve – Tony

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Sunrise at Johnston Preserve by David Luke
Date: Tue April 1, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Johnston parking lot on Rte 82.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
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One of my favorite preserves with its diversity of topography. Great views at the overlook. Depending on the desires of the group we can do a 3.5-mile hike or something shorter.

Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


One of my favorite preserves with its diversity of topography. Great views at the overlook. Depending on the desires of the group we can do a 3.5-mile hike or something shorter.

Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Tuesday Trek: Thach Preserve – Quinn

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Photo by Sue Cope
Date: Tue April 8, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Thach Preserve parking area, 131 Brush Hill Road.
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
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Winter is ending and things are turning green again! Lets enjoy a hike through the Thach preserve. This is a 1 mile loop with a variety of interesting habitats to explore.

Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Winter is ending and things are turning green again! Lets enjoy a hike through the Thach preserve. This is a 1 mile loop with a variety of interesting habitats to explore.

Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Tuesday Trek: Burnham Brook Preserve, Dolbia Hill Rd., East Haddam – Wendy

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Late Fall scene (no images yet of Burnham!)
Date: Tue April 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Directions: At the end of Rte. 156, take a right onto Rte. 82, travel 2.7 miles, take left onto Woodbridge Road, travel 1 mile (stay to the right), take left onto Dolbia Hill Rd. Park by Preserve sign along the side of the road.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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About 3 miles, blue trail loop in pristine upland forest with a section along vibrant Burnham Brook plus the new red trail which has beautiful scenic vistas.

Contact: openspace@townlyme.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


About 3 miles, blue trail loop in pristine upland forest with a section along vibrant Burnham Brook plus the new red trail which has beautiful scenic vistas.

Contact: openspace@townlyme.org

View the Tuesday Trek Schedule


Saprobe Superpowers–How Fungi Recycle Nutrients and Keep Forests Healthy – A Presentation by Bill Yule

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Photo of Bill Yule by Wendy Hill
Date: Wed April 23, 2025
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm
Place: Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd (Rte 156), Lyme CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
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Join us for a fascinating talk about the important function of fungi in forest ecosystems, with Bill Yule, naturalist and mycologist. He will cover aspects of fungi that weren’t covered in last year’s very popular talk.He has a wonderful way of explaining the complex functioning of fungi and its vital interconnections with other organisms within the forest. Bill will share information to identify various mushrooms by their characteristics.

Register: education@lymelandtrust.org

Directions: Please note: If using GPS, be sure you are sent to the Lyme PUBLIC Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd, not the Lyme TOWN Hall, 480 Hamburg Rd.  If using I-95, take exit 71 N (take a right) or S (go straight). From the light at the intersection of Hall’s Rd (Rte 1). and Rte 156 in Old Lyme, travel north on 156 for 4.6 miles into Hamburg Center.. The Public Hall is on your right about 1/4 mile south of the Hamburg Fair grounds.

“For those who hunger after the earthly excrescences called mushrooms.”

Bill Yule has been active in mycological education for 30 plus years and has given many education programs throughout the country. He is a retired High School Biology teacher and Environmental Educator. In addition, he taught Ecology and Environmental Education at The Connecticut River Museum for 20 years and worked on three environmental educational boats on the CT River. He is a member and educator for three local “Mushroom clubs”, Connecticut Valley Mycological Society, COMA (CT/Westchester Mycological Association) and PVMA (Pioneer Valley Mycological Association) as well as a past Board of Directors member of the North American Mycological Association. 

Visit Bill Yule’s Facebook Page


Join us for a fascinating talk about the important function of fungi in forest ecosystems, with Bill Yule, naturalist and mycologist. He will cover aspects of fungi that weren’t covered in last year’s very popular talk.He has a wonderful way of explaining the complex functioning of fungi and its vital interconnections with other organisms within the forest. Bill will share information to identify various mushrooms by their characteristics.

Register: education@lymelandtrust.org

Directions: Please note: If using GPS, be sure you are sent to the Lyme PUBLIC Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd, not the Lyme TOWN Hall, 480 Hamburg Rd.  If using I-95, take exit 71 N (take a right) or S (go straight). From the light at the intersection of Hall’s Rd (Rte 1). and Rte 156 in Old Lyme, travel north on 156 for 4.6 miles into Hamburg Center.. The Public Hall is on your right about 1/4 mile south of the Hamburg Fair grounds.

“For those who hunger after the earthly excrescences called mushrooms.”

Bill Yule has been active in mycological education for 30 plus years and has given many education programs throughout the country. He is a retired High School Biology teacher and Environmental Educator. In addition, he taught Ecology and Environmental Education at The Connecticut River Museum for 20 years and worked on three environmental educational boats on the CT River. He is a member and educator for three local “Mushroom clubs”, Connecticut Valley Mycological Society, COMA (CT/Westchester Mycological Association) and PVMA (Pioneer Valley Mycological Association) as well as a past Board of Directors member of the North American Mycological Association. 

Visit Bill Yule’s Facebook Page