Date: Tue November 14, 2023
Time: 9:30 am
Place: Young/Walbridge Preserves
Contact Email:
openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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The trails are mostly moderately easy with some spectacular rock outcroppings, abundant mountain laurel, and mature forest. Steep incline at the end but there are alternative routes. About 2 miles. Meet at Young Parking lot on Gungy Road, 1/2 mile north of the intersection with Beaver Brook.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
The trails are mostly moderately easy with some spectacular rock outcroppings, abundant mountain laurel, and mature forest. Steep incline at the end but there are alternative routes. About 2 miles. Meet at Young Parking lot on Gungy Road, 1/2 mile north of the intersection with Beaver Brook.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Slawson Preserve June 2019 by Wendy Hill
Date: Sun November 12, 2023
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Place: Meet at Nehantic State Forest, Northern Boundary Rd. Parking Lot, Keeny Rd, Lyme
Contact Email:
openspace@townlyme.org
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Join CT DEEP foresters Alexander Amendola, Frank Cervo, and Emery Gluck (retired) for a tour of an ongoing young forest project which is designed to provide suitable habitat for New England Cottontail (NEC) and other wildlife species of conservation concern. The walk to the site and back is about 2 miles, moderately rugged with a few short steep climbs and some rocky footing. We will spend time exploring at the site to experience and learn the significance of early successional habitat. Site Map.
Register: openspace@townlyme.org
Directions: Meet at the northernmost parking lot (closest to Beaver Brook Rd.) on Keeny Rd. in Nehantic State Forest. For a map with the meeting place marked.
In order to promote the survival of NEC and other species that benefit from young forest, the Lyme Land Trust partnered with a private landowner as well as State and Federal Agencies to create young forest at Slawson Preserve and surrounding properties. The partners agreed to conduct three harvests of mature trees to create early successional habitat over a 10-year time period. The first harvest on 25-acres of private land was completed in the winter of 2014-15. After receiving funding from the federal NRCS EQIP program, the Land Trust harvested about 25 acres of trees on Slawson Preserve in the winter of 2017-18. A third harvest was conducted on Nehantic State Forest land a few years after that under the direction of forester Emery Gluck. Staggering the treatments ensured that a mosaic of young brushy habitat is available over a longer period of time. Over time, the treatments will be repeated to maintain the young forest.
In addition to NEC, early successional habitat is beneficial to many species such as the prairie warbler, eastern towhee, indigo bunting, American woodcock, wood turtle, and box turtle. Early successional forest is rare in CT because undeveloped land naturally transitions into forests of large mature trees. Historically, young forest habitat was maintained and regenerated by fire, storms, and tree clearance. Learn more about young forests and the New England Cottontail.
For a CT Examiner article on the project.
Sponsored by Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, and CT DEEP
Join CT DEEP foresters Alexander Amendola, Frank Cervo, and Emery Gluck (retired) for a tour of an ongoing young forest project which is designed to provide suitable habitat for New England Cottontail (NEC) and other wildlife species of conservation concern. The walk to the site and back is about 2 miles, moderately rugged with a few short steep climbs and some rocky footing. We will spend time exploring at the site to experience and learn the significance of early successional habitat. Site Map.
Register: openspace@townlyme.org
Directions: Meet at the northernmost parking lot (closest to Beaver Brook Rd.) on Keeny Rd. in Nehantic State Forest. For a map with the meeting place marked.
In order to promote the survival of NEC and other species that benefit from young forest, the Lyme Land Trust partnered with a private landowner as well as State and Federal Agencies to create young forest at Slawson Preserve and surrounding properties. The partners agreed to conduct three harvests of mature trees to create early successional habitat over a 10-year time period. The first harvest on 25-acres of private land was completed in the winter of 2014-15. After receiving funding from the federal NRCS EQIP program, the Land Trust harvested about 25 acres of trees on Slawson Preserve in the winter of 2017-18. A third harvest was conducted on Nehantic State Forest land a few years after that under the direction of forester Emery Gluck. Staggering the treatments ensured that a mosaic of young brushy habitat is available over a longer period of time. Over time, the treatments will be repeated to maintain the young forest.
In addition to NEC, early successional habitat is beneficial to many species such as the prairie warbler, eastern towhee, indigo bunting, American woodcock, wood turtle, and box turtle. Early successional forest is rare in CT because undeveloped land naturally transitions into forests of large mature trees. Historically, young forest habitat was maintained and regenerated by fire, storms, and tree clearance. Learn more about young forests and the New England Cottontail.
For a CT Examiner article on the project.
Sponsored by Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, and CT DEEP
Date: Fri November 10, 2023
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
Photo by Wendy Hill
Date: Wed November 8, 2023
Time: 9:30 am -11:30ish am
Place: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, Brush Hill Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
sgould@oldlyme-ct.gov
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Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve – We will walk past beautiful natural and manmade stone features. About 2.5 miles. Brockway Hawthorne Preserve.
Directions: Meet at the Brush Hill Rd. parking lot. The parking lot is 1/4 mile south of the intersection of Rte. 82 and Brush Hill Rd in Lyme (Hadlyme Country Market). Look out for the preserve sign which is a little north of the entrance driveway. (Across from 44 Brush Hill Rd.)
Reservations are required. Please email sgould@oldlyme-ct.gov or call 860-434-4127 to reserve your spot. Free to Lyme’s Senior Center members. $5 for non-members.
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month the group will get together at various hiking areas in Lyme and Old Lyme. Hikes will be led by Wendy Hill, Open Space Coordinator of Lyme and the Vice President of Lyme Land Trust. The walks are moderately easy, unless otherwise noted. The trails are dirt paths and may have uneven footing with roots and small rocks. There will be moderate inclines. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a hiking stick or pole if you would like. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Everyone welcome. Inclement weather cancels the hike.
Sponsored by the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve – We will walk past beautiful natural and manmade stone features. About 2.5 miles. Brockway Hawthorne Preserve.
Directions: Meet at the Brush Hill Rd. parking lot. The parking lot is 1/4 mile south of the intersection of Rte. 82 and Brush Hill Rd in Lyme (Hadlyme Country Market). Look out for the preserve sign which is a little north of the entrance driveway. (Across from 44 Brush Hill Rd.)
Reservations are required. Please email sgould@oldlyme-ct.gov or call 860-434-4127 to reserve your spot. Free to Lyme’s Senior Center members. $5 for non-members.
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month the group will get together at various hiking areas in Lyme and Old Lyme. Hikes will be led by Wendy Hill, Open Space Coordinator of Lyme and the Vice President of Lyme Land Trust. The walks are moderately easy, unless otherwise noted. The trails are dirt paths and may have uneven footing with roots and small rocks. There will be moderate inclines. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a hiking stick or pole if you would like. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Everyone welcome. Inclement weather cancels the hike.
Sponsored by the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Date: Tue November 7, 2023
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Hartman Park
Contact Email:
ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
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Explore the north end of Hartman Park. Our hike will visit historic foundations and finish on the Goodwin trail. This 3+ mile hike will meet at the Goodwin Trail parking area north of the main entrance.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Explore the north end of Hartman Park. Our hike will visit historic foundations and finish on the Goodwin trail. This 3+ mile hike will meet at the Goodwin Trail parking area north of the main entrance.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Date: Tue October 31, 2023
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve
Contact Email:
anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
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Come for a ghoulish 3+ mile walk through the enchanted forest of the Pleasant Valley Preserve. Late fall overlook of Pleasant Valley and beyond. Meet at entrance on Macintosh Road.
Contact: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Come for a ghoulish 3+ mile walk through the enchanted forest of the Pleasant Valley Preserve. Late fall overlook of Pleasant Valley and beyond. Meet at entrance on Macintosh Road.
Contact: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Date: Sun October 29, 2023
Time: 4:00 pm
Place: Hadlyme Public Hall, 63 Ferry Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
fowchadlyme@gmail.com
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Join us for a presentation by CT Audubon’s Joe Attwater who will talk about what role your garden or yard can play to help migrating birds that pass through the region and what birds you might see at this time of year. He will also explain how vegetation in your yard can provide an important food source for overwintering and indigenous birds.
Many migrating birds follow the Connecticut River valley as it winds its way from Canada to Long Island Sound, making Connecticut a crucial stopover state and a great spot to go birding during migration. The lower Connecticut River Estuary provides an important feeding and resting spot before heading out over the open waters of the sound and Atlantic Ocean.
The Hadlyme Public Hall is at 63 Ferry Rd. (Rte 148) at the corner of Ferry Rd. and Day Hill Rd.
Sponsored by Friends of Whalebone Cove, Hadlyme Public Hall, Lyme Land Trust & Hadlyme Hall Garden Club
Join us for a presentation by CT Audubon’s Joe Attwater who will talk about what role your garden or yard can play to help migrating birds that pass through the region and what birds you might see at this time of year. He will also explain how vegetation in your yard can provide an important food source for overwintering and indigenous birds.
Many migrating birds follow the Connecticut River valley as it winds its way from Canada to Long Island Sound, making Connecticut a crucial stopover state and a great spot to go birding during migration. The lower Connecticut River Estuary provides an important feeding and resting spot before heading out over the open waters of the sound and Atlantic Ocean.
The Hadlyme Public Hall is at 63 Ferry Rd. (Rte 148) at the corner of Ferry Rd. and Day Hill Rd.
Sponsored by Friends of Whalebone Cove, Hadlyme Public Hall, Lyme Land Trust & Hadlyme Hall Garden Club
Joe Standart
Date: Wed October 25, 2023
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm
Place: Gillette Castle, 67 River Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email:
education@lymelandtrust.org
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Enjoy the beautiful light and colors of an October setting sun as part of our Imagining Lyme photography program. As we explore, professional photographer Joe Standart will give insight into his creative process, as well as tips to take great photos with smart phones and explain the features available on your phone, tablet and desktop to edit and enhance them.
Joe is an internationally recognized award-winning photographer and a Lyme Land Trust board member. The walk will be easy with frequent stops. The castle and much of the grounds are in Lyme.
To reserve, a space on the walk, email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Meet at the Visitor Center of Gillette Castle. For map and info.
Imagining Lyme – A Visual Exploration of Lyme’s Preserves, is the Lyme Land Trust’s amateur photography program which encourages people to expand their visual awareness while highlighting the beauty of Lyme through photographs. You do not have to reside in Lyme, but photos must be taken in Lyme at these places:
- Lyme Preserves owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, or the State of CT. View a map of Lyme preserves
- Pollinator/wildlife habitat with native vegetation– May be in a backyard, preserve or in a Lyme Pollinator Pathway garden in Lyme, CT.
- Trail 53- the sky above Lyme.
The deadline for submission of Fall Photos is December 31, 2023. Three photos of distinction will be chosen.
Enjoy the beautiful light and colors of an October setting sun as part of our Imagining Lyme photography program. As we explore, professional photographer Joe Standart will give insight into his creative process, as well as tips to take great photos with smart phones and explain the features available on your phone, tablet and desktop to edit and enhance them.
Joe is an internationally recognized award-winning photographer and a Lyme Land Trust board member. The walk will be easy with frequent stops. The castle and much of the grounds are in Lyme.
To reserve, a space on the walk, email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Meet at the Visitor Center of Gillette Castle. For map and info.
Imagining Lyme – A Visual Exploration of Lyme’s Preserves, is the Lyme Land Trust’s amateur photography program which encourages people to expand their visual awareness while highlighting the beauty of Lyme through photographs. You do not have to reside in Lyme, but photos must be taken in Lyme at these places:
- Lyme Preserves owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, or the State of CT. View a map of Lyme preserves
- Pollinator/wildlife habitat with native vegetation– May be in a backyard, preserve or in a Lyme Pollinator Pathway garden in Lyme, CT.
- Trail 53- the sky above Lyme.
The deadline for submission of Fall Photos is December 31, 2023. Three photos of distinction will be chosen.
Blue stemmed Goldenrod buy Mary Powell St. Louis
Date: Tue October 24, 2023
Time: 8:30-10:00 am
Place: Meet at Whalebone Creek, Rte 148, Lyme
Contact Email:
trughouse@comcast.net
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Come help install native plants in a plot that is being controlled to eradicate Invasive Japanese knotweed. Learn about the process by pitching in.
On this site, we have completed three years of Nix the Knotweed, which is three cuts for three years. We are going to fill the vacuum formed by the weakened knotweed with native plants to compete with and hopefully prevent the knotweed from coming back. The knotweed roots are very weakened but it will come back without intervention and maintenance. With invasive plant control, one must either nurture the native plants that emerge naturally or plant new native plants to replace the invasives.
Bring gardening tools such as shovels, trowels, gloves. Bring bottle of water to drink. Snacks will be provided.
Registration Appreciated: (walk-ins welcome)
Meet by the bridge over Whalebone Creek Rte 148. trughouse@comcast.net
Sponsored by the Town of Lyme, Lyme Pollinator Pathway, Friends of Whalebone Cove, and Lyme Land Trust.
Come help install native plants in a plot that is being controlled to eradicate Invasive Japanese knotweed. Learn about the process by pitching in.
On this site, we have completed three years of Nix the Knotweed, which is three cuts for three years. We are going to fill the vacuum formed by the weakened knotweed with native plants to compete with and hopefully prevent the knotweed from coming back. The knotweed roots are very weakened but it will come back without intervention and maintenance. With invasive plant control, one must either nurture the native plants that emerge naturally or plant new native plants to replace the invasives.
Bring gardening tools such as shovels, trowels, gloves. Bring bottle of water to drink. Snacks will be provided.
Registration Appreciated: (walk-ins welcome)
Meet by the bridge over Whalebone Creek Rte 148. trughouse@comcast.net
Sponsored by the Town of Lyme, Lyme Pollinator Pathway, Friends of Whalebone Cove, and Lyme Land Trust.
Date: Tue October 24, 2023
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Beebe Preserve
Contact Email:
jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim Arrigoni
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Enjoy a very gentle 1-mile walk through autumn woods that are rich in indigenous and more recent human history, where now only wildlife is at work preparing for the New England winter to come. Bring binoculars for viewing waterfowl and other aquatic wildlife at the beaver pond overlook. Meet at parking lot and Preserve entrance on Old Grassy Hill Road.
Contact: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Enjoy a very gentle 1-mile walk through autumn woods that are rich in indigenous and more recent human history, where now only wildlife is at work preparing for the New England winter to come. Bring binoculars for viewing waterfowl and other aquatic wildlife at the beaver pond overlook. Meet at parking lot and Preserve entrance on Old Grassy Hill Road.
Contact: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
