Past Events
For the Love Of Nature Forest Bathing — Remotely Guided Experience
Time: 10:30-11:30 am
Place: Zoom
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Make a date with nature and celebrate the love with this gentle guided experience offered over Zoom. This remotely guided forest bathing session is offered around the theme of Love – for oneself, others, and the Earth. Give and receive some love from nature.Enjoy a gentle mindful movement sequence, a sensory awakening meditation, and invitations to connect with nature along the way. The experience concludes with tea together.
How it works: You’ll join our session over Zoom from your cell phone or computer. You can choose a nearby location such as your yard or a trail or park. Or you can stay cozy in the comfort of your home, near a window and perhaps with some houseplants close by. You are welcome to either stay indoors for the entire session or wander outdoors for the invitations to connect with nature and come back inside when we regather over Zoom to share what we noticed, what caught our eye or our hearts.
Tea together: Our session concludes with tea together where we honor our time with each other and the land. You are welcome to bring tea (or your drink of choice) in a thermos or to make a cup towards the end of our session.
Registration: $15. Register here.
LLT members receive a 10% discount with code LLT 10.
About the practice: Forest bathing is a nature-based mindfulness practice inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku – taking in the forest atmosphere. As a growing global wellness movement, it is backed by nearly 40 years of scientific research on the holistic benefits of immersing yourself in nature. These benefits include reduced stress and blood pressure, increased creativity and focus, improved mood and sleep, and a boost to immune functions. In addition to the health benefits, this practice offers a pathway of reconnection to our Earth, restoring our relationship with the natural world for the well-being of all.
Regan Stacey is an artist and advocate for the Earth whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for personal, collective, and planetary well-being. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing experiences and mindfulness in nature retreats. She is 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 or theforesttherapyschool.com
Questions? Email Regan at regan@reganstacey.com
Tuesday Trek: Eno/Mt Archer Preserves loop
Date: Tue February 6, 2024Time: 9:30 am
Place: Eno/Mt Archer Preserves loop
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
This relatively flat walk covers about three miles atop Mt. Archer with wintertime views of the CT River. We will complete the loop on the brand new orange trail that bypasses the road. Meet at Mt. Archer Woods parking lot on Mt. Archer Road.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
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Astronomy Observing Session
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Place: Trail 53 Observatory
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
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: Banningwood Preserve
Date: Tue January 30, 2024Time: 9:00 am
Place: Banningwood Preserve, 19 Town St., Lyme
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
Join Quinn for a winter walk along the red and yellow trails, 1.5 miles, of Banningwood preserve. We will explore the geology of the Honey Hill Fault, and how winter brings changes to the land. Meet at the Banningwood Preserve parking lot.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
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A World Without Dark Skies: How Light Pollution is Impacting Humans and Ecosystems, and What You Can Do
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Hadlyme Public Hall, 63 Ferry Road, Lyme CT 06371
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
Join Misha Semenov-Leiva and Alan Sheiness for a presentation to learn about light pollution in the Connecticut River Valley. Find out about the effects of an artificially brightened night sky, including the effects on natural cycles in aquatic and terrestrial life. Alan will talk about his love of astronomy and the wonder of the dark night sky unaffected by artificial light. Misha will open our eyes to the many ways light pollution affects the flora, fauna, and our health; and present simple site lighting design changes that can thwart impact while promoting safety.
Alan Sheiness is founder of the Lyme Land Trust Astronomy program, which holds regular public astronomy observing sessions. He is a promoter of dark skies and amateur astrophotographer.
Misha Semenov-Leiva is a board member of the CT River Gateway Commission. He is Senior Architect & Sustainability Coordinator with Centerbrook Architects. With his background in ecology and design, he believes that design can be informed by a knowledge of nature.
Registration appreciated: education@lymelandtrust.org
Note about Directions: The Hadlyme Public Hall, 63 Ferry Rd, Lyme, is at the intersection of Ferry Road (Rte 148), Day Hill Road, and Joshuatown Road about 1/2 mile east of the Hadlyme Country Store. Make sure that your GPS sends you to Ferry Road in Lyme, not Old Lyme.
Co-sponsored by the Lyme land Trust and the Hadlyme Public Hall
Tuesday Trek: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve
Date: Tue January 23, 2024Time: 9:00 am
Place: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
Walk through a variety of habitats, including mature forest, wetland, and streamside. Explore evidence of past land use. Meet at the parking lot on Brush Hill Road.
Contact: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
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Tuesday Trek: Chestnut Hill Preserve-POSTPONED TO Wednesday Jan 17
Date: Wed January 17, 2024Time: 9:00 am
Place: Chestnut Hill Preserve
Contact Email: jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim Arrigoni
This walk is postponed to Wednesday, January 17, from Tuesday January 16, due to weather.
This gentle 1-mile loop trail passes a notable diversity of tree species. Naked of their leaves, we’ll examine what other characteristics can be useful to identify them, and consider what uses they provide for the survival of our hearty New England wildlife species. Park by entrance along the side of Sterling Hill Rd.
Contact: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
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Tree Collective- Teen Hike and Steward Group Meet-up
Time: 1:00-3:30 pm
Place: Register to learn location
Contact Email: reganstacey@gmail.com
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.
Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.
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Winter Wonders Forest Bathing
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, Macintosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Enjoy a relaxing and peaceful stroll that will surprise you with all that is present this time of year. As we make our way along the wintery meadow, cedars, and pine forest of Pleasant Valley Preserve, you’ll be offered opportunities to connect with nature along the way.
This guided session includes a gentle mindful movement practice, a sensory awakening meditation, invitations to connect with nature, and concludes with tea together in the forest.
Registration: $25 ~ includes the program and tea. Ages 18+. No pets please. Register here.
LLT members save 10% with code LLT10.
Rain or shine event.
Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku – taking in the forest atmosphere. As a growing global wellness movement, it is backed by nearly 40 years of scientific research on the holistic benefits of immersing yourself in nature. These benefits include reduced stress and blood pressure, increased creativity and focus, improved mood and sleep, and a boost to immune functions.
Regan Stacey is an artist and advocate for the Earth whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for personal, collective, and planetary well-being. She is 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
Questions? Email Regan at regan@reganstacey.com
Tuesday Trek: Jewett Preserve
Date: Tue January 9, 2024Time: 9:00 am
Place: Jewett Preserve
Contact Email: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina White
Hike the white trail and see interesting indigenous stone works. Meet at Mt. Archer Woods parking lot on the south side of Mt. Archer Road.
Contact: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
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