Past Events
Tuesday Trek: Johnston Preserve – Jim
Time: 9:00
Place: Park in Johnston Preserve parking lot on Rte. 82.
Contact Email: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim
Johnston Preserve – 3-mile hike over moderate terrain through upland forest while being serenaded by nesting bird species like Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrush and Rose-breasted Grosbeak.
Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
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Tree Collective Teen Group – Walk the Goodwin Trail
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Goodwin Trail, Meet at Chapel Farm, East Haddam
Contact Email: reganstacey@gmail.com
For teens, join the Tree Collective to walk the entire Goodwin Trail – one way for about 14 miles though four towns, East Haddam, Salem, Lyme, and East Lyme. Meet at Chapel Farm parking lot on Rte 82 in East Haddam.
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. For more information.
Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.
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April Vernal Pools Foray in May
Time: 1:30-3:30 pm
Place: Selden Creek Preserve, Joshuatown Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Join Jim Arrigoni in an exploration of two very different vernal pools at Selden Creek Preserve: one small, shallow & shady, the other large, sunny & deep. These temporary wetland habitats are critical for sustaining populations of fascinating critters like Wood Frogs and Spotted Salamanders, but varying conditions from pool-to-pool and year-to-year can result in very different outcomes for the species that depend on them. Come get an up-close view of who’s making their living in our local vernal pools and how they’re doing it.
Register: education@lymelandtrust.org
Learn and Plant–Rain Garden at Reed Landing Phase 2
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Reed Landing, Old Hamburg Rd, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us to hep plant a 2nd dry swale rain garden at Reed Landing.Last May, we planted a rain garden at the small open space property owned by the Town of Lyme on the bank of the Eightmile River, at the corner Joshuatown Road and Old Hamburg Road. We are expanding the native garden area. With the professional help of New England Pollinator Gardens, we are asking volunteers to join us to plant the garden and learn all about the process of creating a native plant garden, where to place it, how to prepare the ground, and the plants to choose.
Bring hand edger, shovel, and/or mattock. Bring your own water bottle.
Please register:openspace@townlyme.org
Why plant a dry swale rain garden? Dry swale rain gardens are designed to slow the velocity of stormwater runoff from roads and other impermeable surfaces, to filter pollution, and control erosion. These native plantings not only protect water quality, but also provide habitat for a variety of pollinators, including bees, birds, butterflies and their larva, wasps, and other wildlife. Many native insects depend upon specific native plants for survival. And birds depend upon these insects for food.
Pollinator Pathway (LPP) is an initiative of the Lyme SustainableCT Committee, which is appointed by the Lyme Board of Selectmen. Partners are Lyme Land Trust, Lyme Garden Club, and Friends of Whalebone Cove. The Eightmile Wild and Scenic Committee is providing funding for the Reed Landing Rain Garden Phase 2.
Light Pollution with Misha Semonov-Leiva and Alan Sheiness-Part 1
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Library, 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme CT
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
This is a two part series on light pollution in the Connecticut River Valley. Learn the effects of an artificially brightened night sky, including the effects on natural cycles in aquatic and terrestrial life. Misha SEmonov-Leiva will present simple site lighting design changes that can thwart impact while promoting safety.
Part I – Wed., May 3, 6:30 pm, 2023: Presentation at the Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library
Part II – Wed May 17, 8:00 pm, 2023: Meet at Trail 53 Observatory located in Lyme. Directions will be emailed to you after registration.
Register for each event separately. To Register
Co-sponsored by the Lyme land Trust, Lyme Public Library, Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, and the CT River Gateway Commission
Tuesday Trek: Ravine Trail – Kristina and Brady
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Park at Mitchell Hill Rd. entrance.
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina and Brady
Ravine Trail – hike up the ravine to overlook then to purple trail. Challenging terrain. 2.5 miles.
Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
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Tuesday Trek: Griswold Point, Old Lyme – Wendy
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at White Sands Beach Parking Lot, 11 Seaside Ln, Old Lyme.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
Griswold Point, Old Lyme, CT – Taking advantage of low tide and depending upon conditions, we will walk to the end of Griswold Point and back. About 1 mile. Bring binoculars if you have them. There is slim possibility of wet shoes.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
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Earth Day in Lyme
Date: Sat April 22, 2023Time: 9:30-12:00
Place: Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd. (Rte 156) Lyme
Contact Email: info@lymepublichall.org
Presenter: Lyme Public Hall
Join us for Earth Day 2023 at the Lyme Public Hall is on Saturday, April 22. The Lyme Public Hall is marking this day by partnering with Lyme Land Trust, Lyme Pollinator Pathway and local experts and organizations to provide a wealth of helpful resources, all free to the public. The theme for this year’s national Earth Day is investing in our planet, and there will be many helpful resources at the Public Hall to help make this happen, with a focus on the local community and landscapes.
Earth Day – Three Watersheds – A Walk and Talk with Anthony Irving
Time: 9:00-11:00am
Place: Johnston Preserve, Rte 82, Lyme CT.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Celebrate Earth Day with a talk and walk with Anthony Irving, well-known forest ecologist. He will lead the walk on the 250-acre Town of Lyme’s Johnston Preserve, which has been designated a future Old Growth Forest. Tony will explain how the varied habitats in this preserve protect the headwaters of three separate watersheds. The drainage divide of the three watersheds is the highest point in Lyme from which the waters flow in three separate directions and eventually meet the CT River. We will visit a vernal pool and learn about its significance to a healthy watershed.
Registration required: openspace@townlyme.org Meet at the Johnston Preserve parking lot on Rte 82.
Tony Irving is the Lyme Land Trust board president-elect, and chairman of the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Committee. The Johnston Preserve was designated a future Old Growth Forest by the Old Growth Forest Network (OGFN) in 2021
The walk is co-sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust, the Lyme Public Hall, and the Town of Lyme.
Tuesday Trek: Selden Creek Preserve – Tony
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at Selden Creek Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
We’ll look for changes in the landscape as we get into spring.
Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
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