Past Events
Take-a-Walk Wednesday: Banningwood Preserve – Wendy
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Meet at parking lot on 19 Town St. (Rte. 82), 1/4 mile north of Hadlyme Four Corners.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
We will walk an 1.5 mile loop through a variety of habitats, with a few steep grades. We will check out the ongoing habitat restoration project carried out by the Lyme Land Trust along Roaring Brook.
Sponsored with the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Reservations are required. Please email Caitlin Perkins at cperkins@oldlyme-ct.gov or call (860)434-1605 ext. 241. Free to Lyme’s Senior Center members. $5 for non-members.
On the 3rd Wednesday of each month (unless noted) 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 moderate, dirt paths with some uneven footing and moderate hills, unless noted. Paced to the group. Bring a walking stick, water bottle and dress for the weather. Inclement weather cancels.
View the Take-a-Walk Wednesday Schedule
Tuesday Trek: Ravine Trail and Brockway Hawthorne Preserve – Kristina
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Park at Mitchell Hill Rd entrance.
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina
hike up the ravine and stop at 2 overlooks. Pass through laurel groves, vernal pools and rocky ledges. 3 miles or so.
Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Tuesday Trek: Selden Creek Preserve – Wendy
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at Selden Creek Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
2+ mile hike to beautiful vistas of Selden Creek and surrounding marshlands.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Astronomy Observing Session
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Place: Trail 53 Observatory
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
NOW OCT 5– 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
Invasive Plants – What’s the Big Deal? Learn How to Identify and Remove Them.
Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Place: Meet at the Hartman Park Powerline Right-of-Way Entrance, Gungy Road,Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Why do we care about invasive plants? This is an excellent event for those who wish to learn how to enhance wildlife habitat by controlling invasives in our nature preserves and in their own backyards. Join the Lyme Open Space Coordinator Wendy Hill to learn how to identify and remove invasive plant species that are crowding out our native plants.
We will tackle invasive Autumn Olive and other invasive plants in the right-of-way.
Bring heavy duty work gloves, loppers, clippers, pruners, and Mattocks. Please wear long pants.Bring a bottle of water for yourself. Snacks will be provided. Inclement weather cancels.
Registration appreciated (walk-ins welcome): openspace@townlyme.org
The Powerline Right of Way entrance is about 1/3 mile north of the Hartman park main entrance.
Sponsored by the Town of Lyme, Lyme Land Trust, and Lyme Pollinator Pathway
Tuesday Trek: North Hartman Park – Quinn
Time: 9:00 am
Place: meet at the Goodwin Trail parking area about three-quarters of a mile north of the main entrance.
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
Lets explore the north end of Hartman Park. Lets see the remains of human habitation, rock outcroppings, and a diversity of habitats located in the north end of Hartman Park.
This 3+ mile hike will meet at the Goodwin Trail parking area about three-quarters of a mile north of the main entrance.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Imagining Lyme–Photo Submission Deadline – Summer
Time: midnight
Place: Submit photos to Imagining Lyme website
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
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:
- 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
- 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.
- Trail 53 – The clear sky above Lyme.
For more information and to submit photos
Family Trail Time with Tori
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Hartman Park, Gungy Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com
Walk the Family Faery Quest Loop, search for fairies and visit the Fairy Circle. Click here to see the Faery Quest map. This month, our leader will be Karin Hartley, mom of two, Logan and Amelia. She loves to babywear while hiking and was a gymnastics coach.
Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.
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!. 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
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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Invasive Plants – What’s the Big Deal? Learn How to Identify and Remove Them.
Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Place: Meet at the Hartman Park Main Entrance, Gungy Road,Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Why do we care about invasive plants? This is an excellent event for those who wish to learn how to enhance wildlife habitat by controlling invasives in our nature preserves and in their own backyards. Join the Lyme Open Space Coordinator Wendy Hill to learn how to identify and remove invasive plant species that are crowding out our native plants.
After a demonstration about invasive plant identification, we will make our way to the Lee Farm ruins, which is about 1/3 of a mile walk, to see the progress that has been made to remove Japanese barberry and other invasive plants there, and get hands-on experience to remove invasive plants. We will also identify native plants that are coming back into the area.
Bring heavy duty work gloves, loppers, clippers, pruners, and Mattocks. Please wear long pants.Bring a bottle of water for yourself. Snacks will be provided. Inclement weather cancels.
Registration appreciated (walk-ins welcome): openspace@townlyme.org
Sponsored by the Town of Lyme, Lyme Land Trust, and Lyme Pollinator Pathway
