Past Events
Ceremonial Stonework: The Enduring Native American Presence on the Land
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Lyme Public Library 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: programreg@lymepl.org
This slideshow takes the audience on an extended walk through the woods to see the ceremonial stonework left behind by the indigenous population that occupied New England for 12,000 years. Na-tive Americans built nearly two dozen distinct types of structures in our area, ranging from cairns to stone serpent effigies, and these spiritual offerings remain standing in now long abandoned woods. While Native American stonework is widely recognized out west and to the south, New England’s stonework remains obscure, having blended back into the woods. This slideshow, from the book by the same name, comes from photographs of over 8000 objects and ceremonial sites in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Documentary photographer Markham Starr is a resident of Connecticut and author of “Ceremonial Stonework: The Enduring Native American Presence on the Land” which is available at the Lyme Public Library. Through his work Mr. Starr attempts to preserve the Native and working cultures unique to New England.
To register for the event email programreg@lymepl.org
Sponsored by the Lyme Public Library
Tree Collective- Teen Steward Group Meet-up
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Place: Hartman Park, Gungy Road, Lyme
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.
Meet at the Hartman Park entrance parking lot, Gungy Road, about 1.25 miles north of intersection with Beaver Brook Road.
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November Astronomy Observing Session
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Place: Register to learn location
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. Our last session was amazing. We had strong attendance, and it included children and adults, locals and visitors. (A family from California visiting family in Lyme are our official farthest-from-home attendees.) The new observatory is in full motion.
The Lyme Land Trust offers public viewing sessions once a month near the new moon. Our cohorts have several different telescopes that are on display for your observing pleasure, and we now are pleased to have a modern 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent observatory structure. On any given night, public sessions will be co-facilitated by one or more of our talented cohort enthusiasts:
- Jon Dean
- Roger Charbonneau, Jr
- Scott Mallory
- Parag Sahasrabudhe
- Alan Sheiness
Reservations required. Contact Scott Mallory at: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
Directions to the site and special guidance for those with heavy astronomy equipment will be provided upon registration. Park in the designated area and walk to the observing field with its amazing panoramic views of the heavens. Dress for temperatures 10-20 degrees lower than forecast for your comfort. No white lights at the field site, please. For more information about the astronomy program See amazing astrophotography by Parag Sahasrabudhe – Velology blog
Tuesday Trek: Pleasant Valley Preserve
Time: 9:00 am -11:00 am
Place: Park in the Macintosh Road lot.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
The early history of European agriculture and land use is epitomized here going back to the mid-1600’s. There are also some fine examples of glacial activity and its impact on colonial land use practices. Hike to the overlook, about three miles.
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are about two hours and are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Roaring Brook Preserve- The Preserve That Almost Wasn’t
Time: 2 pm Walk, 3 Pm Talk
Place: Roaring Brook Preserve, Day Hill Rd., Lyme, and Hadlyme Hall, 63 Ferry Rd., Lyme
Contact Email: gregmillerone@gmail.com
At only 7.5 acres, Roaring Brook Preserve may be the smallest preserve in Lyme Land Trust’s portfolio but it’s also one of the most dramatic examples of what was left in coastal Connecticut after the last glacier retreated from this area some 17,000 years ago. Come for a narrated walking tour of this geologic gem on Sunday, November 13th
Parking is available at Hadlyme Hall. You don’t need to do the walk to hear the presentation at the Hall! Non-members are welcome to both.
2 pm– Walk at Roaring Brook Preserve with Lyme Land Trust’’s (LLT) forest ecologist Tony Irving and Hadlyme’s Ralph Lewis, former CT state geologist. Meet at the preserve entrance on Day Hill Road.
3 pm– Talk at the Hadlyme Hall. Come to a presentation to learn the backstory of Roaring Brook and how it almost fell to the developer’s bulldozers before LLT stepped in with funds to acquire it at almost the last moment.
No need to register.
Co-sponsored by Hadlyme Public Hall and Lyme Land Trust.
Volunteer Work Party at Hartman Park-Build a Walkway and Trail Maintenance
Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am
Place: Hartman Park, Gungy Rd, Lyme, CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join us for a volunteer work party at Hartman Park. Help put together a wooden plank walkway in a seasonally wet area of Hartman Park. We are looking for strong people to help carry planks in and help assemble. Walkway work will be designed and directed by Ben Kegley.
We will also tackle a few less strenuous jobs – cutting back along the trail and invasive plant removal.
Please bring good work gloves and your own water. We will provide a snack. Wear sturdy shoes. For the trail work and invasive tackling, we need one light weight chain saw, clippers, hand-saws, and/or pick-axes, etc. Let us know which job you would like to help with. Rain cancels.
Please email openspace@townlyme.org if you are planning to come. It is OK to just stop in and help for all or part of the time.
Lymes’ Senior Center Take-A-Hike Thursday with Wendy Hill
Time: 9:30 am -12:00ish pm
Place: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, Brush Hill Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: sgould@oldlyme-ct.gov
We will walk to the Selden Cemetery and back 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.
On the 2nd Thursday 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 moderate, unless otherwise noted. Bring a water bottle, dress for the weather and a hiking stick or pole if you would like. Everyone welcome. Inclement weather cancels the hike.
Sponsored by the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Tuesday Trek: Beebe Preserve
Time: 9:30 am -11:30 am
Place: Park in parking lot on Old Grassy Hill Rd.
Contact Email: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Sue Cope
Full 1-mile Loop.
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are about two hours and are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
CANCELLED – Tuesday Trek: Burnham Brook Preserve
Time: 9:30 am -11:30 am
Place: Dolbia Hill Rd., East Haddam
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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 right), take left onto Dolbia Hill Rd. Park by Preserve sign along the side of the road. 2.4 mile trail loop in pristine upland forest with a section along vibrant Burnham Brook.
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are about two hours and are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Tree Collective- Teen Steward Group Meet-up
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Place: Pleasant valley Preserve, Macintosh Road, Lyme
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.
Meet at the parking lot on Macintosh Road, Lyme about 1/4 mile from Rte. 156.
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