Past Events
Trailblazer walk – Griswold Point, Old Lyme
Date: Thu April 11, 2019Time: 9:30-11:30am
Place: Meet at parking lot for White Sands Beach, Old Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this easy walk in Old Lyme along the beach of Long Island Sound. Everyone is welcome.
This week’s hike starts at White Sands Beach as we explore Griswold Point Preserve in Old Lyme, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator. We will walk along the beach at low tide and go as far as we can on Griswold Point. It is a wonderful spot for bird-watching. Bring your binoculars and water bottle. We will walk about 2 miles.
Rain cancels.
Directions: From I-95N Exit 70, follow Rte. 156 south for about 3 miles. Take a right onto Old Shore Road. Go 0.5 miles and turn right onto White Sands Beach Road. Follow straight to the White Sands Beach Parking Lot.
photo by Wendolyn Hill
Trail Work Day – Hartman Park/Goodwin Trail Re-route
Date: Sat March 30, 2019Time: 10:00 am
Place: Hartman Park, Meet at powerline entrance.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join with the SECT NEMBA Mountain bike group to re-route a section of the Goodwin Trail in Hartman Park. Bring your loppers, works gloves, tools, ear protection, and muscles to re-route a section of the Goodwin Trail in Hartman Park.
Please meet in the vicinity of the powerline right of way and we will direct volunteers to work zones. Snacks will be provided. Bring a bottle of water or beverage.
Rain Day March 31.
Directions: The parking lot is on Gungy Road about 2 miles north of the 4-way stop signs at the intersection of Beaverbrook Road, Grassy Hill Road, and Gungy Road.
Supermoon and Spring Equinox Bonfire at Diana’s Field
Date: Wed March 20, 2019Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
Place: NaturePlace at Banningwood Preserve, Town Street, Lyme
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
Join Lyme Land Trust Environmental Director Sue Cope in Diana’s Field for a Spring Equinox bonfire (with marshmallows, of course!) This year there is a Supermoon due to rise at 540pm as well. With a little luck in positioning and weather, this will be a really neat wrap-up on winter! This event is weather pending. Please RSVP to stewardship@lymelandtrust.org with a way to reach you in case we need to cancel.
For updates and to learn more about NaturePlace at Banningwood Preserve.
Trailblazers walk- Jewett Preserve
Date: Tue March 19, 2019Time: 10:00-11:55 am
Place: Meet at Pleasant Valley Parking Lot on MacIntosh Rd.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderate walk in the woods entering on the yellow trail at the Jewett Preserve and returning through Pleasant Valley in Lyme, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator.. We will look for signs of Spring. Perhaps we will hear wood frogs, the early harbingers of Spring. The hike is about 2.5 miles.
Inclement weather cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to left on Macintosh Rd. (across from Beaver Brook Road.) The parking area is about 1/4 mile on the right.
CANCELLED- Snowshowing at NaturePlace
Date: Sun March 10, 2019Time: 10:00 am
Place: NaturePlace at Banningwood Preserve, Town Street, Lyme
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
This event is cancelled due to icy conditions.
Please join us at NaturePlace for snowshoeing with Lyme Land Trust Executive Director Kristina White. Bring your snowshoes and a bottle of water, and join us for an exploratory walk through a winter wonderland. Weather pending!
Please RSVP to stewardship@lymelandtrust.org with a way to reach you in case we need to reschedule.
For updates and to learn more about NaturePlace at Banningwood Preserve.
13th Annual Land Trusts Amateur Photo Contest Deadline
Date: Thu February 28, 2019Time: 5:00 pm
Place: East Haddam, Essex, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Salem
Contact Email: info@landtrustsphotocontest.org
Presenter: Land Trusts of East Haddam, Essex, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Salem
The Deadline is February 28, 2019
Photographers of all ages may enter. All photos must be taken in East Haddam, Essex, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, or Salem.
For more information, 2019 rules and entry form go to landtrustsphotocontest.org
Award sponsors: Alison Mitchell, All-Pro Automotive, Art Emporium of Old Saybrook, Ashlawn Farm Coffee, Ballek’s Garden Center, Denali Outdoor, Essex Savings Bank, Essex Steam Train & Riverboat, Evan Griswold at Coldwell Banker, Lorensen Auto Group, OWCM Group Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, The Red House Cultural Arts Center, RiverQuest/CT River Expeditions, Two Wrasslin’ Cats Coffee House & Café
Gardening with Birds in Mind-Lyme Forest Block Project Series
Date: Thu February 21, 2019Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Place: Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Avenue, Colchester, CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Audubon CT, Lyme Land Trust, and Town of Lyme and regional land trusts
Join Ellen Falbowski for a riveting presentation on best gardening practices for birds and beauty! You don’t want to miss Ellen’s award-winning photography. Snacks provided!
This free event is part of a Bird Walk Series offered by the Lyme Forest Block Conservation Project—an initiative launched by Audubon Connecticut, in partnership with the Town of Lyme and the Lyme Land Trust, the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee, The Nature Conservancy, and other local land trusts, and municipalities. For a schedule of other events offered by the Lyme Forest Block Conservation Project.
Please fill out this RSVP form if you plan to attend this or any Lyme Forest Block presentation.
Chestnut Hill Volunteer Work Party
Date: Tue February 19, 2019Time: 10:00-11:55 am
Place: Chestnut Hill Preserve, Sterling Hill Road, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a trail trimming and brush clean-up work party at Chestnut Hill Preserve in Lyme led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Open Space Coordinator and Land Trust Director. We have a chain sawyer. Volunteers are needed to help remove brush and to cut back saplings that are encroaching on the orange trail. Bring along heavy-duty gloves, clippers, loppers, and light-weight rakes. Don’t forget ear protection and a bottle of water. A snack will be provided.
The event will be cancelled for inclement weather or icy conditions.
Directions: Rt. 156 to Sterling City Road (either by Tiffany Farm or the Hamburg Fairgrounds). Go about 1 mile. Turn onto Sterling Hill Road. Chestnut Hill entrance is about 0.5 mile on the right. Parking is along the side of the road.
Maple Syrup Presentation with Tom Worthley
Date: Sat February 16, 2019Time: 11 am
Place: NaturePlace at Banningwood Preserve, Town Street, Lyme
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
Join us for an educational walk and presentation with UConn Forestry Assistant Extension Professor Tom Worthley, as he explains the process of tapping sugar maples, and producing syrup from the sap.
Please RSVP to stewardship@lymelandtrust.org with a way to reach you in case we need to reschedule.
Winter Fun at Diana’s Field
Date: Sat February 9, 2019Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Place: NaturePlace at Banningwood Preserve, Town Street, Lyme
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
Join us for an afternoon of fun with Sarah Manstan, Lyme Land Trust’s NaturePlace intern, for family-friendly winter activities in Diana’s Field. Make an igloo with snow brick molds, roast a marshmallow over the fire, and make winter decorations from things found in nature. Snowman building is also encouraged! Weather pending. Please RSVP to stewardship@lymelandtrust.org with a way to reach you in case we need to reschedule.
For updates and to learn more about NaturePlace at Banningwood Preserve.
