Past Events
Trailblazers – Mt Archer Yellow Trail
Date: Tue April 21, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Meet at Mt Archer Preserve Parking Lot, Mt Archer Road, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderately easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the Yellow Trail in Mt Archer Woods, led by Wendolyn Hill, Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator and Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little more than 2 miles – about an hour long. Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot.
Rain cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to Mt. Archer Road. Left onto Mt Archer Road. Go one mile on Mt Archer Road (bear left up the big hill). The parking lot is down a long driveway on the left, the 4th long driveway after you start up the hill. Look for the stone post marker that has âMt Archer Woods Town of Lymeâ written on it. It faces the road, so you canât read it until you are on top of it. (If you get to 100 Mt. Archer Road, you have gone too far).
Join us for this moderately easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the Yellow Trail in Mt Archer Woods, led by Wendolyn Hill, Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator and Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little more than 2 miles – about an hour long. Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot.
Rain cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to Mt. Archer Road. Left onto Mt Archer Road. Go one mile on Mt Archer Road (bear left up the big hill). The parking lot is down a long driveway on the left, the 4th long driveway after you start up the hill. Look for the stone post marker that has âMt Archer Woods Town of Lymeâ written on it. It faces the road, so you canât read it until you are on top of it. (If you get to 100 Mt. Archer Road, you have gone too far).
Lyme Spring Clean-Sweep
Date: Sat April 18, 2015 thru Sun April 19, 2015Time: Daylight
Place: Lyme Roadways
Contact Email:
Presenter: The Lyme Public Hall and the Town of Lyme
Free plastic bags are available at E.L. Reynold’s (Jane’s) Store, The Hadlyme Country Market, the Lyme Town Hall, and the Lyme Public Library. Leave bags by the side of the road for town-wide pick-up.
Trailblazers walk- Jewett and Pleasant Valley Preserve
Date: Tue April 14, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Meet at Pleasant Valley Parking Lot, MacIntosh Rd., Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderate walk in the woods. We will be walking up an incline to get to the overlook at Pleasant Valley. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Jewett and Pleasant Valley Preserve, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator; and Gary Weed. The hike is a little more than 2.5 miles. This is the time of year to get a beautiful unobstructed view from the overlook at Pleasant Valley.
Rain or snow cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to left on Macintosh Rd. (across from Beaver Brook Road.) The parking area is about 1/4Â mile on the right.
Join us for this moderate walk in the woods. We will be walking up an incline to get to the overlook at Pleasant Valley. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Jewett and Pleasant Valley Preserve, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator; and Gary Weed. The hike is a little more than 2.5 miles. This is the time of year to get a beautiful unobstructed view from the overlook at Pleasant Valley.
Rain or snow cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to left on Macintosh Rd. (across from Beaver Brook Road.) The parking area is about 1/4Â mile on the right.
Lyme Road Race
Date: Sat April 11, 2015Time: Race Start 9am
Place: Ashlawn Farm, 78 Bill Hill Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: info@firstmile-fitness.com
Presenter: The First Mile Road to Fitness
Here is a fun opportunity to stretch your legs and celebrate the end of a long snowy winter. The race supports the good work of the Lyme Ambulance Association. The Lyme Ambulance Association is one of New Englandâs few remaining âno-cost to the patientâ emergency & basic-care ambulance services. They are not supported by Lyme Tax revenues. They are entirely dependent upon private donations.
Lyme Road Race is a 5K run and 2-mile walk. The race takes place at the beautiful Ashlawn Farm in Lyme, Connecticut.Â
Start time is 9am, with registration and packet pick-up from 7.30am. Awards will be presented to the male and female winners and to the top three male and female finishers in the following age groups: U-12; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+.
After your race, you and your family can enjoy some of Connecticutâs best coffee at Ashlawn Farm.
REGISTRATION: For more information and to register go to LYME ROAD RACE
 Photo: “Ashlawn Fields” by Wendolyn Hill
Here is a fun opportunity to stretch your legs and celebrate the end of a long snowy winter. The race supports the good work of the Lyme Ambulance Association. The Lyme Ambulance Association is one of New Englandâs few remaining âno-cost to the patientâ emergency & basic-care ambulance services. They are not supported by Lyme Tax revenues. They are entirely dependent upon private donations.
Lyme Road Race is a 5K run and 2-mile walk. The race takes place at the beautiful Ashlawn Farm in Lyme, Connecticut.Â
Start time is 9am, with registration and packet pick-up from 7.30am. Awards will be presented to the male and female winners and to the top three male and female finishers in the following age groups: U-12; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+.
After your race, you and your family can enjoy some of Connecticutâs best coffee at Ashlawn Farm.
REGISTRATION: For more information and to register go to LYME ROAD RACE
 Photo: “Ashlawn Fields” by Wendolyn Hill
Trailblazer Walk- Banningwood Preserve
Date: Tue April 7, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Banningwood Preserve, Town Street (Rte. 82), Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a moderately easy walk at Banningwood Preserve on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10 am. Everyone is welcome.
We will explore Banningwood Preserve led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator; and Humphrey Tyler, Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little less than 2 miles. Banningwood is a beautiful preserve with meadows, mature forests, cedar groves, and dramatic rock outcroppings. Roaring Brook meanders through it. We will visit abandoned stone quarries. There are a few rocky areas so donât forget to bring your walking stick!
Painting by Trenton Young, from the Paint-out in October 2014. This painting and others can currently be seen in the Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty Exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Museum.
Rain cancels.
Directions: The Preserve parking area is less than 1/4 mile north of Hadlyme Four Corners on Town Street (Rte 82). Look for the sign. From Rt. 156 West (going north): At the end of Rte. 156, turn left onto Rte 82. At the flashing red stoplight (Hadlyme Four Corners), turn right to continue on Rte 82W (going north). The parking area is less than 1/4 mile on the right.
Join us for a moderately easy walk at Banningwood Preserve on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10 am. Everyone is welcome.
We will explore Banningwood Preserve led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator; and Humphrey Tyler, Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little less than 2 miles. Banningwood is a beautiful preserve with meadows, mature forests, cedar groves, and dramatic rock outcroppings. Roaring Brook meanders through it. We will visit abandoned stone quarries. There are a few rocky areas so donât forget to bring your walking stick!
Painting by Trenton Young, from the Paint-out in October 2014. This painting and others can currently be seen in the Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty Exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Museum.
Rain cancels.
Directions: The Preserve parking area is less than 1/4 mile north of Hadlyme Four Corners on Town Street (Rte 82). Look for the sign. From Rt. 156 West (going north): At the end of Rte. 156, turn left onto Rte 82. At the flashing red stoplight (Hadlyme Four Corners), turn right to continue on Rte 82W (going north). The parking area is less than 1/4 mile on the right.
FrogWatch USA Training
Date: Wed March 25, 2015Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Place: Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Road (Rte 156), Lyme, CT
Contact Email: erobinson@tnc.org
Presenter: The Nature Conservancy CT and Yale Peabody Museum
The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut and Yale Peabody Museum are Hosting a Citizen Science Training in Lyme. Jim Sirch, the Education Coordinator of the Yale Peabody Museum, will guide participants to become FrogWatch USA volunteers. FrogWatch USA is a program created by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help engage the public in monitoring local frog and toad populations.
Frogs and toads serve as important clues to environmental health because they are highly sensitive to changing environmental conditions. Learn how you can help contribute meaningful information about the frogs and toads in your neighborhood! Space is limited so please contact Liz Robinson of The Nature Conservancy at (203) 568-6270 x6409 or erobinson@tnc.org to register!
Photograph by Rebecca Johnson, 1st place Youth, Photo Contest 2015
For more information: FrogWatch USA Press Release
The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut and Yale Peabody Museum are Hosting a Citizen Science Training in Lyme. Jim Sirch, the Education Coordinator of the Yale Peabody Museum, will guide participants to become FrogWatch USA volunteers. FrogWatch USA is a program created by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help engage the public in monitoring local frog and toad populations.
Frogs and toads serve as important clues to environmental health because they are highly sensitive to changing environmental conditions. Learn how you can help contribute meaningful information about the frogs and toads in your neighborhood! Space is limited so please contact Liz Robinson of The Nature Conservancy at (203) 568-6270 x6409 or erobinson@tnc.org to register!
Photograph by Rebecca Johnson, 1st place Youth, Photo Contest 2015
For more information: FrogWatch USA Press Release
CELEBRATING LYME’S BEAUTY- Paintings of Banningwood Preserve at Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Date: Fri January 16, 2015 thru Sun March 22, 2015Time: museum hours
Place: Lyman Allyn Museum, 625 Williams Street, New London, CT
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
The exhibit âCelebrating Lymeâs Beauty,â which showcases new original paintings of Lymeâs Banningwood Preserve, will open at New Londonâs Lyman Allyn Art Museum in its Glassenberg Gallery on January 16 and remain open to the public through March 22. The exhibit features landscapes created by artists from all over New England who participated in October’s âCelebrating Lymeâs Beauty Paint-Out,â an annual plein air painting event now in its fourth year that is co-organized by the Lyme Art Association, Lyme Land Conservation Trust and The Lyman Allyn Art Museum. For more information, Lyman Allyn Art Museum Presents Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty.
The museum is located at 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut, exit 83 off I-95. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm; closed Mondays and major holidays. For more information call 860.443.2545, ext. 129 or visit on Facebook or the web at: www.lymanallyn.org.
Painting: Roaring Brook by Trenton Young.
The exhibit âCelebrating Lymeâs Beauty,â which showcases new original paintings of Lymeâs Banningwood Preserve, will open at New Londonâs Lyman Allyn Art Museum in its Glassenberg Gallery on January 16 and remain open to the public through March 22. The exhibit features landscapes created by artists from all over New England who participated in October’s âCelebrating Lymeâs Beauty Paint-Out,â an annual plein air painting event now in its fourth year that is co-organized by the Lyme Art Association, Lyme Land Conservation Trust and The Lyman Allyn Art Museum. For more information, Lyman Allyn Art Museum Presents Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty.
The museum is located at 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut, exit 83 off I-95. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm; closed Mondays and major holidays. For more information call 860.443.2545, ext. 129 or visit on Facebook or the web at: www.lymanallyn.org.
Painting: Roaring Brook by Trenton Young.
Ninth Annual Land Trusts Amateur Photo Contest Reception
Date: Fri March 6, 2015Time: 6 to 8 pm
Place: Lymes Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Road, Old Lyme, CT
Contact Email: photocontest@LymeLandTrust.org
Please join us for a reception to showcase the photos submitted to the contest, which celebrates the scenic beauty of our towns. The work of all the photographers who entered will be represented in the exhibit. During the reception, the photo contest winners will be announced, and cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded. The reception is free. Light refreshments will be served. We hope you will join us for a wonderful evening.
Reservations are not required.
The reception is sponsored by the Land Trusts in the towns of Lyme, Old Lyme, East Haddam, Essex and Salem. Refreshments are provided with support from the Big Y and Fromage Fine Foods and Coffee.
Contest awards are being funded with the generous support of Lorensen Toyota, the Oakley/Wing Group at Smith Barney, Evan Griswold at Coldwell Banker, Ballek Garden Center, Essex Savings Bank, Murtha Cullina LLP, ChelseaGroton Bank, and Alison Mitchell in honor of her late husband John G. Mitchell.
Photo by Melinda Hill
For more information about the Photo Contest
Please join us for a reception to showcase the photos submitted to the contest, which celebrates the scenic beauty of our towns. The work of all the photographers who entered will be represented in the exhibit. During the reception, the photo contest winners will be announced, and cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded. The reception is free. Light refreshments will be served. We hope you will join us for a wonderful evening.
Reservations are not required.
The reception is sponsored by the Land Trusts in the towns of Lyme, Old Lyme, East Haddam, Essex and Salem. Refreshments are provided with support from the Big Y and Fromage Fine Foods and Coffee.
Contest awards are being funded with the generous support of Lorensen Toyota, the Oakley/Wing Group at Smith Barney, Evan Griswold at Coldwell Banker, Ballek Garden Center, Essex Savings Bank, Murtha Cullina LLP, ChelseaGroton Bank, and Alison Mitchell in honor of her late husband John G. Mitchell.
Photo by Melinda Hill
For more information about the Photo Contest
EXHIBIT OPENING- “Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty” at Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Date: Fri January 16, 2015Time: 5 to 7 pm
Place: Lyman Allyn Museum, 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
Please join us for this special event to view the beautiful paintings of Banningwood in their new setting at the Glassenberg Gallery at the Lyman Allyn Museum. Refreshments will be served. The “Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty” Exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Museum will be on view from January 16 until March 22.
âThis event is the result of a successful cooperative enterprise between three local non-profit organizations that have important ties to Lymeâs memorable landscape,â said Sam Quigley, Director of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. âThe greater New London County community is richer because of this partnership among these three organizations, which have different and distinct missions but which share a commitment to the beauty, art and preservation of our natural landscape.â
The museum is located at 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut, exit 83 off I-95.
Please join us for this special event to view the beautiful paintings of Banningwood in their new setting at the Glassenberg Gallery at the Lyman Allyn Museum. Refreshments will be served. The “Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty” Exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Museum will be on view from January 16 until March 22.
âThis event is the result of a successful cooperative enterprise between three local non-profit organizations that have important ties to Lymeâs memorable landscape,â said Sam Quigley, Director of the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. âThe greater New London County community is richer because of this partnership among these three organizations, which have different and distinct missions but which share a commitment to the beauty, art and preservation of our natural landscape.â
The museum is located at 625 Williams Street, New London, Connecticut, exit 83 off I-95.
Trailblazers-Walk Mt Archer to Pickwick’s Preserve
Date: Tue January 6, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Meet at Mt Archer Preserve Parking Lot, Mt Archer Road, Lyme
Contact Email: hstyler@comcast.net
Join us for this moderately easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Pickwickâs Preserve to Mt Archer Woods, led by Humphrey Tyler, Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little more than 2 miles – about an hour long. Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot. We will arrange to have enough cars left at Pickwickâs to ferry everybody back to the starting point at Mt. Archer parking lot.
Rain or snow cancels. Let Humphrey Tyler know if you plan to attend the walk so that he can contact you in case of cancellation. hstyler@comcast.net
Directions: Rt. 156 north to Mt. Archer Road. Left onto Mt Archer Road. Go one mile on Mt Archer Road (bear left up the big hill). The parking lot is down a long driveway on the left, the 4th long driveway after you start up the hill. Look for the stone post marker that has âMt Archer Woods Town of Lymeâ written on it. It faces the road, so you canât read it until you are on top of it. (If you get to 100 Mt. Archer Road, you have gone too far).
Join us for this moderately easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Pickwickâs Preserve to Mt Archer Woods, led by Humphrey Tyler, Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little more than 2 miles – about an hour long. Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot. We will arrange to have enough cars left at Pickwickâs to ferry everybody back to the starting point at Mt. Archer parking lot.
Rain or snow cancels. Let Humphrey Tyler know if you plan to attend the walk so that he can contact you in case of cancellation. hstyler@comcast.net
Directions: Rt. 156 north to Mt. Archer Road. Left onto Mt Archer Road. Go one mile on Mt Archer Road (bear left up the big hill). The parking lot is down a long driveway on the left, the 4th long driveway after you start up the hill. Look for the stone post marker that has âMt Archer Woods Town of Lymeâ written on it. It faces the road, so you canât read it until you are on top of it. (If you get to 100 Mt. Archer Road, you have gone too far).
