Place: Meet at the parking lot on Brush Hill Road. Contact Email: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org Presenter: Jim Arrigoni A gentle 2-mile walk will pause to explore the edges of vernal pools for eggs of Spotted Salamanders, Wood Frogs, and other early spring critters. Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org  

Nonprofit Volunteer Expo Location: East Haddam Grange Presenter: Amalia Shaltiel / Co-chair of East Haddam's Sustainability Team East Haddam has many nonprofits. This event will help families and individuals find the right fit for fun and meaningful volunteer work in our community. Whether you like the outdoors, care for animals or would like to help …

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Presenter: Steve Dedman Place: Meet in front of the Gillette Castle State Park visitor center at the main parking lot. Join our hike on the Gillette Castle Train Loop. Learn from Steve Dedman about this gem of a state park overlooking the Connecticut River. ​ Check back here and on our Facebook page for event …

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Place: Meet at the Johnston parking lot on Rte 82. Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com Presenter: Tony Irving One of my favorite preserves with its diversity of topography. Great views at the overlook. Depending on the desires of the group we can do a 3.5-mile hike or something shorter. Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com

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 …

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Place: Meet at the Thach Preserve parking area, 131 Brush Hill Road. Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com Presenter: Ryan Quinn Winter is ending and things are turning green again! Lets enjoy a hike through the Thach preserve. This is a 1 mile loop with a variety of interesting habitats to explore.  

Place: John Pritchard Conservation Center, Lyme Land Trust Barn, 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT Contact Email: jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org Want to know what you are seeing in nature? Want to contribute to citizen science by joining the Wild Lyme Biodiversity Project? With a photograph and a few taps on your smartphone, you, too, can follow in the …

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Organization: Salem Free Public Library Join Ginny Apple, Master Wildlife Conservationist with the CT DEEP for a talk & slide presentation about these magnificent birds of prey and their contributions to our ecosystem. Location: Salem Free Public Library Registration required. Call 860-859-0162 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Salem Free Public Library Bald …

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Place: John Pritchard Conservation Center, Lyme Land Trust Barn, 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org Join the Lyme Land Trust’s Bioblitz Team by attending the inaugural Wild Lyme Project Mini Bioblitz! We will start at the John Pritchard Conservation Center and then move over to Banningwood Preserve across the street. Channel your inner …

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Place: Burnham Brook Preserve 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 to the right), take left onto Dolbia Hill Rd. Park by Preserve sign along the side of the road. Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org Presenter: Wendy Hill About …

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