Woods Walk at Woodland Warbler Preserve Hike at the Woodland Warbler Preserve in Salem. This Salem Land Trust preserve has old logging roads that allow access to sometimes rugged ridges, valleys, and caves. Pete Govert and EHLT directors will lead this 3-mile hike through multiple wildlife habitats with outstanding diversity. Meet at 340 West Road, …
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 …
Rocky Neck Park Walk Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org Presenter: Wendy Hill A beautiful wooded walk along the salt marshes toward the beach on Long Island Sound. Bring binoculars if you have them. 2.5 miles. Directions: Meet at the parking lot on Rte i56 across from the KOA Campground, 271 Main St (Rte 156), about 0.5 mile …
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Honor Earth Day on this Child & Family Walk on April 19th (Please note that this event is Not on Earth Day which is April 22nd) Bring the kids to this family-friendly hike/walk to celebrate Earth Day and learn about life in wooded wetlands. Maggie Cozens of Connecticut Sea Grant will lead the way. As …
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 …
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Words from the Woods Book Circle Meet at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, East Haddam to discuss "The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth," by Zoe Schlanger. Discussions are lively and interesting, even for those who have not read the book. For …
Tuesday Trek: Nehantic State Forest Place: Meet at Sterling Hill Road Entrance Park at top of Sterling Hill Rd by the entrance that is demarcated with large boulders. Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org Presenter: Kristina We will check out what Nehantic looks like after the timber harvest and head to Brown Hill. 3 miles or so. Some …
It’s Earth Day, so let’s celebrate! We’ll decorate paper pots, then plant a seed in them that you can take home and watch grow. No registration required. Recommended for ages 2-5. We hope to see you there!
Place: Lyme Public Hall Presenter: Bill Yule Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org Join us for a fascinating talk about the important function of fungi in forest ecosystems, with Bill Yule, naturalist and mycologist. He will cover aspects of fungi that weren’t covered in last year’s very popular talk.He has a wonderful way of explaining the complex functioning …
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Amphibian Hunt at Walden Preserve - Family Event Diba Khan-Bureau Ph.D. will lead, joined by Herpetologist Beth Timpe Merow. Diba is Program Coordinator for the Environmental Engineering Technology Program at Three Rivers Community College and a research scientist at UCONN. This adventure is extremely popular with families and for children of all ages. No rain …
Place: Trail 53 Observatory 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. 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 …