Events

New England Cottontail

Date: March 11, 2012
Time: 2:00 P.M
Place: Lyme Public Hall, Rt. 156, Hamburg
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Shaun Roche

Shaun Roche from the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s Stewart B. McKinney Wildlife Refuge in
Westbrook will outline what is being done to rebuild wild populations of the threatened New
England Cottontail. He will present photos and discuss the natural history of the New England
Cottontail, its habitat, reasons for its decline, and efforts by both governmental agencies and
private groups to save this native rabbit.

Community Investment Vote

Date: March 15, 2012
Time: Feb.1 to March 15
Place: Essex Savings Bank
Contact Email:
Presenter:

Every year the Essex Savings Bank pledges to donate 10% of its after tax net income to non-profit organizations and community development projects operating in the towns of Chester, Deep River, Essex, Lyme, Madison, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook.  Organizations receive funds proportionate to the number of votes they receive.

Anyone with an account at Essex Savings Bank may vote.  So be sure to stop by the bank between February 1 and March 15 to complete your ballot.

Fish Ladders in Lyme

Date: April 7, 2012
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: The Moulson Pond Fish Ladder
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Linda Bireley

Marine wildlife expert Linda Bireley will demonstrate how fish use the ladder to reach their
spawning grounds upstream above the old mill dam. She will discuss how the returning fish are
monitored and the species that return annually to the 8 Mile River to produce new generations.
This program is rain or shine & appropriate for all ages. Polarized sunglasses suggested.
Park at 8 Mile River Cemetery on Mt. Archer Rd on right 1/4 mile off of Rt. 156

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