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  • Manuel Lizarralde

    Our Annual Meeting 2025

    Lyme Land Trust Conservation Center 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT, United States

    Join us for our Annual Meeting

  • Family Trail Time with Tori–Pleasant Valley

    Pleasant Valley Preserve Macintosh Road, Lyme CT, Lyme, CT, United States

    In June, visit the Gnome trail to search for gnomes at Pleasant Valley Preserve. Click here to see the Family Gnome Hunt  map. Meet at the parking lot on MacIntosh Rd. Join Tori Harris and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a "mile-ish" hike geared towards families with children under 5, but […]

  • Insects with Katherine Dugas – Roaring Brook Preserve

    Roaring Brook Preserve Day Hill Rd, Lyme, CT, United States

    Take a walk of discovery with insect expert, Katherine Dugas from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Space is limited. Register: education@lymelandtrust.org This is part of the Wild Lyme project. Channel your inner Charles Darwin to discover species both new and familiar to you. Along with the joy and wonder of exploration and identification, you’ll contribute […]

  • CANCELLED – Tuesday Trek: Johnston Preserve – Wendy

    Johnston Preserve Meet at the parking area on Rt. 82., Lyme, CT, United States

    This walk is cancelled due to hot weather. About a 2.5-mile walk, with a moderate incline to the overlooks and back. We’ll check out the vegetation that has emerged after the bluff meadow restoration work that was carried out in March. Register: openspace@townlyme.org View the Tuesday Trek Schedule

  • Asclepias by Kent Girty Private Pollinator Garden

    DEADLINE EXTENDED-Imagining Lyme–Photo Submission Deadline – Spring

    Imagining Lyme Website

    The deadline has been extended to July 8- Submit up to three of your favorite spring photos to share. The Lyme Land Trust program Imagining Lyme: A Visual Exploration of Lyme’s Preserves encourages everyone to expand their visual awareness and highlight the beauty of the Lyme preserves owned by the Lyme Land Trust, the Town of […]

  • Family Trail Time with Tori–Roaring Brook

    Roaring Brook Preserve Day Hill Rd, Lyme, CT, United States

    Take a walk to the refreshing waters of Roaring Brook where you may get your feet wet.  Map of Roaring Brook Preserve. Join Tori Harris and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a "mile-ish" hike geared towards families with children under 5, but no age limit! Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register. Tori […]

  • Tuesday Trek: Johnston Preserve – Wendy

    Johnston Preserve Meet at the parking area on Rt. 82., Lyme, CT, United States

    Beautiful walk, about 3 miles with a moderate incline to the overlooks and back. We’ll check out the bluff meadow restoration work that was carried out in Winter 2025. Meet at the parking area on Rt. 82. Register: openspace@townlyme.org View the Tuesday Trek Schedule

  • Tuesday Trek: Beebe Preserve – Jim

    Beebe Preserve Old Grassy Hill Road, Lyme, United States

    Gentle 1-mile walk through deciduous forest and several stone walls. We’ll pause at the overlook of the beaver pond to check on basking turtles and wading birds looking for a meal, so bring binoculars if you wish. Meet at the parking lot on Old Grassy Hill Road. Register: jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org View the Tuesday Trek Schedule

  • Tuesday Trek: Patrell Preserve – Quinn

    Patrell Preserve Baker Lane, East Haddam, CT, United States

    This will be a 1 to 1.5 mile hike along the Eightmile River. This preserve has a diversity of habitats including fields, wetlands, forests and riparian areas. The Patrell Preserve also has great examples of glacial geologic features including kettle ponds and eskers. We will meet at the parking area on Baker Lane in East […]

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Ryan Quinn grew up in Lyme and graduated from Lyme-Old Lyme High school. After moving away for college and a career in education, he returned to the area in 2015 with his wife Baylee Drown to start a vegetable farm. In 2019 they were able to become Lyme landowners by purchasing what is now known as Long Table Farm. Prior to being a full time farmer Quinn has worked as a sailor, handyman, science teacher and outdoor educator.

“Moving back to Lyme gave me new appreciation for how the blend of community, open space, and ecology that thrive here have influenced my life. Lyme Land Trust’s mission to preserve and promote these features for the public good is near and dear to my heart. The Lyme Land Trust is one of the institutions that makes Lyme a special place to live.”

Ryan Quinn

Jim’s primary responsibility is to oversee stewardship of the 3130 acres spread across 112 parcels that are owned or managed by LLT. He comes to us with a variety of experiences spanning ecological research and restoration, natural resource and sanctuary management, and environmental education. Improving the outlook for native biodiversity has always motivated Jim, whether by working with people, land, or preferably both at the same time. Most recently he served as conservation biologist at The Connecticut Audubon Society. He holds a BS degree in wildlife and fisheries biology from the University of Vermont and a MS degree in conservation biology from the State University of New York in Syracuse. Jim lives in Middletown.

“It is a giant honor to have this opportunity to help build on the substantial success of the Trust in a part of the world as special as Lyme.”

Jim Arrigoni

Jim Arrigoni

Wendy has lived in Lyme since 1982. Her career has encompassed a combination of art and the natural sciences; as a medical illustrator working at Yale University Medical School for 30 years, and a professor of art at Middlesex Community College for 10 years. She is currently the Open Space Coordinator for the Town of Lyme and co-chair of the Lyme Pollinator Pathway.
“I love the fact that the LLCT seeks to encourage the appreciation of the natural world by exposing people to the wonders of nature through education, guided walks and other opportunities. I believe that preserving the land in its most natural state is very important to the physical and mental health of our planet. I love to learn and there is so much to learn in the woods of Lyme, about the natural world, history and beauty.”

Wendy Hill

Tony has lived in Lyme since 1986. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Management and co-founder of Ecological and Environmental Consulting Services (EECOS) specializing in forest ecology and land use management.

“The Land Trust is critical for the protection of our ecologically diverse and unique near-coastal and riverine landscape, unmatched in the northeast.”

Anthony Irving

Kristina grew up in Old Lyme and has made Lyme her home since 2004. She held numerous jobs in the corporate world and most recently was the Administrative Director of Musical Masterworks, a nonprofit chamber music series in Old Lyme. As the Executive Director, she is responsible for leading the LLCT as it relates to the strategic direction and overall management of the organization. She identifies and implements short-and long-term strategic goals and is accountable to the Board of Directors for achieving those goals.

“The Land Trust protects land for perpetuity, provides outdoor recreation, and educates the surrounding community of the importance of conservation and environmental sustainability. We strive to be an example for other land trusts to follow.”

Kristina White