OUR UPCOMING EVENTS

NIX THE KNOTWEED, Lyme CT, 2026 Dates

• Whalebone Cove – by the bridge over Ferry Rd – Rte 149
  Fridays, May 15, July 10, August 28. 8am to 10am
  Please register (walk-ins welcome) Diana Fiske, trughouse@comcast.net
• Old Hamburg Rd – Reed Landing Native Rain Gardens by the Joshuatown Rd bridge, and Union Triangle at the corner of Rte 156 and Old Hamburg Rd. 
  Saturdays, May 16, July 11, August 29. 9am to 11am
  Please register (walk-ins welcome): Wendy Hill, openspace@townlyme.org

  Join a work party to learn about and remove invasive Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants, and tend the natives that have been planted in their place. 

  Or devote the time to remove knotweed in your own neighborhood!! 

  The knotweed has been highly reduced but we still have to weed out the ones that persist and new ones that come up from seeds. We are in our sixth year of tackling the knotweed using the “method of 3s”: cut knotweed down to the ground and remove the plant material; 3 chops each growing season (May, mid-July, and mid-August). The cuttings must be carefully disposed of since each little piece will regrow into a new plant.

  Bring work gloves, clippers or loppers. We’ll provide the bags! Bring your own water bottle. Snacks will be provided. 

  Please register: (walk-ins welcome) Openspace@townlyme.org

  Sponsored by the Town of Lyme, Lyme Pollinator Pathway, and Friends of Whalebone Cove.

  Japanese knotweed is an invasive plant which crowds out native plants that pollinators and other wildlife depend upon for survival. For a brochure on Nix the Knotweed Method of 3s.

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Lyme Pollinator Pathway aims to help Lyme residents and friends establish and connect pollinator-friendly habitats  by creating and maintaining patches in their home landscapes that provide natural food sources, shelter, and water for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.

Pollinators (Bees, birds, butterflies, moths, and others) move pollen from one plant to another, enabling cross fertilization and the production of seeds. Our flowering plants, including much of our food supply, depend upon pollinators to produce fruit which is how they reproduce. Pollinators are in trouble because of a lack of native plants that provide food for them and their young; and wide gaps between habitat. If we all grow patches, they will connect like stepping stones to create a pollinator pathway of nutrition and protection. Even the smallest patch will help and create a sense of satisfaction for your  participation in this vital community project. 

Rethink Your Lawn

Lyme Pollinator Pathway (LPP), established February 4, 2021, run by a volunteer committee, is an initiative of the Lyme SustainableCT Committee, which is appointed by the Lyme Board of Selectmen.

On May 17, 2021, the Town of Lyme Board of Selectpeople (BOS) adopted a resolution declaring Lyme a pollinator-friendly community. Link to the 05-17-21 BOS minutes  

RESOLUTION DECLARING THE TOWN OF LYME A POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. 

We thank the Lyme Land Trust, an active member organization of the group, for hosting this webpage.at