Past Events
Tree Collective- Teen Hike and Steward Group Meet-up
Time: 1:00-3:30 pm
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 meet, we offer a different topic, often with a hike and trail work in a selected preserve.
Tools and gloves provided.
Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.
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SOLD OUT – Winter Solstice Luminary Walk along Roaring Brook
Time: 4:00-5:30 pm
Place: Banningwood Preserve. 19 Town St., Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Sold Out. Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a Luminary Walk along Roaring Brook. Renew your connection with yourself and the Earth as we tap into nature’s rhythms and the four elements of earth, fire, water, and air on a guided meditative walk. A small closing ceremony will take place at the water’s edge as we then prepare for our return walk along the illuminated path. A restorative time of year, the winter solstice marks a solar turning point, where the darkest day turns the corner to renewed light and we welcome the season of winter—a rebirth of the sun.
Registration: FREE (donations to support Regan‘s offerings to the community are welcome)
Please register here.
Regan Stacey is an artist and environmentalist whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our beautiful planet, Earth. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing walks, spiritual life coaching, and mindfulness training. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Find out more about her work at reganstacey.com
Gentle Walk Wednesday: Gillette’s Castle State Park – Wendy
Time: 10:00-11:00 am
Place: Entrance is at 67 River Rd, East Haddam, CT. Meet at the main parking lot by the visitor center.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
We will explore on the paved park road and on easy dirt trails. We will see the beautiful Christmas decorations at the Castle and the beautiful view of the CT River. Optional walk up steps to the terrace. About 1 mile.
Sponsored with the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Reservations are required. Please email Caitlin Perkins at cperkins@oldlyme-ct.gov or call (860)434-1605 ext. 241. Free to Lyme’s Senior Center members. $5 for non-members.
On the 4th Wednesday of each month (unless noted) the group will get together at various hiking areas in Lyme and Old Lyme. Hikes will be lead by Wendy Hill, Open Space Coordinator of Lyme and the Vice President of Lyme Land Trust. The walks are easy, fairly flat dirt paths with some uneven footing, unless noted. Gentle pace. About 1 mile. Bring a walking stick, water bottle and dress for the weather. Inclement weather cancels.
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Tuesday Trek: Walbridge Woodlands/Young Preserve – Wendy
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Young Preserve parking lot on Gungy Rd, about 1/2 mile north of the intersection with Beaver Brook Rd.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
A hike of over 2 miles that will take you on ridges, laurel groves, old wood roads and past stone outcroppings.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
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Tuesday Trek: Selden Creek Preserve – Quinn
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the entrance to the Selden Creek Preserve on Joshuatown Rd.
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
Time for a late fall hike! Lets go on a 2 mile trek to explore this wonderful preserve during the quiet time of the year.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
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Take-a-Walk Wednesday: Selden Creek Preserve – Wendy
Time: 9:30 am
Place: The parking lot is about 4 miles from the intersection of Rte 156 and Joshuatown Rd in Lyme.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
Meet at Selden Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd. 2+ mile hike to beautiful vistas of Selden Creek and surrounding marshlands.
Sponsored with the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Reservations are required. Please email Caitlin Perkins at cperkins@oldlyme-ct.gov or call (860)434-1605 ext. 241. Free to Lyme’s Senior Center members. $5 for non-members.
On the 3rd Wednesday of each month (unless noted) the group will get together at various hiking areas in Lyme and Old Lyme. Hikes will be led by Wendy Hill, Open Space Coordinator of Lyme and the Vice President of Lyme Land Trust. The walks are moderate, dirt paths with some uneven footing and moderate hills, unless noted. Paced to the group. Bring a walking stick, water bottle and dress for the weather. Inclement weather cancels.
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Tuesday Trek: Thach Preserve – Tony
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at parking lot, 131 Brush Hill Rd.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
Short 1-mile walk, but with lots of ecology to experience and learn about.
Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
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Sunday after Thanksgiving Hike – Hartman Park Red Trail
Time: 1:00 - 3:30ish pm
Place: Meet at the Main Entrance to Hartman Park, Gungy Rd, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a post-Thanksgiving hike led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust Vice President and Lyme Open Space Coordinator. We will walk the gorgeous red trail, which winds along craggy ridges strewn with boulders, and return on alternate trails to make a loop. There are some moderate hill climbs and some rocky terrain. Walking sticks are recommended. The entire walk is about 3.5 miles. The walk time is approximate depending upon the group pace.
Snacks will be provided. We will have a snack break on the bald nubble, a large flat expanse of smooth stone with a beautiful overlook. Bring your own water or drink. The route follows a portion of the Goodwin Trail.
Please register: openspace@townlyme.org
Map and brochure of Hartman Park. Rain cancels.
Directions: The main entrance to Hartman Park is about 1.25 miles north of the intersection of Beaver Brook Rd. and Gungy Rd.
The Goodwin Trail, overseen by the Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Coordinating Committee, is a an extended trail system crossing four towns: East Haddam, Salem, Lyme and East Lyme. Dr. Richard H. Goodwin (1911-2007) was president of the Nature Conservancy from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1964 to 1966. The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, was started in 1951, and Dr. Goodwin was one of its founders. Since then, it has protected 15 million acres of land in the United States and 102 million acres in 29 other countries.
Astronomy Observing Session
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
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 to directions and observing session guidelines.
For more information and to register: Astronomy Events
Tuesday Trek: Banningwood Preserve – Jim
Time: 9:00
Place: Meet at Banningwood Preserve parking lot at 19 Town Street/Rt. 82.
Contact Email: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim
mostly gentle (some short hill sections) 1.7-mile loop through a variety of habitats including meadows, upland forest, and floodplain forest flanking the scenic meanders of Roaring Brook. Bring a snack to enjoy for a brief rest at the picnic table at Diana’s Field.
Register: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
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