Past Events
Tuesday Trek: North Hartman Park – Quinn
Time: 9:00 am
Place: meet at the Goodwin Trail parking area about three-quarters of a mile north of the main entrance.
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
Lets explore the north end of Hartman Park. Lets see the remains of human habitation, rock outcroppings, and a diversity of habitats located in the north end of Hartman Park.
This 3+ mile hike will meet at the Goodwin Trail parking area about three-quarters of a mile north of the main entrance.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Imagining Lyme–Photo Submission Deadline – Summer
Time: midnight
Place: Submit photos to Imagining Lyme website
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Submit up to three of your favorite 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 Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, or the State of CT by taking photographs prompted by inspiration from professional photographers and artists. Amateur photographers may submit photos. Photographers do not have to be residents of Lyme but all photos must be taken in Lyme in any of these places:
- Lyme Preserves owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy, and the State of CT. View a map of the preserves
- Pollinator/wildlife habitat with native plants in Lyme – May be in a backyard, local farm, preserve or in a Lyme Pollinator Pathway garden in Lyme, CT.
- Trail 53 – The clear sky above Lyme.
For more information and to submit photos
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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Family Trail Time with Tori
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Hartman Park, Gungy Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com
Walk the Family Faery Quest Loop, search for fairies and visit the Fairy Circle. Click here to see the Faery Quest map. This month, our leader will be Karin Hartley, mom of two, Logan and Amelia. She loves to babywear while hiking and was a gymnastics coach.
Kindly email vharris1391@gmail.com to register.
Join Tori 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!. Tori is a Mom of two littles – Kade, 3 yrs, and Quinn, 1 yr. Hiking and wandering in the local preserves, has really given her family the safe space to let Kade run loose and has a calming effect on Quinn. Working full time, volunteering in many organizations and finding time to enjoy the outdoors with the whole family, can be tough, but it is worth it!
Invasive Plants – What’s the Big Deal? Learn How to Identify and Remove Them.
Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Place: Meet at the Hartman Park Main Entrance, Gungy Road,Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Why do we care about invasive plants? This is an excellent event for those who wish to learn how to enhance wildlife habitat by controlling invasives in our nature preserves and in their own backyards. Join the Lyme Open Space Coordinator Wendy Hill to learn how to identify and remove invasive plant species that are crowding out our native plants.
After a demonstration about invasive plant identification, we will make our way to the Lee Farm ruins, which is about 1/3 of a mile walk, to see the progress that has been made to remove Japanese barberry and other invasive plants there, and get hands-on experience to remove invasive plants. We will also identify native plants that are coming back into the area.
Bring heavy duty work gloves, loppers, clippers, pruners, and Mattocks. Please wear long pants.Bring a bottle of water for yourself. Snacks will be provided. Inclement weather cancels.
Registration appreciated (walk-ins welcome): openspace@townlyme.org
Sponsored by the Town of Lyme, Lyme Land Trust, and Lyme Pollinator Pathway
CANCELLED Astronomy Observing Session
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Place: Trail 53 Observatory
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
Due to overcast skies for next several nights, we have had to cancel this event. All RSVPs were sent an email this morning. If you did not receive it, pls check your SPAM or JUNK folder and please add astronomy@lymelandtrust.org to your Contacts, too, to receive future update notifications.
We are hosting an indoor Astronomy Q&A in its place tonight to the first 15 people who send a request to astronomy@lymelandtrust.org, and we have scheduled a replacement observing session next Friday night, October 4, which you must register for.
We apologize for this. When the weather breaks bad, we are in reactive mode.
Gentle Walk Wednesday: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve – Wendy
Time: 10:00 am
Place: The parking lot for the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve is on the west side of Brush Hill Road about 1/2 mile south of Hadlyme Four Corners (Hadlyme Country Store).
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
This one-mile dirt path loop provides a delightful walk. Ancient oak trees still stand guard over the former pasture land bordered by stone walls and an old abandoned quarry.
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.
View the Take-a-Walk Wednesday Schedule
Tuesday Trek: Mt Archer Woods – Tony
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Park in Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot on south side of Mt Archer Rd.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
3 mile loop including portions of the Eno Preserve. Walk past old stone foundation and many stone walls.
Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Autumn Equinox Celebration — A Guided Forest Bathing Experience
Time: 1:30 - 4:00 pm
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Celebrate the autumn equinox and come into the natural cycles and rhythm of nature. Restore and replenish for the season ahead. Our time together includes gentle mindful movement, nature meditation, and opportunities along the way to connect with the natural world. The session concludes with tea together. The walk is about 1-mile round trip over easy to moderate terrain.
This event follows a presentation on The Art of Forest Bathing offered on Friday, September 20, 6 PM – 7 PM at the Lyme Library. Attendance at the presentation is not required to attend the walk. Learn more here.
FREE. Registration required. Space is limited.
Register here.
Rain or shine event. Ages 18+. Please no pets.
This event is sponsored by the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Watershed Committee in partnership with the Lyme Land Trust.
Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku – taking in the forest atmosphere. As a growing global wellness movement, it is backed by nearly 40 years of scientific research on the holistic benefits of immersing yourself in nature. These benefits include reduced stress and blood pressure, increased creativity and focus, improved mood and sleep, and a boost to immune functions. In addition to the health benefits, this practice offers a pathway of reconnection to our Earth, restoring our relationship with the natural world for the well-being of all.
Regan Stacey is a mindfulness meditation teacher and forest therapy guide, whose passion is to bring humans and nature together for personal and planetary well-being. Through her private practice, she offers guided forest bathing sessions, meditative walks, and mindfulness in nature retreats.
She is 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
Questions? Email Regan at regan@reganstacey.com
FULL – Fungal Ecology Walk–Mushrooms with Bill Yule
Time: 2:00-4:00 pm
Place: Johnston Preserve, Rte 82, Lyme CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Join us for this fascinating walk with Bill Yule, naturalist and amateur mycologist, to walk, talk, and collect mushrooms. Bill will explain about forest and watershed ecology and all things fungal. After the walk, specimens will be examined and identified and questions answered. Bring mushrooms from home for identification.
This walk is full. Email to be placed on the wait list: education@lymelandtrust.org
“For those who hunger after the earthly excrescences called mushrooms.”
Bill Yule has been active in mycological education for 30 plus years and has given many education programs throughout the country. He is a retired High School Biology teacher and Environmental Educator. In addition, he taught Ecology and Environmental Education at The Connecticut River Museum for 20 years and worked on three environmental educational boats on the CT River. He is a member and educator for three local “Mushroom clubs”, Connecticut Valley Mycological Society, COMA (CT/Westchester Mycological Association) and PVMA (Pioneer Valley Mycological Association) as well as a past Board of Directors member of the North American Mycological Association.
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