Past Events
Tuesday Trek: Selden Creek Preserve
Date: Tue March 26, 2024Time: 9:00 am
Place: Selden Creek Preserve
Contact Email: jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Jim Arrigoni
The usual highlight of this preserve is the breathtaking view of Selden Island and the Selden Creek marshes from a high atop a scenic cliff, but on this gentle-to-moderate 2-mile walk we’ll be stopping at a couple vernal pools along the way to check on the early-season amphibian courting activity. While it is impossible to guarantee seeing fickle critters like Wood Frogs and Spotted Salamanders in the flesh, we are likely to encounter their sign in the form of egg masses and other evidence. Meet at Selden Creek Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd.
Contact: Jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org
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Lymes Senior Center Take-a-Walk Wednesday with Wendy
Time: 9:30-11:30ish am
Place: Champlain South Preserve, Meeting House Lane, Old Lyme CT
Contact Email: cperkins@oldlyme-ct.gov
Presenter: Wendy Hill
Happy Spring! The beautiful trail system in the center of Old Lyme includes rocks, ridges, streams and vernal pools. The trail is moderate with some up and downs. We will walk about 2.5 miles.
Directions: Meet at the cul-de-sac at the end of Meetinghouse Lane, Old Lyme. Park along the road.
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 2nd 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 moderate, unless otherwise noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather. Wear sturdy footwear and bring a hiking stick or pole if you would like. Everyone welcome. All hikes are 2.5 to 3 miles. Inclement weather cancels the walk.
Sponsored with the Lyme’s Senior Center.
Tuesday Trek: Nehantic State Forest
Date: Tue March 19, 2024Time: 9:00 am
Place: Nehantic State Forest, North Entrance, Keeny Rd, Lyme
Contact Email: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina White
Walk to the top of Nickerson Hill. We will see what the tree cutting project looks like and see stone walls and indigenous stoneworks. 3-4 miles. Plan for 2 hours. Park at North lot on Keeny Rd.
Contact: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
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Spring Is in the Air – A Guided Forest Bathing Experience
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Ravine Trail, meet up at Selden Preserve parking lot, Joshuatown Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Renew your connection with yourself and the Earth as we tap into nature’s rhythms and welcome the season of spring—a time to relax, renew, and ground for the season ahead. Enjoy a gentle mindful movement sequence, a sensory awakening meditation, and invitations to connect with nature along the way. The experience concludes with tea together. The walk is about 1-mile over easy to moderate terrain.
Registration: $25 ~ includes the program and tea Register here.
Lyme Land Trust members receive 10% discount with code LLT10.
Rain or shine event. Challenging weather cancels.
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 an artist and advocate for the Earth whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for personal and planetary well-being. Through her private practice, she offers forest bathing sessions and mindfulness in nature retreats. 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 or theforesttherapyschool.com
Questions? Email Regan at regan@reganstacey.com
Tuesday Trek: Hartman Park
Date: Tue March 12, 2024Time: 9:30 am
Place: Hartman Park
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
Come see what the beavers are up to. We’ll look for signs of spring. About 2 miles. Moderately easy walk. Meet at Hartman Park Main Entrance, Gungy Rd.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
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The Amazing Story Behind Solar Eclipses
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Place: Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, Old Lyme
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
The Lyme Land Trust Astronomy Group will present an information session at the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, featuring:
- How eclipses occur
- Why Earth’s solar eclipses are unique
- The April 8, 2024 eclipse and how to safely view it
Registration required. For more information and to register: Astronomy Events
Fungi and the Forest – A Presentation by Bill Yule
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm
Place: Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd (Rte 156), Lyme CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Join us for a fascinating introduction to the ecology and diversity of fungi in forest ecosystems, with Bill Yule, naturalist and mycologist. He has a wonderful way of explaining the complex functioning of fungi and its vital interconnections with other organisms within the forest. Bill will share information to identify various mushrooms by their characteristics.
Register: education@lymelandtrust.org
Directions: Please note: If using GPS, be sure you are sent to the Lyme PUBLIC Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd, not the Lyme TOWN Hall, 480 Hamburg Rd. If using I-95, take exit 71 N (take a right) or S (go straight). From the light at the intersection of Hall’s Rd (Rte 1). and Rte 156 in Old Lyme, travel north on 156 for 4.6 miles into Hamburg Center.. The Public Hall is on your right about 1/4 mile south of the Hamburg Fair grounds.
“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.
Visit Bill Yule’s Facebook Page
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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Tuesday Trek: Johnston Preserve
Date: Tue March 5, 2024Time: 9:00 am
Place: Johnston Preserve, Rte 82, Lyme CT
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
Lets go for a hike around the Johnston Preserve. This will be a longer hike of 2.5 miles with the option of taking some extra loops if we are really feeling adventurous! Meet at the Johnston parking lot on Rte 82.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
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Astronomy Indoor Program: Amazing Solar Eclipses
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Place: LLT Stewardship Barn
Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org
Owing to the overcast skies forecast for tomorrow, the observing session has been changed to an indoor program: The Amazing Story Behind Solar Eclipses. The program will be held at the Lyme Land Trust Stewardship Barn, 12-1 Town Street, Lyme CT and will last approximately one hour.
For more information and to register: Astronomy Events
