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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Astronomy Observing Session
Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
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
Spring Equinox Forest Bathing – A Guided Experience-SOLD OUT
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Clucas Preserve, Brush Hill 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 walk is about 3/4 mile over easy terrain. The experience concludes with tea together.
Registration: SOLD OUT. Please register here. You will receive an email confirmation and Regan will be in touch closer to the date as far as weather concerns, directions, what to bring etc.
Ages 18+. No pets please.
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
Take-a-Walk Wednesday: Pleasant Valley Preserve – Wendy
Time: 10:00-11:30ish am
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
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, Lyme Open Space Coordinator 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-two to three miles. Bring a walking stick, water bottle and dress for the weather. Inclement weather cancels.
Sponsored with the Lyme’s Senior Center.
View the Take-a-Walk Wednesday Schedule
Tuesday Trek: Johnston and Jewett Preserve – Kristina
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Johnston parking lot on Rte 82.
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina
Hike a big loop to the overlook in Johnston, onto the red trail in Jewett , and come back into Johnston. 4 plus miles or so.
Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
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FULL – Meadow Making – How and Why to Make Your Backyard Landscape More Pollinator Friendly
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Jane Seymour, CT DEEP wildlife biologist, will explain the value of transitioning a part of your lawn into meadow along with steps you can follow to do so. Learn about the wildlife that benefit from the meadows in our preserves as well as ways to extend that benefit by creating this habitat in your own backyard.
Jane Seymour is the steward of the Belding Wildlife Management Area in Vernon, CT and manages several productive meadows.
Co-sponsored with the Lyme Pollinator Pathway.
This event is full. Email to be put on the wait list: programreg@lymepl.org
This event is sold out.
Tuesday Trek: Hartman Park – Wendy
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the main Hartman Park entrance.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
Let’s explore the southern part of the preserve and see what the beavers are up to.
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
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Tuesday Trek: Beebe Preserve – Quinn
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Beebe Preserve parking area on Old Grassy Hill Rd.
Contact Email: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
Presenter: Ryan Quinn
This will be an easy 1 mile hike along the orange trail with a stop by the Beaver Brook pond overlook.
Contact: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com
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Imagining Lyme–Vote For People’s Vision Award 2024
Time: midnight
Place: Imagining Lyme website Gallery 2023
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
It’s your turn to vote for your favorite photo of 2024 in the Imagining Lyme – A Visual Exploration of Lyme’s Preserves program.
Visit Imagining Lyme “Gallery 2024” to view all of the submitted photos and cast your vote for the photograph that resonates most with you – one vote per person. To see all the photos, click on “Load More” at the bottom of the page.
Cast your vote for the photograph that resonates most with you – one vote per person.
When you have chosen, email the title of the photograph and photographer’s name to education@lymelandtrust.org
Please put “People’s Vision” in the subject line of the email.
The Imagining Lyme Photography Program is a testament to Lyme Land Trust’s commitment to fostering a deeper appreciation for the natural world and promoting the importance of preserving our local ecosystems.
Keep taking photos in the Lyme and share them with us. The next session is for photos taken in winter. The deadline is March 31, 2025.
Photos must be taken in Lyme in these places (photographers do not have to live in Lyme):
A. Lyme Preserves owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, The Nature Conservancy and the State of CT.
B. Pollinator/wildlife habitat in Lyme – May be in a backyard, farm, preserve or in a Lyme Pollinator Pathway garden in Lyme, CT.
C. Trail 53- the sky above Lyme.
Tuesday Trek: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve – Tony
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Meet at the Brush Hill Road parking lot entrance.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
There is much history here of the early use of the land by colonists and how that impacts the land we see today.
Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
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