Past Events
POSTPONED to December 17–Work Party to Create a Stone Walkway at Johnston Preserve
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Place: Meet at Johnston Preserve parking lot, Rte. 82, Lyme, CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join us to help build a raised trail at Johnston Preserve. We are looking for strong people with good backs. Please join us to create a stepping-stone walkway in a seasonally wet area of Johnston Preserve. Work will be directed by stonemason Ben Kegley.
If there is enough interest, we may also tackle a few less strenuous jobs– a reroute of a small section of trail, and invasives removal.
Please bring good work gloves, good boots, and your own water. We will provide a snack.
For the trail reroute and invasive tackling, we need one light weight chain saw, clippers, and small hand-saws. shovels.
Rain cancels.
Please email openspace@townlyme.org if you are planning to come.
Tuesday Trek: Walbridge Woodland and Young Preserve
Time: 9:30 am -11:30ish am
Place: Walbridge Woodland and Young Preserve, Gungy Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina White
Walbridge Woodland and Young Preserve–Park at Young Preserve entrance on Gungy Rd ( 1/2 mile north of the intersection with Beaver Brook Rd). A longer hike of over 3 miles that will take you on ridges, through laurel groves, old wood roads, and past stone outcroppings.
Contact: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
Approaching Winter Astronomy Observing Session
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Place: Register to learn location
Contact Email: scott.mallory@gmail.com
Come join us at our Lyme dark sky site for an evening of observing the approaching winter night sky. Park in the designated area by 5:30 and walk to the observing field with its amazing panoramic views of the heavens. Dress for temperatures 10-20 degrees lower than forecast for your comfort. No white lights at the field site, please.
Reservations required. scott.mallory@gmail.com. Directions to the site and special guidance for those with heavy astronomy equipment will be provided upon registration.
For more information about the astronomy program
Tuesday Trek: Honey Hill Preserve
Time: 9:30 -11:30ish am
Place: Honey Hill Preserve, Clark Rd., Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
Honey Hill Preserve–Meet at the parking area on Clark Rd. This small gem of a preserve has a 1-mile loop with a variety of large trees, interesting rock formations, and stone walls.
Reserve a spot: openspace@townlyme.org
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
Sunday after Thanksgiving Hike – Hadlyme Hills White Trail
Date: Sun November 28, 2021Time: 1:30 - 3:30ish pm
Place: Meet at Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Parking Lot, Brush Hill Rd., Lyme, CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a post-Thanksgiving walk to work off our Thanksgiving overindulgence, led by Wendolyn Hill. . We will walk the entire white trail from Brockway Hawthorne through the Ravine Trail to the fantastic overlooks in Selden Creek Preserve and back, including the orange and blue trails in Selden Creek Preserve. The entire walk is about 4.25 miles.
Map and brochure of Hadlyme Hills
Rain cancels.
Please register: openspace@townlyme.org
Wendolyn Hill is Open Space Coordinator of the Town of Lyme and Vice President of the Lyme Land Trust.
Tuesday Trek: Patrell Preserve
Time: 9:30 am -11:30ish am
Place: Patrell Preserve, Baker Lane, Lyme CT
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
Patrell Preserve–Meet at the parking lot on Baker Lane. Mostly easy walk with interesting relationships between geology and vegetation types.
To reserve a space: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
Geology Walk at Honey Hill Preserve
Time: 9:30 am-11:30 am
Place: Honey Hill Preserve, Clark Rd., Lyme, pull-in parking about 1/4 mile from the intersection of Rte. 82 and Clark Rd.
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Bring your geologic questions to this talk and walk guided by former CT State geologist Ralph Lewis through the Lyme Land Trust’s Honey Hill Preserve. We will have a discussion about the area’s geologic significance. The famous Honey Hill Fault is mapped as being just north of the preserve. How does this affect the bedrock topography? The bedrock is more evident here because the Honey Hill Preserve is a good example of an “upland till sight”. A fairly thin blanket of glacial till (rocky soil) is draped over the bedrock in most places. The delightful Babbling Brook runs through the preserve with several brook crossings on the trail.
The hike will be about two hours, moderately paced with moderately easy terrain with one short steep hill. Sturdy shoes are a must; a walking stick would be helpful as well.
Space is limited. Reservations are required. Contact education@lymelandtrust.org to reserve a spot. Inclement weather will postpone the event.
Tuesday Trek: Ravine Trail
Time: 9:30 am -11:30ish am
Place: Ravine Trail, Joahuatown Rd. Lyme Ct
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
Ravine Trail–Meet at Selden Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd. Meander through the ravine area and discover the natural features of this unique space in Lyme. Length and time of walk will depend on the group’s interest.
To reserve a space: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
View the Tuesday Trek Schedule
Join us for a refreshing morning walk on a Lyme preserve led by a board or staff member of the Lyme Land Trust. The leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, Wendy Hill, Tony Irving, and Kristina White with Brady, canine guide. The walks are moderately easy unless noted. Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Inclement weather cancels.
Late Autumn Forest Bathing at Selden Creek Preserve
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm
Place: Selden Creek Preserve, Joshuatown Rd., Lyme, CT, Pull-in parking along the west side of Joshuatown Road, about 4 miles from the intersection with Rte. 156.
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Relax and unwind on a guided forest bathing walk to Selden Creek overlook. Enjoy the calming effects of walking among mature trees as we make our way to the Selden Creek overlook. Take in the dramatic views and enjoy a wild-foraged tea.
On your 2-hour forest bathing walk, you’ll be guided on a gentle, mindful stroll as you relax and connect with the restorative power of nature and all of life. Your certified forest therapy guide, Regan Stacey, will offer you a series of sensory-opening invitations designed to help you connect with the natural world in your own authentic way. The walk is about 2-miles over easy to moderate terrain.
The session ends at the Selden Creek overlook about 1-mile from the trailhead. Please allow time to walk back to the parking lot.
Registration required. $32 per person
Lyme Land Trust members receive 15% off with the discount code LLT15.
To register, click here.
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.
Folding stools are available for your use, or bring along your own stool or sit mat.
Rain or shine.
Regan Stacey is an artist and environmentalist whose passion is to re-connect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our planet, Earth. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Locally, she is involved in a number of nature-based organizations and facilitates kids’ clubs through the Lyme Land Trust. You can find out more about her work at reganstacey.com
Bee Lyme Activities for Families
Time: 9:30 am-12:30pm
Place: Riverside Preserve, Salem Rd., Lyme CT and LYSB, 59 Lyme St., Old Lyme CT
Contact Email: sue.cope@lymelandtrust.org
Join the Lyme Pollinator Pathway for two activities to learn the value of wildflowers and how pollinators benefit when you plant native flowers.
10:00-10:30 – Seed Bomb Dispersal at Riverside Preserve with Sue Cope. Throw wildflower seed bombs that were made in June. Riverside Preserve is on Salem Rd. about 1/2 miles from the intersection with Rte. 156. Registration is not required.
11:00-12:30 – Pressed Wildflower Art Workshop at Lyme Youth Service Bureau, 59 Lyme Street, Old Lyme (LYSB) with Tanya Porcelli
Registration for Pressed Flower workshop.
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Spaces are limited. Sponsored by Lyme Land Trust and LYSB.
