Past Events
Tuesday Trek: Thach Preserve

Time: 9:30 am -11 am
Place: Thach Preserve
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Sue Cope
Meet at Thach Preserve on Brush Hill Road for an easy 1 mile walk. Highlights include an active beaver pond, fascinating glacial erratics and a freshwater creek.
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.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Meet at Thach Preserve on Brush Hill Road for an easy 1 mile walk. Highlights include an active beaver pond, fascinating glacial erratics and a freshwater creek.
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.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Tuesday Trek (reschedule): Johnston Preserve

Time: 9:30 am -11 am
Place: Johnston Preserve
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Wendy Hill
Rescheduled from Oct. 13. Meet at the Johnston Preserve parking lot on Rte 82. This approximately 2-mile walk has fascinating geologic features, including the highest point in Lyme.
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.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Rescheduled from Oct. 13. Meet at the Johnston Preserve parking lot on Rte 82. This approximately 2-mile walk has fascinating geologic features, including the highest point in Lyme.
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.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Blues in the Field with Ramblin’ Dan Stevens

Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Place: Banningwood Preserve - Diana’s Field
Directions: 19 Town St. (Rte. 82), 1/4 mile north of Hadlyme Four Corners
Parking: you will be directed to parking when you get to the Preserve. From parking, it is an easy half mile walk along an old woods road trail to reach the field.
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than listening to music in a safe outdoor environment? Bring your blanket, chairs and picnic basket and enjoy a relaxing afternoon in our Preserve.
Ramblin’ Dan Stevens performs an eclectic mix of traditional fingerstyle blues, americana and originals. He has entertained audiences throughout the US, Germany, UK, Canada and Virgin Islands. Of special interest is his unique style of “bottleneck” slide playing popularized by early Mississippi Delta Bluesmen including his use of a homemade, three stringed “Cigar Box Guitar” and one stringed “Diddly Bow”, both primitive blues instruments.
Limit is 50 people.
Reservations and prepayment required.
Tickets are $10.00. All tickets must be purchased online.
Rain date is October 25
This event has sold out.
What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than listening to music in a safe outdoor environment? Bring your blanket, chairs and picnic basket and enjoy a relaxing afternoon in our Preserve.
Ramblin’ Dan Stevens performs an eclectic mix of traditional fingerstyle blues, americana and originals. He has entertained audiences throughout the US, Germany, UK, Canada and Virgin Islands. Of special interest is his unique style of “bottleneck” slide playing popularized by early Mississippi Delta Bluesmen including his use of a homemade, three stringed “Cigar Box Guitar” and one stringed “Diddly Bow”, both primitive blues instruments.
Limit is 50 people.
Reservations and prepayment required.
Tickets are $10.00. All tickets must be purchased online.
Rain date is October 25
This event has sold out.
Tuesday Trek: Selden Preserve

Time: 9:30 am -11 am
Place: Selden Preserve
Contact Email: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina White
Meet at Selden Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd.
2+ mile hike to beautiful vistas of Selden Creek and surrounding marshlands.
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.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Meet at Selden Preserve parking lot on Joshuatown Rd.
2+ mile hike to beautiful vistas of Selden Creek and surrounding marshlands.
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.
Space is limited to 5 people. Reservations are required. Contact walk leader to reserve.
Please be safe- wear a mask in the parking lot. Masks can be removed during the walk as long as social distancing is maintained.
Inclement weather cancels.
Our Annual Meeting 2020 Will be Streaming

Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Online Zoom Meeting
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
Join us on zoom for our annual meeting. Agenda will include by-laws amendment, re-election of board members, and Volunteer of the Year award.
Log-in info:
“Topic: Lyme Land Trust Annual Meeting”
Time: Jun 26, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Website: https://zoom.us
Meeting ID: 863 9314 1385
Password: 517285
To dial in with phone: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Join us on zoom for our annual meeting. Agenda will include by-laws amendment, re-election of board members, and Volunteer of the Year award.
Log-in info:
“Topic: Lyme Land Trust Annual Meeting”
Time: Jun 26, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Website: https://zoom.us
Meeting ID: 863 9314 1385
Password: 517285
To dial in with phone: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Learn about Bird Habitat Assessment with Audubon CT

Time: 6:30- 8:00 pm
Place: Zoom Webinars
Contact Email: kelly.morgan@audubon.org
Habitat Assessment Volunteer Training
Educational Webinar Series for Volunteers and Landowners of the Lyme Forest Block
Are you a champion for birds and other wildlife and love to learn? You are invited to participate in these webinars. If you miss the webinars, you can still participate by watching recordings of the sessions.
In an effort to optimize forest habitat for birds and other wildlife, Audubon Connecticut and partners are offering an exciting opportunity for landowners in the Lyme Forest Block—a chance to participate in a free forest bird habitat assessment, conducted by Audubon trained volunteers.
These sessions will be geared for our volunteers. However, we welcome Lyme Forest Block landowners to join the sessions to build their forest habitat knowledge.
Wednesdays at 6:30-8:00 pm:
April 29- Why Manage our Woods for Birds. If you want to watch a recording of the April 29 webinar, click here.
The Birds of our Woods
May 13– Plant ID- Trees and Shrubs that Benefit Birds. If you want to watch a recording of the May 13 webinar, click here.
What are Invasive Plants?
May 27- The Principles of Managing Woodlands for Birds. If you want to watch a recording of the May 27 webinar, click here.
The Principles of Managing Woodlands for Birds–Understanding Landscape Context
June 10– Conducting a Habitat Assessment. If you want to watch a recording of the June 10 webinar, click here.
Conducting a Habitat –Landowner Engagement, Surveying the Property and Collecting Data
Volunteers who have elected to participate in the Lyme Forest Block habitat assessment project are required to participate in all three forest bird habitat assessment training sessions. RSVP is requested.
Interested in being a volunteer? There is still time to sign up!
To become a volunteer, for questions, and to RSVP for the training series, please contact Kelly Morgan at kelly.morgan@audubon.org or 860-234-7630
This free program is part of a Bird Workshop Series offered by the Lyme Forest Block Conservation Project Phase 2—an initiative launched by Audubon Connecticut, in partnership with the Town of Lyme and the Lyme Land Trust, the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee, The Nature Conservancy, and other local land trusts, and municipalities.
Want to learn more? View the Lyme Forest Block Habitat Assessment info session that was held on April 4.
Habitat Assessment Volunteer Training
Educational Webinar Series for Volunteers and Landowners of the Lyme Forest Block
Are you a champion for birds and other wildlife and love to learn? You are invited to participate in these webinars. If you miss the webinars, you can still participate by watching recordings of the sessions.
In an effort to optimize forest habitat for birds and other wildlife, Audubon Connecticut and partners are offering an exciting opportunity for landowners in the Lyme Forest Block—a chance to participate in a free forest bird habitat assessment, conducted by Audubon trained volunteers.
These sessions will be geared for our volunteers. However, we welcome Lyme Forest Block landowners to join the sessions to build their forest habitat knowledge.
Wednesdays at 6:30-8:00 pm:
April 29- Why Manage our Woods for Birds. If you want to watch a recording of the April 29 webinar, click here.
The Birds of our Woods
May 13– Plant ID- Trees and Shrubs that Benefit Birds. If you want to watch a recording of the May 13 webinar, click here.
What are Invasive Plants?
May 27- The Principles of Managing Woodlands for Birds. If you want to watch a recording of the May 27 webinar, click here.
The Principles of Managing Woodlands for Birds–Understanding Landscape Context
June 10– Conducting a Habitat Assessment. If you want to watch a recording of the June 10 webinar, click here.
Conducting a Habitat –Landowner Engagement, Surveying the Property and Collecting Data
Volunteers who have elected to participate in the Lyme Forest Block habitat assessment project are required to participate in all three forest bird habitat assessment training sessions. RSVP is requested.
Interested in being a volunteer? There is still time to sign up!
To become a volunteer, for questions, and to RSVP for the training series, please contact Kelly Morgan at kelly.morgan@audubon.org or 860-234-7630
This free program is part of a Bird Workshop Series offered by the Lyme Forest Block Conservation Project Phase 2—an initiative launched by Audubon Connecticut, in partnership with the Town of Lyme and the Lyme Land Trust, the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee, The Nature Conservancy, and other local land trusts, and municipalities.
Want to learn more? View the Lyme Forest Block Habitat Assessment info session that was held on April 4.
Backyard Birding, presented by the CT Audubon Society Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center
Date: Sat February 29, 2020Time: 2:00 -4:00 pm
Place: Lyme Public Library, Lyme CT
Contact Email: programreg@lymepl.org


Bird Tales–Family Story Time with A Place Called Hope
Date: Fri February 21, 2020Time: 2:00 -3:00 pm
Place: Lyme Public Library Community Room
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join us for a program for families with young children (eleven and younger) presented by a Place Called Hope, a Rehabilitation and Education Center for Birds of Prey. Listen to engaging bird-related storytelling and meet live birds. The storytelling will be about 30 minutes.
Reservations appreciated: openspace@townlyme.org.
Please join us for a program for families with young children (eleven and younger) presented by a Place Called Hope, a Rehabilitation and Education Center for Birds of Prey. Listen to engaging bird-related storytelling and meet live birds. The storytelling will be about 30 minutes.
Reservations appreciated: openspace@townlyme.org.
Groundhog Day Walk
Date: Sun February 2, 2020Time: 1:30-3:30ishpm
Place: Brockway-Hawthorne Parking Lot, Brush Hill Road, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a walk on Groundhog Day to look for signs that the groundhog has seen his shadow, as well as evidence of other animals in the preserves. We will walk about 2.5 miles in the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, over open abandoned pasture-land bordered by stone walls and mysterious stone structures, where ancient oak trees still stand guard. There are a few moderate hills. Everyone is welcome.
The walk will be led by Wendolyn Hill, Open Space Coordinator of the Town of Lyme and Lyme Land Trust Board member. Meet at the Brockway-Hawthorne Parking Lot on Brush Hill Road in Lyme. The parking area is on the right 1/2 mile south of the Hadlyme Country Store.
Inclement weather cancels. Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for possible slippery areas. Bring a bottle of water. A snack will be provided.
Registration is appreciated: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a walk on Groundhog Day to look for signs that the groundhog has seen his shadow, as well as evidence of other animals in the preserves. We will walk about 2.5 miles in the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, over open abandoned pasture-land bordered by stone walls and mysterious stone structures, where ancient oak trees still stand guard. There are a few moderate hills. Everyone is welcome.
The walk will be led by Wendolyn Hill, Open Space Coordinator of the Town of Lyme and Lyme Land Trust Board member. Meet at the Brockway-Hawthorne Parking Lot on Brush Hill Road in Lyme. The parking area is on the right 1/2 mile south of the Hadlyme Country Store.
Inclement weather cancels. Wear sturdy shoes and be prepared for possible slippery areas. Bring a bottle of water. A snack will be provided.
Registration is appreciated: openspace@townlyme.org
Family Event – Community Peace Pole Birdhouse Project at the Lyme Public Library
Date: Sat February 1, 2020Time: 11:00am to 3:00pm
Place: Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: staff@lymepl.org
Join us to paint birdhouses and peace poles any time between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm during the Take Your Child to the Library Day!
Join us to paint birdhouses and peace poles any time between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm during the Take Your Child to the Library Day!