Past Events
Trailblazer Walk – Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve
Time: 10 am-12 pm
Place: Meet at the parking lot on Brush Hill Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a walk at the Lyme Land Trust preserve, the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve in Lyme. The walk will be led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator. The hike is a moderately easy 2.5 miles or so.
Rain cancels.
Directions: Meet at the parking lot on Brush Hill Road, Lyme CT. The parking lot is 1/4 mile south of the intersection of Brush Hill Road and Rte 82 (Hadlyme 4-Corners, home of the Hadlyme Country Store)
Sunday after Thanksgiving Hike – Hartman Park Red Trail
Date: Sun November 25, 2018Time: 1:30 - 3:30ish pm
Place: Meet at Hartman Park Entrance Parking Lot
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust Board member, and Lyme open Space Coordinator, will lead a walk on the Red Trail in Hartman Park. Work off your Thanksgiving overindulgence on this beautiful moderate trail that winds along craggy ridges strewn with boulders. The route will follow a portion of the Goodwin Trail.
The Goodwin Trail, overseen by the Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Coordinating Committee, is a an extended trail system crossing four towns: East Haddam, Salem, Lyme and East Lyme. In the future, the goal is to connect to other existing trail systems in surrounding towns. Dr. Richard H. Goodwin (1911-2007) was president of the Nature Conservancy from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1964 to 1966. The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, was started in 1951, and Dr. Goodwin was one of its founders. Since then, it has protected 15 million acres of land in the United States and 102 million acres in 29 other countries.
The entire walk is about 3.5 miles. We will have a snack break on the bald nubble about halfway through. Bring something to drink.
Meet at the of Hartman Park Entrance Parking Lot on Gungy Road in Lyme.
Rain cancels.
Directions: The parking lot is on Gungy Road about 1.5 miles north of the 4-way stop signs at the intersection of Beaverbrook Road, Grassy Hill Road, and Gungy Road.
Registration is appreciated: openspace@townlyme.org
CANCELLED-Trail Work Day – Hartman Goodwin Trail Re-route
Date: Sun November 18, 2018Time: 10 am -2 pm
Place: Hartman Park, Meet at powerline entrance.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
CANCELLED due to unsafe trail conditions. This will be rescheduled.
Please join with the SECT NEMBA Mountain bike group to re-route a section of the Goodwin Trail in Hartman Park. Bring your loppers, works gloves, tools, ear protection, and muscles to re-route a section of the Goodwin Trail in Hartman Park.
Please meet in the vicinity of the powerline right of way and we will direct volunteers to work zones.
Rain cancels.
Directions: The parking lot is on Gungy Road about 2 miles north of the 4-way stop signs at the intersection of Beaverbrook Road, Grassy Hill Road, and Gungy Road.
Work Party to Re-route Red Trail in Hartman Park
Date: Thu November 15, 2018Time: 10 am - 12 pm
Place: Hartman Park Mina Entrance
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
A short section of the red trail in Hartman park needs to be cleared and re-rerouted because of beaver activity. Please lend a hand and bring your loppers, works gloves, and ear protection, and other tools. A shovel and rake will be helpful.
Meet at the of Hartman Park Entrance Parking Lot on Gungy Road in Lyme.
Rain cancels.
Directions: The parking lot is on Gungy Road about 1.5 miles north of the 4-way stop signs at the intersection of Beaverbrook Road, Grassy Hill Road, and Gungy Road.
Enhancing Habitat for Songbirds and Beneficial Insects
Date: Tue November 13, 2018Time: 7 pm
Place: Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd. (Rte 156), Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Audubon CT, Lyme Land Trust, and Town of Lyme
Come learn about enhancing wildlife habitat for songbirds, wild turkeys, and beneficial insects. DEEP wildlife biologist Peter Picone will share with you his knowledge and insights on creating/improving/enhancing wildlife habitat in your surroundings. You will learn about Connecticut’s valuable native plants and how they can be used to make a better environment. Mr. Picone will give a powerpoint presentation and illustrate the inextricable link between plants and animals.
Audubon Connecticut has launched a project in an Important Bird Area (IBA) called the “Lyme Forest Block” which spans forested habitat in 6 towns in southeastern CT. The goal of the project is to engage landowners in the IBA and teach them about forest birds and how to better manage their woodlands for these birds, especially Wood Thrush and Cerulean Warbler. We invite the community to participate in a series of bird walks, presentations, workshops, and work days in each of the 6 towns over the next year with the hope that landowners will attend the events and learn about birds and habitat management through them.
For more information. Please fill out this RSVP form if you plan to attend this or any Lyme Forest Block presentation.
CANCELLED – Trailblazer Walk – Mt Archer Ruins
Date: Tue November 13, 2018Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Place: Meet at Mt Archer Preserve Parking Lot, Mt Archer Road, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Cancelled due to rain. Join us for this moderately easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This week’s hike will explore the White and Yellow Trail in Mt Archer Woods/Eno Preserves, led by Wendolyn Hill, Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator and Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little more than 2 miles. Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot.
Inclement weather cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to Mt. Archer Road. Left onto Mt Archer Road. Go one mile on Mt Archer Road (bear left up the big hill). The parking lot is down a long driveway on the left, the 4th long driveway after you start up the hill. Look for the stone post marker that has “Mt Archer Woods Town of Lyme” written on it. It faces the road, so you canât read it until you are on top of it. (If you get to 100 Mt. Archer Road, you have gone too far).
Thach Preserve Opening and Tour
Date: Sun November 4, 2018Time: 2:00 pm
Place: Thach Preserve, 131 Brush Hill Road, Lyme
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
photo by Sue Cope
Meet the Lyme Land Trust’s beautiful new Thach Preserve. A highlight of the property is a rocky prominence with a view of a vibrant beaver pond. Join us for an opening celebration followed by a guided walk with Tony Irving, forest ecologist and Lyme Land Trust board member. Tony will discuss the natural features and their connection to the local ecology. The walk is about 1 mile.
The Land Trust named the preserve in honor of Jim and Margaret Thach, strong advocates for open space in Lyme.
Treasures of Southeastern Connecticut
Date: Sat November 3, 2018Time: 2:00 pm
Place: Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Rd. (Rte 156), Lyme
Contact Email: Info@LymeLandTrust.org
Presenter: Steve Fagin, Great Outdoors columnist of The Day Newspaper
The Lyme Land Trust and the Friends of the Lyme Library present Great Outdoors columnist Steve Fagin. He will show a presentation of photos from The Day’s newest hardcover, coffee-table book, Treasures of Southeastern Connecticut: Our Proud History of Preserving Scenic Woodlands, Farms, the Shoreline and Other Natural Gems. It highlights many of the land preserves, waterways and farms the Lyme Land Trust has worked so diligently to protect.
The bulk of the book was written by Steve Fagin and Dirk Langeveld, a marketing editor at The Day. Some of the essays, photographs and reference materials were provided by Land Trust members. Attendees will be able to pre-order the book at 10 dollars off.
To register: call the library at 860 434-2272
Thach Preserve Work Party
Date: Wed October 24, 2018Time: 9am - ?
Place: Thach Preserve, 131 Brush Hill Road, Lyme
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
Lyme Trails Boot Camp
Date: Sun October 21, 2018Time: 1:30-3:30pm
Place: Hartman Park, Gungy Road, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Lyme Land Trust and Town of Lyme
Do you love Lyme’s preserves and want to help take care of them? Join us for a trail maintenance boot camp at Hartman Park to learn how you can help by becoming a trail volunteer or preserve steward. During the afternoon, learn:
- Basic trail maintenance and property stewardship tips.
- Invasive plant identification and control
- Introduction to the free smart phone app TrackKit, which tracks your path and lets you mark the locations of problems for trail reports. This app can also assist you if you get lost.
- Strategies to prevent tick bites.
Bring along heavy-duty gloves and light-weight tools: weeders, pruners, and/or loppers. Bring water. Snacks will be provided.
Meet at the Main Parking Lot of Hartman Park on Gungy Road, about 1 mile north of the 4-way stop signs at the intersection with Beaverbrook Road and Grassy Hill Road.
Registration required: Openspace@townlyme.org
If possible, it is asked that the app be downloaded before you come to the workshop. Instructions to download of the app TrackKIt will be forwarded to you at registration if requested.
