Past Events
Volunteer Work Party at Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve – Meet on Brush Hill Road.
Time: Mon July 24, Wed 26, Thurs 27, 9:30-11:30am
Place: Park on side of Brush Hill Road about 1/4 mile south of Hadlyme Country Market
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join us to continue developing trails at the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve. We will need some chainsaws and power tools. We will also need people to clear away branches and prune saplings and brush. Bring along heavy-duty gloves and loppers. Don’t forget bug spray and ear protection.
A great big thank you to everyone who has helped so far.
Rain Cancels.
Directions: Park on Brush Hill Road about 1/4 mile south of the Hadlyme Country Store.
Trailblazer Walk – Preview of new Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve
Time: 9:30-11:30am
Place: Meet at the Selden Creek Preserve parking area, Joshuatown Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a walk on the new trails and bridges that have been completed so far at the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve in Lyme. This is an opportunity to see the work in progress. There is still work to be done before the preserve will be ready for an official opening. 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.
Meet at the Selden Creek Preserve parking area, Joshuatown Road, Lyme CT
Rain cancels.
Directions: Rte 156 North to left on Joshuatown Road (about 5 miles from I-95); travel about 4 miles to parking lot on the left.
Volunteer Work Party at Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve-Change of Location: Meet on Brush Hill Road.
Date: Thu July 20, 2017Time: 9:30-11:30am
Place: Park on side of Brush Hill Road about 1/4 mile south of Hadlyme Country Market
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join us to continue developing trails at the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve. We will need some chainsaws and power tools. We will also need people to clear away branches and prune saplings and brush. Bring along heavy-duty gloves and loppers. Don’t forget bug spray and ear protection.
Rain Cancels.
Directions: Park on Brush Hill Road about 1/4 mile south of the Hadlyme Country Store.
Banningwood Preserve -Temporary Closure of Parking Lot for Repairs
Date: Tue July 11, 2017 thru Wed July 12, 2017Time: all day
Place: Banningwood Preserve Parking Lot, Town Street, Lyme
Contact Email: stewardship@lymelandtrust.org
The Parking Lot for Banningwood Preserve will be closed Monday, July 11 to Wednesday, July 13 for repairs to the parking lot. The Preserve will remain open. Limited parking will be available.
Trailblazer walk/Trail Trimming at Jewett Preserve
Date: Tue July 11, 2017Time: 9:30-11:30am
Place: Jewett Preserve Cemetery Entrance
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderate walk in the woods at the Jewett Preserve in Lyme. We will hike the white trail and orange trail at the Jewett Preserve, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator. We will trim stems and saplings that are encroaching on the path as we walk. Bring along heavy-duty gloves and loppers. The hike is a about 2.5 miles.
Rain cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to left on Mt. Archer Road. Travel about 1.25 miles. The Jewett Cemetery Entrance is on the right.
50th Anniversary Exhibit of the Lyme Land Trust at the Lyme Public Hall
Time: Sunday 1:00-3:00pm, Mon, Tues 9:30am-12:30pm
Place: Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Rd. (Rte 156)
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
Join us for an exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Lyme Land Conservation Trust.
Come see exhibits highlighting
Lyme’s Preserves and Trails: past, present and future
Eightmile River Watershed and the Goodwin 4-town Trail
Winning photographs from the Land Trust’s Photo Contest
Visionaries video about Lyme’s commitment to open space.
Sunday July 2 is KID’S NATURE DAY at the exhibit.
Kid’s Nature Day
Date: Sun July 2, 2017Time: 1:00-3:00pm
Place: Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Road (Rte 156), Lyme CT, Park at the First Congregational Church of Lyme.
Contact Email: Info@LymeLandTrust.org
Kid’s Nature Day at the Land Trust’s 50th Anniversary Exhibit. Join us for fun hands-on activities for children!
TOUCH live coastal creatures in Mystic Aquarium’s traveling “salt water touch tank”
DISCOVER what is in the 8mile Wild and Scenic Committee’s “creepy crawly explore tank”.
LEARN about local mammals with a master wildlife conservationist.
CREATE a Nature Art project with a local artist.
PLAY games.
FUN! Refreshments!
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
The event is sponsored by the Lyme Land Conservation Trust with support from the Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Committee.
Park at the First Congregational Church of Lyme.
photo by Tammy Marselli, Photo contest winner 2016
Volunteer Work Party- Change of venue to Brockway Hawthorne
Date: Thu June 29, 2017Time: 9:30am - 11:30 pm
Place: Park on Brush Hill Road about 1/4 mile south of the Hadlyme Country Store.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join us on Thursday, June 29 from 9:30-12:30 to help prepare the Brockway Hawthorne Preserve for public access. Volunteers from Dominion Power will be building bridges. WE will need help carrying lumber in for the bridges and there are still trails to blaze and clear. Bring along your heavy-duty gloves and light-weight pruners and/or loppers.
Rain cancels.
Park on Brush Hill Road about 1/4 mile south of the Hadlyme Country Store.
50th Anniversary Celebration
Time: 5pm - 8pm
Place: Grassy Hill Road Preserve
Contact Email: rsvp@lymelandtrust.org
Come celebrate 50 years with us at the beautiful Grassy Hill Preserve!
We will serve a Four Mile River Farm BBQ buffet with beer from Thirty Mile Brewery, wine, and other refreshments.
Plywood Cowboy will entertain us with americana music, plus giveaways and a free raffle!
Free for members. Nonmembers can make a donation of $25 (per family) and attend for free.
Rain or Shine. Severe weather cancels.
Please RSVP. rsvp@lymelandtrust.org
Trailblazer Walk- Young Preserve and Walbridge Woodlands
Date: Tue June 20, 2017Time: 9:30- 11:30 am
Place: Meet at Parking Lot for Young Preserve.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
