Past Events
Trailblazer walk – Lynde Point, Fenwick, Old Saybrook
Date: Tue August 16, 2016Time: 9:00am
Place: Lynde Point, Fenwick, Old Saybrook. Park in Fenwick Borough Parking lot on the right after Rte. 154 Causeway.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this easy walk in Old Saybrook along the shores of South Cove and Long Island Sound. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Lynde Point Land Trust Preserve in Fenwick Borough in Old Saybrook, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator. Part of the walk will be along the beach. It is a wonderful spot for birdwatching. Bring your binoculars and water bottle. We will walk about 3 miles.
Rain cancels.
Directions: Take I-95S to Exit 68, Old Saybrook. Follow Rte. 1 into Old Saybrook Center. Turn left on Main Street (Rte. 154). Follow Rte. 154 over the Causeway. On the right, 1/4 mile past the Causeway, enter the second entrance of the parking lot for Fenwick Borough.
photo by Wendolyn Hill
Join us for this easy walk in Old Saybrook along the shores of South Cove and Long Island Sound. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Lynde Point Land Trust Preserve in Fenwick Borough in Old Saybrook, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator. Part of the walk will be along the beach. It is a wonderful spot for birdwatching. Bring your binoculars and water bottle. We will walk about 3 miles.
Rain cancels.
Directions: Take I-95S to Exit 68, Old Saybrook. Follow Rte. 1 into Old Saybrook Center. Turn left on Main Street (Rte. 154). Follow Rte. 154 over the Causeway. On the right, 1/4 mile past the Causeway, enter the second entrance of the parking lot for Fenwick Borough.
photo by Wendolyn Hill
Information about Important Bird Area Designation in Lyme
Date: Mon August 15, 2016Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
Place: Lyme Town Hall, 480 Hamburg Road (Rte 156), Lyme CT
Contact Email: pyoung@eightmileriver.org
Presenter: Audubon CT and Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee
On July 11, 2016, the Lyme Forest Block and the Mouth of the Connecticut River were two of five landscape scale Important Bird Areas (IBA) officially designated in this region. The Important Bird Area program is a global effort to identify the most important places for bird populations and to focus conservation efforts on those sites. Once sites are recognized, Audubon works with landowners to increase local knowledge on the value of these sites to birds.
Any landowner within the boundaries of the IBA are eligible for the benefits of recognizing their properties as part of the IBA, including eligibility of IBA small grants or utilizing IBA status as a way to bolster other grant applications.
For a map and more information: Important Bird Area Designation Event
On July 11, 2016, the Lyme Forest Block and the Mouth of the Connecticut River were two of five landscape scale Important Bird Areas (IBA) officially designated in this region. The Important Bird Area program is a global effort to identify the most important places for bird populations and to focus conservation efforts on those sites. Once sites are recognized, Audubon works with landowners to increase local knowledge on the value of these sites to birds.
Any landowner within the boundaries of the IBA are eligible for the benefits of recognizing their properties as part of the IBA, including eligibility of IBA small grants or utilizing IBA status as a way to bolster other grant applications.
For a map and more information: Important Bird Area Designation Event
Programs in the Park
Date: Sat July 16, 2016 thru Sat July 30, 2016Time: 10-11am July 16, 23 and 30
Place: Picnic Pavilion Parking Lot, Devil's Hopyard, East Haddam
Contact Email:
Presenter: Eightmile River Watershed Committee
July 16: Live Birds of Prey
July 23: Alien Invaders
July 30: Amphibian Antics
For more information about the programs: 8Mile Family Programs
July 16: Live Birds of Prey
July 23: Alien Invaders
July 30: Amphibian Antics
For more information about the programs: 8Mile Family Programs
Trailblazer Walk- Banningwood Preserve-CANCELLED
Time: 9:00am
Place: Banningwood Preserve, Town Street (Rte. 82), Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
This walk has been cancelled due to weather.
Join us for a moderately easy walk at Banningwood Preserve on Tuesday, July 26 at 9:00 am. Everyone is welcome.
We will explore Banningwood Preserve led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator. The hike is a about 2 miles. Banningwood is a beautiful preserve with meadows, mature forests, cedar groves, and dramatic rock outcroppings. Roaring Brook meanders through it. We will visit abandoned stone quarries. There are a few rocky areas so don’t forget to bring your walking stick!
Painting by Trenton Young, from the Paint-out in October 2014.
Rain cancels.
Directions: The Preserve parking area is less than 1/4 mile north of Hadlyme Four Corners on Town Street (Rte 82). Look for the sign. From Rt. 156 West (going north): At the end of Rte. 156, turn left onto Rte 82. At the flashing red stoplight (Hadlyme Four Corners), turn right to continue on Rte 82W (going north). The parking area is less than 1/4 mile on the right.
Walk and Talk – Enhancing your Forest and Field for Wildlife
Date: Sat June 18, 2016Time: 2 to 4 pm
Place: A private woodlands in Lyme. Directions to be provided with registration.
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
On Saturday, June 18 from 2 – 4 pm, join us on a tour of a private woodlands in Lyme that illustrates active management to enhance wildlife habitat. Inspired by attending a Coverts Project weekend – an educational program offered by the UConn Cooperative Extension System – the owner implemented recommended practices for improving the land to benefit a wide variety of wildlife and plant species. Come and see how these management concepts may be applied to your own property. The property manager will accompany us and explain the procedures followed. The walk will be about 2 miles round trip, mostly on logging roads and through meadows, with a few moderate hill climbs in the woods. The event is sponsored by the Lyme Land Conservation Trust and the Town of Lyme.
Location and directions to the event will be provided upon acceptance of your reservation. Space is limited. To register, email openspace@townlyme.org with your name and the number of people in your party.
Rain date is Sunday, June 19 from 2-4 pm.
Photo: Saxifraga flower by Wendolyn Hill
On Saturday, June 18 from 2 – 4 pm, join us on a tour of a private woodlands in Lyme that illustrates active management to enhance wildlife habitat. Inspired by attending a Coverts Project weekend – an educational program offered by the UConn Cooperative Extension System – the owner implemented recommended practices for improving the land to benefit a wide variety of wildlife and plant species. Come and see how these management concepts may be applied to your own property. The property manager will accompany us and explain the procedures followed. The walk will be about 2 miles round trip, mostly on logging roads and through meadows, with a few moderate hill climbs in the woods. The event is sponsored by the Lyme Land Conservation Trust and the Town of Lyme.
Location and directions to the event will be provided upon acceptance of your reservation. Space is limited. To register, email openspace@townlyme.org with your name and the number of people in your party.
Rain date is Sunday, June 19 from 2-4 pm.
Photo: Saxifraga flower by Wendolyn Hill
Ribbon Cutting for Richard H. Goodwin Trail
Date: Sat June 18, 2016Time: 9:00-10:00am
Place: Patrell Preserve, Baker lane, Lyme
Contact Email: pyoung@eightmileriver.org
You are invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting for the Richard H. Goodwin Trail that traverses East Haddam, Lyme, Salem, and East Lyme. To see a map of the Trail, click here.
Rain date: June 12, 2016
Please RSVP by June 15 to Pat Young at 860 345-8700 or pyoung@eightmileriver.org.
You are invited to attend the Ribbon Cutting for the Richard H. Goodwin Trail that traverses East Haddam, Lyme, Salem, and East Lyme. To see a map of the Trail, click here.
Rain date: June 12, 2016
Please RSVP by June 15 to Pat Young at 860 345-8700 or pyoung@eightmileriver.org.
Volunteer Work Party at Hartman Park
Date: Tue June 14, 2016Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Meet at Hartman Park Parking Lot
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Lyme Land Conservation Trust and Town of Lyme
Join us to work on the Orange Trail at Hartman Park, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Open Space Coordinator for the Town of Lyme. Bring along heavy duty gloves and trimmersâ weeders, pruners, and/or loppers, and rakes.
Rain Cancels.
The Hartman Park entance 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.
Photo by Wendolyn Hill: Thank you to the Hartman work party on June 30
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TrailBlazers – Walk at Hartman Park
Date: Tue June 7, 2016Time: 9:30 am
Place: Meet at Hartman Park Parking Lot
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Presenter: Lyme Land Conservation Trust and Town of Lyme
Join us for this moderate walk in the woods. There are some rugged sections of trail and a few inclines. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike explore the Hartman Park section of Lyme Corner Trails led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Open Space Coordinator for the Town of Lyme. The hike is about 3 miles long with an option for short cuts along the way. We walk through diverse habitat and visit remnants of a farming community that existed 150 years ago.
Rain Cancels.
The Hartman Park Entrance is on Gungy Road about 1 mile north of the 4-way stop signs at the intersection of Beaverbrook Road, Grassy Hill Road, and Gungy Road.
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Celebrating Lyme’s Beauty ~ Paint-Out at Hamburg Bridge Historic District
Date: Sat June 4, 2016 thru Sun June 5, 2016Time: sunrise to sunset, registration starts at 9am
Place: Hamburg Bridge Historic District, Joshuatown and Old Hamburg Roads, Lyme CT
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
The 4th Annual en plein air Paint-Out sponsored by the Lyme Land Conservation Trust and Lyme Art Association continues the tradition established by the early American Impressionists who founded the Lyme Art Colony over a hundred years ago. All plein air artists are invited to join their colleagues for a beautiful Spring weekend of outdoor painting and camaraderie.
For the Paint Out and Exhibit Prospectus 2016, click here.
Inspired by the c.1850 painting of Reeds Landing by George F. Bottume at the Lyme Town Hall, the 2016 Paint-Out will be located in the Old Hamburg Bridge District, once called Reeds Landing, on the banks of the Eightmile River. Painting: “Reeds Landing” by George F. Bottume c.1850.
Rain date: June 11 and 12
Works created during the 2016 Paint-Out are eligible for exhibition and sale during the Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty Exhibition, to be held at the Lyme Art Association from July 22 to August 26.
For information about registration, directions and parking, call the Lyme Art Association at (860) 434-7802 or contact jocelyn@lymeartassociation.org
Directions: Hamburg Bridge Historic District is at the intersection of Old Hamburg Road and Joshuatown Road in Lyme about 5 miles north of Rte I-95 Exit 70. Parking will be off-site on Rte. 156 near the entrance to Old Hamburg Road.
The 4th Annual en plein air Paint-Out sponsored by the Lyme Land Conservation Trust and Lyme Art Association continues the tradition established by the early American Impressionists who founded the Lyme Art Colony over a hundred years ago. All plein air artists are invited to join their colleagues for a beautiful Spring weekend of outdoor painting and camaraderie.
For the Paint Out and Exhibit Prospectus 2016, click here.
Inspired by the c.1850 painting of Reeds Landing by George F. Bottume at the Lyme Town Hall, the 2016 Paint-Out will be located in the Old Hamburg Bridge District, once called Reeds Landing, on the banks of the Eightmile River. Painting: “Reeds Landing” by George F. Bottume c.1850.
Rain date: June 11 and 12
Works created during the 2016 Paint-Out are eligible for exhibition and sale during the Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty Exhibition, to be held at the Lyme Art Association from July 22 to August 26.
For information about registration, directions and parking, call the Lyme Art Association at (860) 434-7802 or contact jocelyn@lymeartassociation.org
Directions: Hamburg Bridge Historic District is at the intersection of Old Hamburg Road and Joshuatown Road in Lyme about 5 miles north of Rte I-95 Exit 70. Parking will be off-site on Rte. 156 near the entrance to Old Hamburg Road.
Volunteer Work Party at Eno/Mt Archer Woods Red Trail
Date: Tue May 31, 2016Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Place: Eno/Mt Archer Woods Preserve
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Please join us on Thursday, May 31 from 9:30 to 11:30 for a work party at Eno/Mt. Archer Woods Preserve in Lyme to finish trimming along the Red Trail. Bring along your work gloves and light-weight trimmers: weeders, pruners, and/or loppers to cut back weeds, saplings, and branches, that are encroaching on the path as we walk along. It will be mostly walking, with some trimming. We will walk about 2 miles or so.
Meet at the Pickwick’s Preserve Entrance.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to Joshuatown Road. Go about 2 miles on Joshuatown Road. Take a right at 183 Joshuatown Road onto the dirt driveway. Travel about 0.4 mile. Parking is on the right in front of the gate.
Rain cancels. Please check here for updates.
Please let me know if you are planning to be there. openspace@townlyme.org
Photos by Wendolyn Hill
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Please join us on Thursday, May 31 from 9:30 to 11:30 for a work party at Eno/Mt. Archer Woods Preserve in Lyme to finish trimming along the Red Trail. Bring along your work gloves and light-weight trimmers: weeders, pruners, and/or loppers to cut back weeds, saplings, and branches, that are encroaching on the path as we walk along. It will be mostly walking, with some trimming. We will walk about 2 miles or so.
Meet at the Pickwick’s Preserve Entrance.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to Joshuatown Road. Go about 2 miles on Joshuatown Road. Take a right at 183 Joshuatown Road onto the dirt driveway. Travel about 0.4 mile. Parking is on the right in front of the gate.
Rain cancels. Please check here for updates.
Please let me know if you are planning to be there. openspace@townlyme.org
Photos by Wendolyn Hill
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