Past Events
Trailblazers – Beebe Preserve
Date: Tue May 12, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Meet at Beebe Preserve Parking Lot, Old Grassy Hill Road, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the Yellow Trail in Beebe Preserve, led by Wendolyn Hill, Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator and Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a mile long. There is a platform on the marsh to view wildlife (bring your binoculars). It is located on Old Grassy Hill Road near the East Lyme town boundary. Meet at the Beebe Preserve Parking Lot.
Rain cancels.
Join us for this easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the Yellow Trail in Beebe Preserve, led by Wendolyn Hill, Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator and Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a mile long. There is a platform on the marsh to view wildlife (bring your binoculars). It is located on Old Grassy Hill Road near the East Lyme town boundary. Meet at the Beebe Preserve Parking Lot.
Rain cancels.
Lyme Local History Archives Open House
Date: Sat May 9, 2015Time: 2 to 4 pm
Place: The New Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme
Contact Email: info@lymepublichall.org
The Lyme Local History Archives is now located in the
recently built Lyme Public Library. Come see the new climate controlled facility.
The Mission of the Archives is to collect, preserve and make accessible to the public material about the history of Lyme, Connecticutâ  its people, institutions, life-ways, culture and land,  especially for the area within the boundaries of the present town of Lyme. The Archives also strives to increase the publicâs knowledge and appreciation of the townâs heritage through research, exhibits, education and publication.
Spring Is For The Birds!
Date: Wed May 6, 2015Time: 6:00 to 7:30 pm
Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, Macintosh Road, Lyme
Contact Email: info@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Rob Braunfield
If it’s true that the early bird gets the worm, then this early evening walk should provide the opportunity to see a lot of our feathered friends. Join local expert Rob Braunfield to look for and learn about a variety of birds busy with their spring rituals.
Photo credit: Worm-eating Warbler taken at the Young Preserve in Lyme by Patrck Comins, Director of Bird Conservation, CT Audubon Society
If it’s true that the early bird gets the worm, then this early evening walk should provide the opportunity to see a lot of our feathered friends. Join local expert Rob Braunfield to look for and learn about a variety of birds busy with their spring rituals.
Photo credit: Worm-eating Warbler taken at the Young Preserve in Lyme by Patrck Comins, Director of Bird Conservation, CT Audubon Society
Trailblazers – Walk at Gillette Castle
Date: Tue April 28, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Gillette Castle, Meet in the main paved parking lot by concession building
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderately easy walk in Lyme and East Haddam, at one of the State’s most popular and beautiful parks. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the rail trail at Gillette Castle State Park which follows the path of the narrow gauge train William Gillette once owned. The path has beautiful views of the Connecticut River with wooden trestles and a tunnel. The hike will be led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Open Space Coordinator for the Town of Lyme. The hike is about 2 miles long. We will meet in the main paved parking lot.
Rain Cancels.
Directions: Rte 156 N to end. Turn left onto Rte 82. At Hadlyme Four Corners, continue straight onto Rte 148 for 1.5 miles. Turn right at Geer Hill Road. In about 0.8 miles, turn left into Gillette State Park. Follow the drive until you come to the large paved parking lot.
photo by Wendolyn Hill
Join us for this moderately easy walk in Lyme and East Haddam, at one of the State’s most popular and beautiful parks. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the rail trail at Gillette Castle State Park which follows the path of the narrow gauge train William Gillette once owned. The path has beautiful views of the Connecticut River with wooden trestles and a tunnel. The hike will be led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Open Space Coordinator for the Town of Lyme. The hike is about 2 miles long. We will meet in the main paved parking lot.
Rain Cancels.
Directions: Rte 156 N to end. Turn left onto Rte 82. At Hadlyme Four Corners, continue straight onto Rte 148 for 1.5 miles. Turn right at Geer Hill Road. In about 0.8 miles, turn left into Gillette State Park. Follow the drive until you come to the large paved parking lot.
photo by Wendolyn Hill
Trailblazers – Mt Archer Yellow Trail
Date: Tue April 21, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Meet at Mt Archer Preserve Parking Lot, Mt Archer Road, Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderately easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the Yellow Trail in Mt Archer Woods, 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 – about an hour long. Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot.
Rain 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 âMt Archer Woods Town of Lymeâ 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).
Join us for this moderately easy walk in the woods. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore the Yellow Trail in Mt Archer Woods, 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 – about an hour long. Meet at the Mt Archer Woods Parking Lot.
Rain 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 âMt Archer Woods Town of Lymeâ 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).
Lyme Spring Clean-Sweep
Date: Sat April 18, 2015 thru Sun April 19, 2015Time: Daylight
Place: Lyme Roadways
Contact Email:
Presenter: The Lyme Public Hall and the Town of Lyme
Free plastic bags are available at E.L. Reynold’s (Jane’s) Store, The Hadlyme Country Market, the Lyme Town Hall, and the Lyme Public Library. Leave bags by the side of the road for town-wide pick-up.
Trailblazers walk- Jewett and Pleasant Valley Preserve
Date: Tue April 14, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Meet at Pleasant Valley Parking Lot, MacIntosh Rd., Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for this moderate walk in the woods. We will be walking up an incline to get to the overlook at Pleasant Valley. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Jewett and Pleasant Valley Preserve, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator; and Gary Weed. The hike is a little more than 2.5 miles. This is the time of year to get a beautiful unobstructed view from the overlook at Pleasant Valley.
Rain or snow cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to left on Macintosh Rd. (across from Beaver Brook Road.) The parking area is about 1/4Â mile on the right.
Join us for this moderate walk in the woods. We will be walking up an incline to get to the overlook at Pleasant Valley. Everyone is welcome.
This weekâs hike will explore Jewett and Pleasant Valley Preserve, led by Wendolyn Hill, Lyme Land Trust board member and Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator; and Gary Weed. The hike is a little more than 2.5 miles. This is the time of year to get a beautiful unobstructed view from the overlook at Pleasant Valley.
Rain or snow cancels.
Directions: Rt. 156 north to left on Macintosh Rd. (across from Beaver Brook Road.) The parking area is about 1/4Â mile on the right.
Lyme Road Race
Date: Sat April 11, 2015Time: Race Start 9am
Place: Ashlawn Farm, 78 Bill Hill Rd, Lyme CT
Contact Email: info@firstmile-fitness.com
Presenter: The First Mile Road to Fitness
Here is a fun opportunity to stretch your legs and celebrate the end of a long snowy winter. The race supports the good work of the Lyme Ambulance Association. The Lyme Ambulance Association is one of New Englandâs few remaining âno-cost to the patientâ emergency & basic-care ambulance services. They are not supported by Lyme Tax revenues. They are entirely dependent upon private donations.
Lyme Road Race is a 5K run and 2-mile walk. The race takes place at the beautiful Ashlawn Farm in Lyme, Connecticut.Â
Start time is 9am, with registration and packet pick-up from 7.30am. Awards will be presented to the male and female winners and to the top three male and female finishers in the following age groups: U-12; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+.
After your race, you and your family can enjoy some of Connecticutâs best coffee at Ashlawn Farm.
REGISTRATION: For more information and to register go to LYME ROAD RACE
 Photo: “Ashlawn Fields” by Wendolyn Hill
Here is a fun opportunity to stretch your legs and celebrate the end of a long snowy winter. The race supports the good work of the Lyme Ambulance Association. The Lyme Ambulance Association is one of New Englandâs few remaining âno-cost to the patientâ emergency & basic-care ambulance services. They are not supported by Lyme Tax revenues. They are entirely dependent upon private donations.
Lyme Road Race is a 5K run and 2-mile walk. The race takes place at the beautiful Ashlawn Farm in Lyme, Connecticut.Â
Start time is 9am, with registration and packet pick-up from 7.30am. Awards will be presented to the male and female winners and to the top three male and female finishers in the following age groups: U-12; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70+.
After your race, you and your family can enjoy some of Connecticutâs best coffee at Ashlawn Farm.
REGISTRATION: For more information and to register go to LYME ROAD RACE
 Photo: “Ashlawn Fields” by Wendolyn Hill
Trailblazer Walk- Banningwood Preserve
Date: Tue April 7, 2015Time: 10 am
Place: Banningwood Preserve, Town Street (Rte. 82), Lyme
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
Join us for a moderately easy walk at Banningwood Preserve on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10 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; and Humphrey Tyler, Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little less than 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 donât forget to bring your walking stick!
Painting by Trenton Young, from the Paint-out in October 2014. This painting and others can currently be seen in the Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty Exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Museum.
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.
Join us for a moderately easy walk at Banningwood Preserve on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 10 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; and Humphrey Tyler, Lyme Land Trust board member. The hike is a little less than 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 donât forget to bring your walking stick!
Painting by Trenton Young, from the Paint-out in October 2014. This painting and others can currently be seen in the Celebrating Lymeâs Beauty Exhibit at the Lyman Allyn Museum.
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.
FrogWatch USA Training
Date: Wed March 25, 2015Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Place: Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Road (Rte 156), Lyme, CT
Contact Email: erobinson@tnc.org
Presenter: The Nature Conservancy CT and Yale Peabody Museum
The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut and Yale Peabody Museum are Hosting a Citizen Science Training in Lyme. Jim Sirch, the Education Coordinator of the Yale Peabody Museum, will guide participants to become FrogWatch USA volunteers. FrogWatch USA is a program created by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help engage the public in monitoring local frog and toad populations.
Frogs and toads serve as important clues to environmental health because they are highly sensitive to changing environmental conditions. Learn how you can help contribute meaningful information about the frogs and toads in your neighborhood! Space is limited so please contact Liz Robinson of The Nature Conservancy at (203) 568-6270 x6409 or erobinson@tnc.org to register!
Photograph by Rebecca Johnson, 1st place Youth, Photo Contest 2015
For more information: FrogWatch USA Press Release
The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut and Yale Peabody Museum are Hosting a Citizen Science Training in Lyme. Jim Sirch, the Education Coordinator of the Yale Peabody Museum, will guide participants to become FrogWatch USA volunteers. FrogWatch USA is a program created by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to help engage the public in monitoring local frog and toad populations.
Frogs and toads serve as important clues to environmental health because they are highly sensitive to changing environmental conditions. Learn how you can help contribute meaningful information about the frogs and toads in your neighborhood! Space is limited so please contact Liz Robinson of The Nature Conservancy at (203) 568-6270 x6409 or erobinson@tnc.org to register!
Photograph by Rebecca Johnson, 1st place Youth, Photo Contest 2015
For more information: FrogWatch USA Press Release
