Past Events
Tuesday Trek: Nehantic State Park
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Park at north end of Keeny Road at parking lot
Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina White
blue loop – 3.5 – 4 miles. Arduous hike of 3 plus hours to Nickerson and Brown Hills See indigenous stone walls and boulders, views and vernal pools. Park at north end of Keeny Road at parking lot [see map] Nehantic State Forest (ct.gov)
Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
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Meet Jim Arrigoni – Walk at Brockway Hawthorne Preserve
Time: 10:00 am- 12:00 pm
Place: Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve, Brush Hill Rd., Lyme
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Meet the Lyme Land Trust’s new environmental director, Jim Arrigoni, and join him for a walk to explore the forests and wetlands in this special preserve. Dense thickets of Mountain Laurel shrubs and conifers like Hemlock and White pine make BHP a great place for a winter stroll, but they also provide important cover for a variety of wildlife from White-tailed Deer to Barred Owls. Jim will explain how these and other species are adapted to survive the harsh New England winter.
Imagining Lyme–People’s Vision Vote – 2022
Time: midnight
Place: Imagining Lyme website Gallery 2022
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
It’s your turn to vote for your favorite photo of 2022 in the Imagining Lyme – A Visual Exploration of Lyme’s Preserves program
When you have chosen, email the title of the photograph and photographer’s name to education@lymelandtrust.org
Please put “People’s Vision” in the subject line of the email.
We are asking people to vote for their favorite of all the photos that were submitted to the Imagining Lyme Photo Gallery in 2022. To see the galleries of all submitted photos, visit the website Imagining Lyme website. https://imagininglyme.org/ Choose any one photo from “Gallery 2022”.
Keep taking photos in the Lyme and share them with us . The next session is for photos taken in winter. The deadline is March 31, 2023.
Photos must be taken in Lyme in these places:
A. Lyme Preserves owned and/or managed by the Lyme Land Trust, Town of Lyme, and The Nature Conservancy
B. Pollinator/wildlife habitat – May be in a backyard, preserve or in a Lyme Pollinator Pathway garden in Lyme, CT.
C. Trail 52- the sky above Lyme.
Forest Ecosystem Management Panel
Time: 1:30 pm
Place: Lyme Public Library Community Room, 482 Hamburg Road (Rte 156), Lyme CT
Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org
If you have hiked in Nehantic State Forest recently, you may have noticed that several trees have been marked with blue paint. Learn the reason why. Join CT DEEP foresters Alexander Amendola and Frank Cervo, and retired forester Emery Gluck for a discussion and presentation about forest ecosystem management. Discussed will be the specifics of the cultivation of trees (silviculture) for forest growth and climate benefits. Emery will present: “Effects of Natural Disturbances and New Englanders on our Oak Forests” Alex and Frank will introduce upcoming silviculture projects in the State forests to create habitat diversity and forest ecosystem health. Also discussed will be invasive plant control. They will explain concepts and techniques that can be applied to private backyard habitats to promote biodiversity. Tony Irving, forest ecologist, will moderate the program.
Register: openspace@townlyme.org
The program is sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust, the Lyme Public Library and the Town of Lyme and CT DEEP.
There will be follow-up walk on March 12 to visit the site of future forest management in Nehantic State Forest. Learn more about the walk.
Baby Raccoon Rescue: Author Talk and Story Time
Time: 3:00 pm
Place: Lyme Public Library, 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
This February school vacation time, explore the world of baby raccoons with Sesame Street writer Learn what life is like for a group of orphaned raccoon siblings, born in the attic of a home, as they experience life at a raccoon rehabilitation center. Through the book, we meet four orphaned kits—and the humane humans who offer them hope and haven as they move through the “sanctuary steps” of rescue, recovery, rehabilitation, and release.
Register: education@lymelandtrust.org Drop-ins welcome.
Raccoons are a common, yet misunderstood, backyard animal. As Kama notes, ” If people learn more about raccoons, they will hopefully learn to appreciate them. Lots of people don’t like these creatures but most people don’t realize how clever and adaptable they are. Raccoons are everything I’d like to be. They see problems as opportunities to learn something new.”
There will be stickers, activity pages, raccoon x-rays, and book signing. Books must be pre-purchased and brought to the event or Kama will sign a sticker to be placed in a book later. Find the books at Harper Collins or kidsbooks (for bargain box set)
Kama Einhorn is a wildlife educator, animal welfare advocate, author of more than 40 children’s books, and a Sesame Street writer. She lives in Westbrook and Brooklyn, NY. She won the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy award for Outstanding Short Format Children’s Program.
The “True Tales of Rescue” series by Kama Einhorn is full of photo-packed stories from animal sanctuaries around the world. It explores the stories and science behind animal sanctuaries, including all of the ups and downs that go along with caring for wild animals away from their natural element. The books include full‑color photos, graphics, and maps.
“…excellent opportunities to engage students in learning about caring for creatures and the environment.”—School Library Journal
Note: In Connecticut, healthy orphaned raccoons can be rehabilitated for eventual release into the wild by a state appointed rehabilitator. Because of the threat of the spread of rabies, it is against CT DEEP policy to rehabilitate sick adult raccoons. It is illegal for any person, other than a state appointed rehabilitator, to care for wildlife. If you think an animal needs help, make sure to contact a trained wildlife rehabilitator.
Tuesday Trek: Pleasant Valley Preserve
Time: 9:00 am
Place: Park in the Macintosh Road lot.
Contact Email: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
Presenter: Tony Irving
Park in the Macintosh Road lot. The early history of European agriculture and land use is epitomized here going back to the mid-1600’s. There are also some fine examples of glacial activity and its impact on colonial land use practices. Hike to the overlook, about three miles.
Register: anthonyinlyme@gmail.com
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Tree Collective- Teen Steward Group Meet-up
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Place: Register to learn location
Contact Email: reganstacey@gmail.com
The Tree Collective is a program designed to engage young conservationists ages 14-18 in outdoor fun and education while working to maintain trails in our beautiful town of Lyme, CT. It is sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust under the leadership of environmentalist/artist Regan Stacey. Each time we meet, we offer a different topic, often with a hike and trail work in a selected preserve.
Tools and gloves provided.
Registration required: reganstacey@gmail.com.
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Meet Jim Arrigoni – Walk at Banningwood Preserve
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Place: Banningwood Preserve, 19 Town Street, Lyme
Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org
Meet the Lyme Land Trust’s new environmental director, Jim Arrigoni, and join him on a gently paced walk to explore the rich variety of habitats – streams, wetlands, fields, floodplain and upland forests – that makes Banningwood Preserve so special. Learn about the importance of habitat diversity in supporting a wide array of fish, wildlife, and plant species. Jim will share plans to enhance the habitats through restoration work throughout the Preserve.
Tuesday Trek: Young and Walbridge Woodland Preserve
Time: 9:30 am
Place: Park at Young Preserve entrance on Gungy Rd.
Contact Email: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
Presenter: Kristina White
Park at Young Preserve entrance on Gungy Rd. Moderate hike over ridges and through laurel groves. 2.5 – 3 miles.
Register: Kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
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For the Love of Nature
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Place: Eno Preserve, Mt Archerl Road, Lyme CT
Contact Email: regan@reganstacey.com
Happy Valentine’s Day! Make a date with nature and share the love.This forest bathing walk is offered around the theme of Love – for oneself, others, and the natural world. Give and receive some love from the forest for Valentine’s Day. Along the way, you’ll be offered invitations to connect with nature among the large mature trees of Eno Preserve. These silent giants are an inspiring presence in the landscape, rooted in their love for the Earth. The walk is about 1-mile over easy to moderate terrain.
The walk concludes with a wild-foraged tea.
Registration: $33 ~ includes the program and tea
Click HERE to register.
LLT members receive 15% discount with code LLT15.
Rain, snow or shine event. Extreme weather cancels.
Regan Stacey is an artist and advocate for the Earth whose passion is to reconnect humans to nature for personal and planetary wellbeing. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. In her private practice, she offers forest bathing walks, mindful nature retreats, and mindfulness training. Find out more about her work at reganstacey.com
