• Fungal Ecology Walk (Mushrooms) – Lyme

    Join us for this fascinating walk with naturalist and mycologist Bill Yule, to walk, talk, and discover mushrooms. Bill will explain about forest and watershed ecology and all things fungal. If you wish, bring mushrooms from home for identification after the walk. On the walk, we will discuss how you can upload your observations to support …

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  • Woodland Wander – East Haddam

    Golet Farm Preserve Great Hillwod Road, Moodus, CT, United States

    This will be the first of our relaxed-paced hikes for those who like casual wanders through the woods. There will be time to explore aspects of our natural world that are often missed during the brisk-paced hikes. Meet at Golet Farm Preserve, on Great Hillwood Road in the Moodus section of East Haddam. Leashed dogs …

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  • Building Resilient Landscapes – Lyme

    Lyme Public Hall 249 Hamburg Rd (Rte 156), Lyme, CT, United States

    Join Lyme Pollinator Pathway for this program at the Lyme Public Hall with horticulturist Tom Christopher, who will discuss the importance of protecting, creating and maintaining climate resilient habitat in our backyard as well as in preserved open spaces, to ensure that all of the land that drains into the Eightmile River watershed is healthy …

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    Free
  • Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Hike – Lyme

    Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve Brush Hill Road, Lyme, CT, United States

    Mixed deciduous and conifer forests blanket this gently rolling landscape featuring vernal pools and Whalebone Creek. Gentle-to-moderate 2.5 mile walk. Meet at the parking lot off of Brush Hill Road. Register: jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org

  • Train Trail Hike – East Haddam

    Gillette Castle State Park 67 River Road, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Join us on a guided hike of the route followed by William Gillette's narrow-gauge train. Gillette's train system runs through very scenic areas of the 122 acre state park, with numerous historic features along the way. The hike is a about an hour and fifteen minutes, and is a gentle and flat trail with a …

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  • Pleasant Valley Preserve – Lyme

    Pleasant Valley Preserve MacIntosh Rd, Lyme, CT, United States

    We are going to explore the trails of the Pleasant Valley Preserve. Pleasant Valley has it all, rivers, streams, fields, forests, hills, deciduous trees, evergreen trees, etc. There are many options for hike length but I want to aim for a 2 or 2.5 mile round trip. We will meet at the parking area on …

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    Free
  • Rocky Neck Beach Walk – Niantic

    Rocky Neck State Park 244 West Main Street, Niantic, CT, United States

    A beautiful wooded walk along the salt marshes toward the beach on Long Island Sound. Bring binoculars if you have them. 2 miles. Directions: Meet at the parking lot on Rte i56 across from the KOA Campground, 271 Main St (Rte 156), about 0.5 mile east of the intersection with Four Mile River Rd. Contact: …

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    Free
  • Goodwin Trail Challenge – East Haddam, Lyme, Salem, East Lyme

    Franklin Academy 140 River Road, East Haddam, CT, United States

    The new Goodwin Trail Mountain Bike Challenge is a unique 45-mile adventure loop that utilizes the most interesting and challenging public preserves in East Haddam, Salem, Lyme, and East Lyme, Connecticut. The most iconic portion of this loop is the Goodwin Trail. This is a unique, 13.5 mile linear trail that winds its way through …

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  • Train Trail Hike – East Haddam

    Gillette Castle State Park 67 River Road, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Join us on a guided hike of the route followed by William Gillette's narrow-gauge train. Gillette's train system runs through very scenic areas of the 122 acre state park, with numerous historic features along the way. The hike is a about an hour and fifteen minutes, and is a gentle and flat trail with a …

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  • Train Trail Hike – East Haddam

    Gillette Castle State Park 67 River Road, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Join us on a guided hike of the route followed by William Gillette's narrow-gauge train. Gillette's train system runs through very scenic areas of the 122 acre state park, with numerous historic features along the way. The hike is a about an hour and fifteen minutes, and is a gentle and flat trail with a …

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    Free
  • Expressive Nature Journaling – East Haddam

    Rathbun Library 36 Main Street, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Join East Haddam Land Trust and the East Haddam Library System in welcoming Nancy DeNicolo as she invites us to deepen our experience of nature, all around us. Nancy is an artist, maker and creative arts counselor; with her gentle direction learn to bring a spirit of ease to expressing your relationship with great nature. …

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    Free