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Place: Brockway Hawthorne Preserve, Brush Hill Rd, Lyme Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org Presenter: CT Botanical Society Join us for an exploratory walk with the Connecticut Botanical Society at Brockway Hawthorne Preserve. This 82-acre preserve helps protect the Whalebone Cove watershed, with wetlands, vernal pools, mature forest and a healthy hemlock stand. The trail passes former pasture …

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We are pleased to announce that naturalist, photographer and writer William Burt will lead a Nature Photography presentation and discussion for the community at the Lyme Public Hall. A resident of Old Lyme, Burt has a passion for wild places—especially marshes—and the elusive birds few people see. He is the author of four books, and …

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Place: Trail 53 Observatory Contact Email: astronomy@lymelandtrust.org Young or old, experienced, or totally unfamiliar, we look forward to exposing you to our uniquely dark skies here in Lyme. We have several different telescopes that are on display including a 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent observatory. Registration required. Upon registration you will receive a link …

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Place: Pleasant Valley Preserve, MacIntosh Rd, Lyme CT Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com Presenter: Tori Harris In June, visit the Gnome trail to search for gnomes at Pleasant Valley Preserve. Click here to see the Family Gnome Hunt  map. Meet at the parking lot on MacIntosh Rd. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every …

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Place: Roaring Brook Preserve, Day Hill Rd, Lyme, CT Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org Take a walk of discovery with insect expert, Katherine Dugas from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Space is limited. Registration is required. Register: education@lymelandtrust.org This is part ofthe Wild Lyme project. Channel your inner Charles Darwin to discover species both new and familiar …

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Place: Meet at the parking area on Rt. 82. Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org Presenter: Wendy Hill About a 2.5-mile walk, with a moderate incline to the overlooks and back. We’ll check out the vegetation that has emerged after the bluff meadow restoration work that was carried out in March. Register: openspace@townlyme.org

Butterfly Walk at Walden Preserve Richard Chyinski will show hikers the amazing varieties of butterflies that live and migrate through the Walden Preserve.  These Butterfly Walks are very popular with children.  Rich has a technique that allows him to safely “catch” these delicate creatures; keep them in hand for the children (and adults!) to study, …

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Presented by Master Wildlife Conservationist, Ginny Apple. In this slide show presentation, Ginny will discuss the fisher's diet, behavior and its population in Connecticut. There will be time for questions after the presentation. Registration is required. Call 860-859-1130 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Salem Free Public Library

Explore Whalebone Creek, a freshwater tidal marsh filled with large stands of wild rice where egrets feed. Paddling a kayak or canoe is the best way to enjoy the solitude of this gem of this lower Connecticut River Valley Estuary. We will leave from the launch area next to the Hadlyme ferry to paddle south …

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A 30-million year old stream cut lowland that became a glacial lake and is now a major estuary. On Sunday July 13th from 3-4:30 pm Geologist Ralph Lewis will discuss the geological transformation of one of the best known estuaries on the eastern seaboard.