Now that the weather is a little cooler, it is a great time to visit the trails! Learn about all the fascinating structures that Gillette created to enhance the experience, while enjoying fresh air and exercise at the same time! The hike is about an hour and fifteen minutes and is generally a gentle and …
Join Cathy & Company for the final installment of our gardening series. This evening will focus on end‑of‑season and fall gardening — the essential tasks to prepare your garden and yard for winter, what to plant in late summer and fall, and how to make the most of cool‑season crops like cole crops. It’s a …
Milky Way remains visible all night long with its wonderful star clusters and nebulae. Late in the session, Saturn makes its 2026 debut rising in the east around 10pm. Upon registration you will receive a link to directions and observing session guidelines. Bear in mind, observing sessions involve walking in the dark on uneven terrain. …
If you are curious about the health of our streams, join us for a morning of training and become part of a statewide riffle bioassessment volunteer stream monitoring program. - Stream assessments use aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates (water bugs) to verify stream health. - You will be collecting, sorting and identifying macroinvertebrates. Classroom training is at …
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This Woods Walk will explore the Selden Creek Preserve off of Joshuatown Road in Lyme. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) owns the 207-acre preserve on the west side of Joshuatown Road. It is one of the most biologically significant sites on the lower Connecticut River, the Selden Creek Preserve takes its name from the creek that …
Learn the basics from local beekeepers. First Selectwoman Sue Spang and fellow beekeeper Bill Martin will be presenting. To register, call 860-859-1130. This event is limited to 40 teens/adults.
We will be selling native plants and shrubs. Mike Baczewski, from New England Pollinator Gardens, will be on hand to answer questions and offer tips on how and where to grow these local wonders.
Join Michael Baczewski, of New England Pollinator Gardens, and Kristina White, Executive Director, and plant warm-season grasses, perennials and bushes in our meadow. Bring your shovels, pickaxes, trowels, and wheelbarrows. The more the merrier and the quicker we get it done! We will have coffee and light refreshments to keep you energized. Registration required: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org
This hike, originally planned for Sunday, September 27, will highlight the ongoing woodland management project at Miller Farm Preserve. Learn about unhealthy vs healthy forests and what work has been done, and will be done, to remove unhealthy and aging trees. The work is being done to encourage regrowth of young trees and understory shrubs, …
Saunders Preserve lies directly atop the Honey Hill Fault and the fault’s associated rock outcroppings. The geology at Saunders is amazing, with likely Native American stoneworks. The walk is moderate along dirt paths with some inclines. Two miles. Wendy Hill, Open Space Coordinator of Lyme will lead the walks with host Cameron Beard of the East …
DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER– The evening begins with the Milky Way making its way towards the west, signaling the end of its summer apparition. In the east, Saturn is rising and will be visible all night. We have several different telescopes that are on display including a 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent …