• Brockway-Hawthorne Hike : Lyme

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

    This is new hike for Quinn, I am looking forward to some awesome discoveries. Expect a hike that is moderate in pace and full of exploration. Meet me at the parking area on Brush Hill Rd. Register: ryan.p.quinn@gmail.com

  • The American Woodcock : Salem

    Salem Free Public Library 264 Hartford Road, Salem, CT, United States

    Join us for a presentation about this unique bird, the American Woodcock. In this slide show and presentation, learn about the woodcock's strange physical features, spiraling aerial courtship display and much more. Suitable for teens and adults. Presentation by Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center. Sponsored by a grant from the Eightmile River Wild & Scenic Watershed. …

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  • Lyme Pollinator 5th Anniversary Party – East Haddam

    Ballek's Garden Center 90 Maple Ave, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Lyme Pollinator Pathway invites you to our 5th Anniversary Party for an evening of warmth, cheer and greenery with fellow nature lovers at the lovely Ballek’s Garden Center greenhouse. Enjoy libations and nibbles – wine, native plant-themed mocktail, and appetizers. We will present our first annual Habitat Hero Award, have drawings for prizes, and Cake! …

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  • Woods Walk : East Haddam

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

    Golet Farm Preserve is 32 acres of meadows, wetlands, and woodlands interspersed with hiking trails leading through meadows of wildflowers and grasses, woods with interesting rock outcroppings and streams, and wooded wetlands.

  • Native Plants and Habitats of Southern CT : Lyme

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

    The Lyme Pollinator Pathway invites you to join Jim Natale, native plant landscape expert, at the Lyme Public Hall for a presentation on what we can do to preserve our natural heritage. As he takes us on an exploration of our natural open space areas, he will discuss the threat of invasive plants and the …

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  • Native Plant Sale : Lyme

    John Pritchard Conservation Center 12-1 Town Street, Lyme, CT, United States

    The Lyme Land Trust will be selling native plants from Judge’s Farm in Old Lyme. 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. Go Native! Native Plant Sale. 3.5 inch pot – $4.00 – gallon – $9.00

  • Astronomy Observing Session : Lyme

    DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER– The shift from winter to spring means shifting from winter clusters to spring galaxies. On this evening, we will observe some of each, while also enjoying Jupiter in the western sky, and Mars in the southern sky. Register on the event website. Upon registration , you will be given …

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  • Spring Ephemerals on the Ravine Trail – Lyme

    Selden Creek Preserve Joshuatown Road, Lyme, CT, United States

    Ravine Trail Walk: Join Lisa Wahle and Chris Penniman of the Connecticut Botanical Society in search of spring ephemerals on the Ravine Trail. Begin along the level white and yellow trails that traverse mature oak-hardwood forest, passing by a vernal pool, and proceed to the more challenging red trail as time and abilities allow. The …

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  • Words from the Woods Book Circle – East Haddam

    St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 31 Main Street, East Haddam, CT, United States

    Join this offering from the East Haddam Land Trust and the East Haddam Library System to soak in the writings of natural scientists who expand and deepen our awareness of the ecologies of life. For this gathering we explore  Stirring the Mud:  On Swamps, Bogs, and Human Imagination by Barbara Hurd. All are welcome, even …

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  • Selden Creek Preserve Hike – Lyme

    Selden Creek Preserve Joshuatown Road, Lyme, CT, United States

    Vernal pool wetlands will be the highlight of this mellow-to-moderate 1.5-mile early-spring walk to the magnificent overlook of Selden Creek and Selden Island. Amphibians like Wood Frogs and Spotted Salamanders rely on these big puddles to make more of themselves, and we can expect to see tadpoles and egg masses of these charismatic critters as …

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