Events

Place: Meet at Selden Creek Preserve parking on Joshuatown Road Contact Email: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org Presenter: Kristina White We will walk up the ravine, to the overlooks and then circle back through Brockway Hawthorne. 2.5 miles.  Arduous in some areas. Register: kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org  

Presenter: Robert Thorson Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org The book by Robert Thorson (Stone by Stone: The Magnificent History in New England’s Stone Walls) conveys the importance of New England’s unique stone walls and he is the authoritative expert. His urgent mission is the preservation of these ubiquitous structures: a step wise approach to the conservation 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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Contact Email: education@lymelandtrust.org Presenter: Rosa Goldman / Audubon Mt Archer Woods, a town-owned preserve in Lyme, has been recognized by Audubon’s Bird-Friendly Maple program for forest management that supports songbirds in the sugarbush, the forest area where maple sap is collected by Fat Stone Farm. In celebration of this honor, Audubon forester Rosa Goldman will …

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Contact Email: vharris1391@gmail.com Presenter: Tori Harris Walk the Family Faery Quest Loop, search for fairies and visit the Fairy Circle. Click here to see the Faery Quest map. Meet at the Main entrance to Hartman Park on Gungy Rd. Join Tori and family on the 4th Sunday of every month for a “mile-ish” hike geared …

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Contact Email: openspace@townlyme.org Presenter: Wendy Hill Chestnut Hill Preserve/Nehantic State Forest to Uncas Lake and back. We’ll look for spring ephemeral plants, and check out the recent forest management in Nehantic along the way. About 2.5 miles. Roadside parking at Chestnut Hill entrance, Sterling Hill Rd, Lyme Register: openspace@townlyme.org

Tour de Lyme is a cycling event organized by the Lyme Land Trust. Routes exist for road bikes and mountain bikes. This event has a fee. See Tour de Lyme page for details. Event organizer: Kristina White kristina.white@lymelandtrust.org

CT Trails Days Explore local trails in area the weekend of June 7th and 8th. Each trail will have a leader to guide and educate hikers. See available trails and schedules at https://trailsday.org/. Eightmile River Watershed: Trails Day Tree ID Hike Burnham Brook Preserve, 2 Dolbia Hill Road, East Haddam Date: Sat June 7th, 2025 …

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Place: Register to learn location @ reganstacey@gmail.com. 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 …

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