Open spaces closed for deer hunting season announced

During DEER FIREARM HUNTING SEASON beginning Wed., Nov. 19 through Tues., Dec. 23, 2014, the following Preserves in Lyme will be closed Monday through Friday except to licensed hunters with consent permits: Banningwood Preserve, Beebe Preserve, Chestnut Hill Preserve, Eno Preserve, Hand Smith, Honey Hill Preserve, Jewett Preserve, Mount Archer Woods, Pickwick’s Preserve, Plimpton Preserve, and Slawson Preserve. These preserves, owned by the Town of Lyme or the Lyme Land Conservation Trust, will be open on Saturdays and Sundays during this period as no hunting is allowed there on weekends.  Please be aware that hunting is allowed in Lyme on State and Private land every day except Sunday. Wear bright colors when walking in the woods.  For more information on the hunting program in Lyme, please go to: http://www.lymelandtrust.org/stewardship/hunting-program/