The Lyme Land Trust is planning to offer the following programs and activities during the month of February. For the complete details on any of these activities, please go here.
Tuesdays in February, 9:00 or 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday Treks
Weekly walks through different Town preserves will be offered on Tuesday mornings. For more information, go here.
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2:00 p.m.
Walk at Banningwood Preserve with Jim Arrigoni
Jim Arrigoni, the Land Trust’s new environmental director, will lead a two-hour walk through the Banningwood Preserve, discussing the importance of habitat diversity and plans to enhance habitats throughout the preserve. To register, send an email to education@lymelandtrust.org. For more information, go here.
Sunday, Feb. 19, 1:00 p.m.
“Tree Collective” Teen Steward Group Meetup with Regan Stacey
The Land Trust’s “Tree Collective program” engages young people ages 14 to 18 in outdoor fun and education while working to maintain area trails. Local environmentalist and artist Regan Stacey will lead the teenagers on a three-hour hike and trail work in a selected preserve. To register, send an email to reganstacey@gmail.com. For more information, go here.
Friday, Feb. 24, 3:00 p.m.
“Baby Raccoon Rescue” – Author Talk & Storytime with Kama Einhorn
Emmy Award-winning author and “Sesame Street” writer Kama Einhorn reads her children’s book, “Raccoon Rescue,” from her “True Tales of Rescue” series, at the Lyme Public Library. This event is cosponsored with the library. To register, send an email to education@lymelandtrust.org. For more information, go here.
Sunday, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m.
Forest Ecosystem Management Panel
CT DEEP foresters Alexander Amendola and Frank Cervo, together with retired forester Emery Gluck and forest ecologist Tony Irving, lead a discussion on forest-ecosystem management in state forests at the Lyme Public Library. The program is cosponsored with the library, the Town of Lyme and CT DEEP. To register, send an email to openspace@townlyme.org. For more information, go here.
