The Lyme Land Trust (LLT) is offering the following programs and activities during the month of June. Registration is required for most activities. For the complete details on any program or event, please go here.
Tuesdays in June, 9:00 or 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday Treks
Weekly walks through different Town preserves will be offered on Tuesday mornings. (After Tuesday, Jun. 20, the treks will be on summer break until September.) For more information, go here.
Sunday, Jun. 11, 1:00 p.m.
Lyme Pollinator Pathway’s “Afternoon at Ballek’s Garden Center”
The Lyme Pollinator Pathway (LPP) hosts this garden center event where participants can learn about the importance of local pollinators and select native pollinator plants to take home. The event is limited to 40 participants. Register by emailing lymepollinator@gmail.com. Participants will receive a coupon for 10 percent off of select items at Ballek’s. LPP is an initiative of the Town of Lyme’s Sustainable Committee. For more information, go here.
Sunday, Jun. 11, 1:00 p.m.
“Tree Collective” Teen Steward Group Meet Up with Regan Stacey
The Land Trust’s “Tree Collective” program engages young people ages 14 to 18 in outdoor fun and education, under the leadership of local environmentalist and artist Regan Stacey. To register, send an email to reganstacey@gmail.com. For more information, go here.
Wednesday, Jun. 14, 9:30 a.m.
Lymes’ Senior Center “Take-a-Walk Wednesday” with Wendy Hill
Town of Lyme’s open space coordinator, Wendy Hill, leads a walk through the Selden Preserve. The event is cosponsored by the Lymes’ Senior Center. To register, send an email to sgould@oldlyme-ct.gov. For more information, go here.
Friday, Jun. 16, 6:00 p.m.
Lyme Land Trust Annual Meeting
The Land Trust will hold its annual meeting at Diana’s Field in the Banningwood Preserve, which will include a presentation of the Volunteer of the Year award. To register, send an email to kristina.white@lymelandtrust.com. For more information, go here.
Friday, Jun. 16, 9:30 p.m.
June Astronomy Observing Session
Join others at the Lyme Land Trust’s dark sky observing site for an evening of stargazing. To register, go here. For general inquiries, send an email to astronomy@lymelandtrust.org. For more information, go here.
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 9:30 a.m.
Summer Solstice Forest Bathing with Regan Stacey
This forest bathing excursion in the Pleasant Valley Preserve led by local environmentalist and artist Regan Stacey celebrates the longest day of the year. The event concludes with a group-inspired mandala and a wild-foraged tea. Registration is required. The cost is $33 per person; LLT members receive a 15% discount with code LLT15. To register, send an email to regan@reganstacey.com. For more information, go here.
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 12:45 p.m.
Guided Kayak & Canoe Tour of Whalebone Cove with Jim Arrigoni
Jim Arrigoni, the Land Trust’s environmental director, leads a tour – limited to 15 watercraft – through Whalebone Cove, one of the most placid, wildlife-filled habitats in the lower Connecticut River. To register, send an email to jim.arrigoni@lymelandtrust.org. For more information, go here.
Sunday, Jun. 25, 1:30 p.m.
iNaturalist 101 – Connect with Nature with Rochelle Davis & Jim Arrigoni
Lyme Pollinator Pathway members Rochelle Davis and Jim Arrigoni demonstrate how to use the free iNaturalist app to identify different species and share observations with the scientific and conservation communities. Event takes place at the Lyme Public Library. Cosponsored by the Lyme Pollinator Pathway and Lyme Public Library. To register, send an email to education@lymelandtrust.org. For more information, go here.
Friday, Jun. 30, Midnight
“Imagining Lyme” Spring Photo Submission Deadline
The deadline for submitting photos to the Lyme Land Trust’s “Imagining Lyme” program’s “Spring” category is midnight on Friday, Jun. 30. For more information, go here.
