The Lyme Land Trust (LLT) is offering the following programs and activities during the month of August (and the last part of July). Registration is required for most activities. For the complete details on any program or event, please go here.
Saturday, Jul. 29, 9:30 a.m.
Mindful Movement Forest Bathing with Regan Stacey
This forest bathing excursion in the Banningwood Preserve led by local environmentalist and artist Regan Stacey is designed to nourish the mind, body and spirit. Registration is required. The cost is $33 per person; LLT members receive a 15% discount with code LLT15. To register, go here. For more information, go here.
Wednesday, Aug. 9, 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 Watch Rock Preserve. The event is cosponsored by the Lymes’ Senior Center and is free for senior center members, $5 for nonmembers. To register, send an email to sgould@oldlyme-ct.gov. For more information, go here.
Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7:00 p.m.
Trailside Trespassers: What To Do about Invasive Plants in Our Preserves?
LLT Environmental Director Jim Arrigoni and LLT intern Ashwini Sahasrabudhe lead a presentation on the impact of invasive plants on forest health and ways of addressing invasive plant issues. To register, send an email to education@lymelandtrust.org. For more information, go here.
Friday, Aug. 11, 9:00 p.m.
August 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.
Friday, Aug. 25, 8:00 a.m
Nix the Knotweed at Whalebone Cove
Join a group of volunteers removing invasive Japanese knotweed from Whalebone Cove. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own work gloves, clippers or loppers, and bottled water. Cosponsored by the Town of Lyme, the Lyme Pollinator Pathway, the Lyme Land Trust and Friends of Whalebone Cove. To register, send an email to trughouse@comcast.net. For more information, go here.
Saturday, Aug. 26, 8:00 a.m.
Nix the Knotweed at Reed Landing
Join a group of volunteers removing invasive Japanese knotweed from Reed Landing. Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own work gloves, clippers or loppers, and bottled water. Cosponsored by the Town of Lyme, the Lyme Pollinator Pathway, the Lyme Land Trust and Friends of Whalebone Cove. To register, send an email to openspace@townlyme.org. For more information, go here.
