Area residents are advised to protect themselves from mosquitoes by avoiding outdoor activities from dusk to dawn. To read the Connecticut Department of Public Health’s latest advisory, click here.
On Saturday, Sept. 28, at 2:00 p.m., at the Lyme Public Library: Juliana Barrett with the University of Connecticut Sea Grant College Program and the Department of Extension discusses the current and predicted climate-change impacts for Connecticut and Long Island Sound over the next 100 years. Free.
On Thursday, Sep. 26, at 10:00 a.m., help the Nature Conservancy plant 20 disease-resistant elm trees in the Czikowsky Hill Preserve as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to reestablish the iconic American elm along our riverbanks and in our floodplain forests. The Czikowsky Hill Preserve is owned by the Town of Lyme and the Nature Conservancy, with a Lyme Land Conservation Trust easement. Residents who plan to attend should contact Wendy Hill, Lyme’s open space coordinator, at openspace@townlyme.org; and plan to bring heavy-duty work gloves, sturdy shoes, bottled water and, if possible, a shovel. Parking for the outing is at Hemlocks Preserve on Joshuatown Road, just across from the end of Old Hamburg Road.
The Ledge Light Health District (LLHD) has issued a health alert on Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) for our area. To read the alert in English, click here; in Spanish, click here.
Various hunting seasons will soon begin in the Nehantic State Forest and Selden Neck – both of which are public lands controlled by the state. Lyme residents planning to hike or otherwise enjoy the use of these state lands during hunting seasons are encouraged to practice caution and wear bright colors.
The state allows hunting to take place during hunting seasons from Monday to Saturday, from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Because these lands remain open to all users during hunting seasons – not just hunters – everyone is advised to practice caution and wear bright colors.
Please note that no hunting is allowed on Sundays on state land. Archery hunting is allowed on Sundays on private property with the written permission of the owner.
For more information on state hunting permits, seasons and regulations, download the “2019 Hunting & Trapping Guide” from CT DEEP here.
The minutes of this Rogers Lake Authority meeting can be viewed or downloaded here.
Starting today, Friday, Sep. 13, construction at the Hamburg Recycling Center will temporarily change the location of the recycling dumpsters. The dumpsters will temporarily be relocated next to the road salt building and residents will not need to use stairs to access them:
As always:
Bow hunting season for turkey and deer is about to begin in several Lyme preserves. Hikers and other residents using these preserves during hunting season are encouraged to practice caution and wear bright colors. It is a good idea to wear bright colors in all preserves during hunting seasons as adjacent public and private lands may allow hunting.
Bow-hunting season for deer and turkey will run from Sep. 15 through Nov. 19, then resume again from Dec. 25 through Jan. 31 – with hunting permitted Monday through Thursday, from a half-hour before sunrise to sunset, in the following preserves:
The preserves, which are owned by the Town of Lyme or the Lyme Land Conservation Trust, will remain open to everyone during bow hunting season for turkey and deer. Please note that no hunting is allowed in these preserves on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.
Permits for hunting on these preserves are granted by the Town of Lyme Open Space Coordinator each year to a limited number of licensed hunters. The hunting program for this year is fully subscribed. (For more information on hunting programs and seasons, go here.)
The Board of Selectmen will meet Monday, Sep. 23, at 3:30 p.m., at Lyme Town Hall. To view the agenda, click here.
