On Thursday, Mar. 11, at 5:00 p.m., the Friends of the Public Library will offer an “Asian Fusion,” a Zoom cooking demonstration by Fox Hopyard Executive Chef James Martell. To register for the free program and receive a Zoom invitation, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. For more information, call the library at 860-434-2272. More info here.
The Affordable Housing Commission will meet Monday, Mar. 1, at 6:30 p.m. This is a virtual meeting that will take place on Zoom. To view the agenda or see instructions on how to attend the virtual meeting, click here.
On Sunday, Mar. 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the LLT will offer guided walks in two Lyme preserves to look for tracks and other evidence left behind by wildlife. The Banningwood Preserve walk will be led by LLT’s environmental director Sue Cope; the Pleasant Valley Preserve walk will be led by forest ecologist Tony Irving. Space is limited. Reservations are required. Contact education@lymelandtrust.org to reserve a spot; be sure to indicate which walk is preferred.
On Saturday, Mar. 6, at 2:00 p.m., the Friends of the Public Library and the Lyme Land Trust (LLT) will offer “Animal Tracking,” a Zoom presentation by the Dennison Pequotsepos Nature Center. To register for the free program and receive a Zoom invitation, send an email to programreg@lymepl.org. For more information, call the library at 860-434-2272. More info here.
The Board of Selectmen will meet Monday, Mar. 1, at 3:30 p.m., at Lyme Town Hall. This is a meeting that will be held in person at Town Hall and take place on Zoom. To view the agenda or see instructions on how to attend the virtual meeting, click here.
The Town of Lyme will hold a Public Information Meeting on Thursday, Mar. 11, at 6:00 p.m., on WebEx to discuss the replacement of Bridge No. 04726 on Macintosh Road over Eight Mile River. Residents, business owners, commuters and other interested individuals are encouraged to attend to learn about and discuss the proposed project.
The WebEx link for the meeting is here.
(Note: If you don’t already use WebEx online meeting software, you will be prompted to download and install it.)
The minutes of this Conservation Commission meeting can be viewed or downloaded here.
The minutes of this Board of Selectmen meeting can be viewed or downloaded here.
On Sunday, Feb. 28, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Lyme Land Trust will offer a geology walk in the Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve with former state geologist Ralph Lewis. Masks must be worn in the parking lot, but may be removed during the walk if social distancing is maintained. Reservations are required. Contact education@lymelandtrust.org to reserve a spot.
Lyme’s Open Space Coordinator has announced that on Tuesday mornings in March, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., she and other explorers will continue to lead “Tuesday Treks” – weekly walks through different Town preserves. The trek leaders will alternate each week between Sue Cope, the environmental director of the Lyme Land Conservation Trust; Wendy Hill, Lyme’s Open Space Coordinator; and Kristina White, executive director of the land trust. (To reserve a spot, contact the appropriate trek leader; see below.) Limited group sizes and social-distancing guidelines will be followed. In the event of inclement weather, the treks are canceled.
Tuesday Trek Schedule
(subject to change)
March 2 – Chestnut Hill Preserve & Nehantic State Park – Kristina White
Contact: white@lymelandtrust.org
March 9 – Jewett Preserve – Wendy Hill
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
March 16 – Johnston Preserve – Sue Cope
Contact: cope@lymelandtrust.org
March 23 – Eno Preserve (River to Ridgetop South) – Kristina White
Contact: white@lymelandtrust.org
March 30 – Hartman Park – Goodwin Trail (Lyme Corner Trails) – Wendy Hill
Contact: openspace@townlyme.org
For more information, go here.