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Annual Earth Day celebration at the Parish House with information and refreshments.
 

All are invited to join us on Friday, April 24, 6-8 pm. at the Old Lyme Senior Center for a display of all photos that were submitted to the fourth annual photo contest. The contest prizes will be given out. Light refreshments will be served.

The event is free and open to the public but please send an email to LandTrustPhotos@yahoo.com to let us know how many will be attending so that we can plan for the refreshments.
 

The Old Lyme Phoebe Griffins Noyes library arranges a walk on the Trust's George & Woodward H. Griswold Preserve to watch the fish spring run. Host will be Steve Gephard from the DEP. Talk starts at 10 am at the library, followed by the walk (car pooling to the preserve is recommended).
 

Girl Scouts will be working on the Whimsical Trail at the Watch Rock Preserve.
 

TBD

 

Trail work

Join us for trail work on Sundays - at 1 p.m.

NOTE: This site will be updated in case of any cancellation.

Meet at the Old Lyme High School parking lot at 1 pm.

Wear boots, long pants and some type of glasses and bring heavy gloves.
Bring tools if you can: E. g. small clippers, hand saw (for cutting tree limbs), loppers. 
 

Slide show

The Trust is working on a slide show that will be used for presentations and education about nature here in Town. Therefore, we are asking you if you can contribute with photographs of any of the following:

1. Watch Rock - fishing line, trash, entrance off of  Rt156, etc.

2. Buckey Brook

3. George H. and Woodward Griswold Preserve - impacting of soil from bike ramps, beaver lodge, geese or swans.

4. Salt Marsh on Rt 156 across from the Gulf Station that is next to Cherrystone.

5. Old Oak tree behind the Old Lyme Inn (Champlain Farm north property).

6. Lay Property – ATV damage to trails.

7. Large expanse of lawn. Lawn going right up to water edge with no buffer. River or stream with a buffer.

8. Squirrels (three types), great blue herons, osprey, raccoon etc.

9. Indian Ledge on Ames property, “caves” on the Ames property.

10. Signs that say No ATV’s or No Motorized Vehicles or No Trespassing.

11. Jericho Preserve

12. Mile Creek Preserve

13. Trail and views of Lieutenant River from the Lohmann Buck Twining Preserve.

14. Hoffman Preserve

15. Goberis Chadwick Preserve

16. Anything else you think of. Same picture during different seasons.

Digital photos are preferred, please email to: susannecoltencarey@old-lymeconservtrust.org

Your help is greatly appreciated!