5/4 UPDATE: This event has been CANCELLED due to rain. It will be re-scheduled for late summer or early fall with a similar lineup of activities.
Celebrate Earth Day next Sunday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 2nd Annual Earth Day Family Festival sponsored by the Lyme Land Trust. During this community event at Banningwood Preserve on Town St. in Lyme, there will be a short half-mile walk from parking to Diana’s Field where there will be a host of family-friendly activities.
Scheduled activities are as follows:
- 11 a.m. Meet for family-friendly forest walk with biologist Jim Arrigoni (meet at entrance to Banningwood Preserve)
- 12:30-2 p.m. Geology walk with Ralph Lewis (meet Ralph in Diana’s Field)
‘Anytime’ activities include:
- ‘Bug Discovery’ in Roaring Brook with Pat Young of the Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee
- Fun and games in Diana’s Field with Lyme’s Park and Rec.
- Live music in Diana’s Field
- Scavenger Hunt
- S’mores by the bonfire
- Bring your own blanket and picnic!
- Goodie bags
Bring your own water to drink.
For more information, contact stewardship@