LYME -- Nine volunteers spent last Saturday morning (Sept. 7) finishing up Friends of Whalebone Cove (FOWC) two-month project of clearing more than 5,000 square feet of invasive water chestnut from Lyme’s Selden Cove. During July, August and early September FOWC organized 10 separate “paddle & pull” expeditions involving more than 30 volunteers to rid the Cove … [Read more...] about Friends of Whalebone Cove Finish Project to Clear Invasive Water Chestnut from Selden Cove
Outdoors
Old Lyme Closes on Land Purchase From McCulloch Family: 300 Acres Designated as Open Space, Six Acres as Affordable Housing
OLD LYME -- (Press release from the Town of Old Lyme) The Town of Old Lyme has closed on the purchase of approximately 300 acres from David McCulloch/the Jean A. McCulloch Farm LLC effective Tuesday, Sept. 3. The sale involved two parts – the purchase of land that is an addition to Town Open Space and the set-aside of two smaller areas to be reserved for potential affordable … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Closes on Land Purchase From McCulloch Family: 300 Acres Designated as Open Space, Six Acres as Affordable Housing
Common Good Gardeners Need Your Help! Listen For More Info on WLIS/WMRD
Do you have some time to spare in August to help the Common Good Gardens (CGG) volunteers harvest vegetables for Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantry (SSKP)? Join them in the garden behind Grace Episcopal Church, 336 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, 9 to 10:30 a.m. (or come earlier on hotter days!) Learn more on CT Outdoors with Suzanne … [Read more...] about Common Good Gardeners Need Your Help! Listen For More Info on WLIS/WMRD
Robert F. Schumann Artist’s Trail Dedicated in Evocative Ceremony at Florence Griswold Museum
OLD LYME -- Several hundred Florence Griswold Museum patrons, board members, invited guests, state and local dignitaries, staff, volunteers and members of the public gathered in perfect weather at the Museum Monday morning to celebrate the opening of the Robert F. Schumann Artists’ Trail. The event allowed all the guests to be among the first to experience the natural, … [Read more...] about Robert F. Schumann Artist’s Trail Dedicated in Evocative Ceremony at Florence Griswold Museum
CT Audubon Hosts Coastal Creatures Program Tomorrow Morning
OLD LYME -- The Roger Tory Peterson (RTP) Estuary Center presents a program titled Coastal Creatures tomorrow, Wednesday, July 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, July 20, from 9 to 11 a.m. Get up close and personal with crabs, fish and more. See and touch live animals from Long Island Sound and estuary at the RTP Estuary Center on Halls Rd. in Old Lyme. Open … [Read more...] about CT Audubon Hosts Coastal Creatures Program Tomorrow Morning
Two Lyme-Old Lyme Organizations Combine Their Talents to Build a Beautiful Butterfly Garden
A wonderful example of community cooperation took place in Old Lyme last Saturday, which generated not only a great deal of fun and camaraderie at the time, but also a beautiful garden for the future. It all began with the Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women's Club (LOLJWC)'s multi-year campaign to raise funds for new playground equipment at Cross Lane Park, which came to fruition … [Read more...] about Two Lyme-Old Lyme Organizations Combine Their Talents to Build a Beautiful Butterfly Garden
‘Take a Hike’ Today to Celebrate CT Trails Day, FloGris Offers Afternoon Hike to Barbizon Oak
'Take a Hike' – the Old Lyme Open Space Commission’s signature slogan – will ring out across America this weekend. June 1 and 2 are both National and Connecticut Trails Day, with over 250 hikes and outdoor activities scheduled across the state, including in Old Lyme. The state sponsor, the Connecticut Forest & Park Association (CFPA), describes the weekend as “New … [Read more...] about ‘Take a Hike’ Today to Celebrate CT Trails Day, FloGris Offers Afternoon Hike to Barbizon Oak
I-Park Open to the Public Today on National Trails Day
I-Park artists-in-residence program will open its scenic campus in East Haddam to lovers of nature, art and music in observance of Connecticut Trails Day on Saturday, June 1. The grounds will be open from 2 to 6 pm, joining 250 other events in this annual statewide celebration. Rain date will be Sunday, June 2. Normally closed to the public to ensure the privacy of its … [Read more...] about I-Park Open to the Public Today on National Trails Day
Where Art Meets Nature: I-Park Hosts Free, Open Studios Event Today
The public is invited to visit I-Park for its first Open Studios of the 2019 season. Guests will be able to meet six of the seven resident artists on Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m. I-Park is located at 428 Hopyard Rd. in East Haddam, which adjoins the Devil’s Hopyard State Park. The facility is generally closed to visitors to give the artists undisturbed time to work on their … [Read more...] about Where Art Meets Nature: I-Park Hosts Free, Open Studios Event Today
Potapaug Audubon Presents Talk on Bobcats Tonight in Old Lyme, All Welcome
Potapaug Audubon presents, "The Bobcat: Connecticut’s Secretive Wild Cat," Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. in the Old Lyme Town Hall, 52 Lyme St., Old Lyme. The talk will be given by Paul Colburn, who is a 2015 graduate of the Master Wildlife Conservationist Program. He is one of the State’s most active and popular wildlife speakers. His talks on this elusive and elegant creature … [Read more...] about Potapaug Audubon Presents Talk on Bobcats Tonight in Old Lyme, All Welcome
Old Lyme Plans to Purchase 300 Acres of McCulloch Farm for Open Space, Two Smaller Parcels Earmarked for Affordable Housing; Total Cost $600K
The Town of Old Lyme Open Space Commission has announced an agreement to purchase approximately 300 acres of the McCulloch Farm for open space, and two smaller areas of three acres each within the 300 acres, subject to approval, for $600,000. Immediately following the unanimous approval of authorization to sign at a special meeting of the Old Lyme Board of Selectmen on April … [Read more...] about Old Lyme Plans to Purchase 300 Acres of McCulloch Farm for Open Space, Two Smaller Parcels Earmarked for Affordable Housing; Total Cost $600K
More on Earth Day from the Old Lyme Open Space Commission
Today, April 22, is the 49th Earth Day, the most widely celebrated environmental day across the globe, recognized in 192 countries. It’s a timely, seasonal reminder that, as our lawns, trees and countryside turn green with spring growth, we ourselves can help the planet by also going “green.” “Green” might mean: recycling; cleaning up litter, especially plastic that may … [Read more...] about More on Earth Day from the Old Lyme Open Space Commission
Become a FrogWatch USA Citizen Scientist!
The Connecticut Audubon Society is hosting a training session for FrogWatch Citizen Scientists tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center, 90 Halls Rd., in Old Lyme. This event is co-sponsored by the Mystic Aquarium. In just 10 minutes a week, you can collect valuable information on local frog and toad populations that help to … [Read more...] about Become a FrogWatch USA Citizen Scientist!
RiverQuest’s ‘Winter Wildlife Eagle Cruise’ Offers Remarkable Insight, Views of CT River
Oh, what a trip! RiverQuest hosted several members of the Fourth Estate recently on a wonderful Winter Wildlife Eagle Cruise. Temperatures were distinctly chilly last Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 13), but the heated cabin stayed warm while the boat gently sailed upstream from the Connecticut River Museum. The views were stunning throughout the trip and, despite the … [Read more...] about RiverQuest’s ‘Winter Wildlife Eagle Cruise’ Offers Remarkable Insight, Views of CT River
Sunken Luxury Yacht in Hamburg Cove Raised Wednesday, Whole Operation Recorded by DiNardi on Video
The luxury yacht, which sank in Hamburg Cove in January, was raised Wednesday (Feb. 20) by Sea Tow of Old Saybrook. Frank DiNardi of East Haddam, who had previously filmed the yacht prior to its sinking and then after it had occurred (see our article at this link), documented the whole episode of re-floating the yacht, which was subsequently towed to a dock in … [Read more...] about Sunken Luxury Yacht in Hamburg Cove Raised Wednesday, Whole Operation Recorded by DiNardi on Video