Earth Day 2014 is this coming Tuesday, April 22, and the Lyme-Old Lyme High School Environmental Club is hosting two speakers at 7 p.m. at the high school at 69, Lyme Street in Old Lyme. Students from high schools in the local region, as well as the general public, are invited to attend. Before the speakers take the stage, the audience will be able to visit with various … [Read more...] about Lyme-Old Lyme HS Environmental Club Honors Earth Day 2014 with Special Event Tonight: All Welcome
Outdoors
Chester-Hadlyme Ferry Service Suspended Due to High Water
As we've said before, we always enjoy opening our Inbox, because (like that infamous box of chocolates) we never know what we're going to find ... well, today it held a couple of photos of the Ferry Road (Rte. 148) causeway in Hadlyme across Whalebone Cove flooded out by Connecticut River "freshet" (high water caused by spring rains and snow melt upstream in northern New … [Read more...] about Chester-Hadlyme Ferry Service Suspended Due to High Water
Lyme Land Trust Program on Honey Bees, Sunday
The Lyme Land Conservation Trust will present a program on “Our Friends, the Honey Bees," on April 6, at 2 p.m. at the Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Road. John Pritchard and Kiernan Wholean, Directors of the Lyme Land Trust, will present the program. Honey Bees are our most interesting, important and challenged insect helpers. One mouthful in three of our diet benefits … [Read more...] about Lyme Land Trust Program on Honey Bees, Sunday
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Church
A long-time resident of Old Lyme set off early on Sunday morning from her home on Nottingham for Christ The King Church, but decided as she was traveling along Mile Creek Rd. to turn left down Cross Ln. to join Rte. 156 rather than take her more usual route along Mile Creek itself. Although Phyllis Shepherd-Tambini saw the water in front of her under the Cross Ln. railroad … [Read more...] about A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Church
Cross Lane Impassable Under Railroad Bridge Due to Floodwaters
The rainfall experienced in Old Lyme over the past 24 hours has resulted in standing water under the Cross Lane railroad bridge. That part of Cross Lane will remain impassable for at least the next 18 hours. Regional District 18 has been notified so that school bus traffic can be diverted on Monday. Allow extra time for Monday morning travel and take alternate routes. … [Read more...] about Cross Lane Impassable Under Railroad Bridge Due to Floodwaters
Learn About ‘The Bear Reality’ at Old Lyme Land Trust’s Annual Meeting, Tomorrow
On Sunday, March 23, Felicia Ortner, a Connecticut Master Wildlife Conservationist and a bear enthusiast, will be the guest speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Old Lyme Land Trust at the Lymes' Senior Center on Town Woods Rd. Titled "The Bear Reality," her talk will provide education about bears and help dispel misunderstandings. Ortner has been studying bears for over 25 … [Read more...] about Learn About ‘The Bear Reality’ at Old Lyme Land Trust’s Annual Meeting, Tomorrow
Spring Walk Today Explores New Lyme Land Trust Preserve
The Lyme Land Conservation Trust plans to celebrate the start of Spring by sponsoring a public hike that will explore its new 100-acre Banningwood Preserve in Hadlyme on Saturday, March 22. Land Trust Vice President Don Gerber will lead the walk through the preserve, which stretches along Rte. 82, just north and east of Hadlyme Four Corners. Also leading the walk, Land … [Read more...] about Spring Walk Today Explores New Lyme Land Trust Preserve
Lyme’s Own ‘Loch Ness Monster’ Surfaces in the Sun
We were sent this great photo by Connie Donkin of Lyme, which shows a strange sight she saw in Hamburg Cove a week or two ago. We had to agree with her that it's remarkably reminiscent of the famed 'Loch Ness Monster' -- but we decided it looks like he's sunbathing, which we're not sure that the real thing would be very likely to do in light of the chilly weather in the … [Read more...] about Lyme’s Own ‘Loch Ness Monster’ Surfaces in the Sun
Eagles Feast on Frozen Fish
We are delighted to have received from readers quite a few photos of the varying effects of the cold snap on The Lymes. The photo above was taken by Nancy Meinke and shows five immature eagles perched in a tree overlooking the frozen waters visible from the Mile Creek Road bridge. The extreme cold weather caused a fish kill in this shallow estuary meaning the severe … [Read more...] about Eagles Feast on Frozen Fish
Potapaug Presents Beekeeping Talk by CT’s Beehive Inspector, Tonight at OL Town Hall
Potapaug Audubon presents "Beekeeping in Connecticut: History, Challenges & Opportunities" tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Old Lyme Town Hall, 52 Lyme St., Old Lyme, with guest speaker, Mark Creighton. Creighton is a Beekeeper and Agricultural Research Technician at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, and Connecticut’s Apiary Inspector, … [Read more...] about Potapaug Presents Beekeeping Talk by CT’s Beehive Inspector, Tonight at OL Town Hall
Winter Storm Niko Closes Town Hall, Schools Today; Stay Off the Roads
9:18am Update: Old Lyme Town Hall will be closed today due to icy conditions. Please stay off the roads as conditions are worsening. Per Shoreline Sanitation trash/recycling pickup will start at 9 a.m., but they will not go onto unsanded private roads. This may change if conditions worsen. 9:42am: Tonight's Board of Education meeting has been postponed until Wednesday, … [Read more...] about Winter Storm Niko Closes Town Hall, Schools Today; Stay Off the Roads
Snow Slows Down The Lymes
Superintendent Ian Neviaser has announced that Lyme-Old Lyme Public Schools will be closed today due to the last night's snow, which totaled some eight inches in the area. Lyme Academy College is taking a one-hour delay and Old Lyme's Town Hall is similarly opening one hour late at 10 a.m. We will gladly publish news of other delays and closings as we receive them. Stay … [Read more...] about Snow Slows Down The Lymes
Trust for Public Land Offers Rare Opportunity to Hike ‘The Preserve’ Today
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) offers two more public hikes in the 1,000 acre 'Preserve' today, Saturday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m. and noon. The public is not usually allowed access to the privately-owned 1,000 acre forest, so take advantage of this opportunity to see the property for the first time, or discover something new in the ever changing woods. The hikes scheduled … [Read more...] about Trust for Public Land Offers Rare Opportunity to Hike ‘The Preserve’ Today
Friends of the Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge Honored; 66 Acres Added to Refuge This Year in Lyme
A coalition dedicated to the well-being of New England’s iconic Connecticut River and its watershed has been recognized with a prestigious national land protection award. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Realty has awarded its 2013 National Land Protection Award to the Friends of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, a partnership of more than … [Read more...] about Friends of the Conte National Fish & Wildlife Refuge Honored; 66 Acres Added to Refuge This Year in Lyme
Nature Conservancy Plans Deer Hunts at Selden Creek, Burnham Brook Preserves, Starting Wednesday
The Nature Conservancy is coordinating deer hunts at its Selden Creek Preserve in Lyme and Burnham Brook Preserve in East Haddam during the firearms deer hunting season. The goal of the hunts is to reduce the negative impacts of forest overbrowse in these important habitats. Hunting will begin Wednesday, Nov. 20 and last through Tuesday, Dec. 31; Burnham Brook Preserve will … [Read more...] about Nature Conservancy Plans Deer Hunts at Selden Creek, Burnham Brook Preserves, Starting Wednesday