Conservation Events

2026 CT River Watershed Seminar Series

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Past Events & Presentations

OLCC Series on Black Bears in CT


The Foundational Fish Lecture flyer at the Old Lyme LibraryOld Lyme Midsummer Festival Conservation boothCo-sponsored Decreasing Light Pollution program at the OL Library


Vernal Pool Training - Denise Savageau

Co-Sponsored presentation with the Lyme Old Lyme Food Share Garden

  1. 1 Lyme Old Lyme Food Share Garden title page with logo
  2. 2 Garden conception and history
  3. 3 Garden Conception and partners
  4. 4 Garden Site Requirements
  5. 5 Town Woods Recreation Park as garden site
  6. 6 First Zoom meeting
  7. 7 Visiting Town Woods - site walk
  8. 8 Photo of garden stake, claiming future garden site
  9. 9 Fundraising begins
  10. 10 Work starts photos of cutting out the garden
  11. 11 Photo of volunteers clearing space for garden
  12. 12 Drone shot from above the garden
  13. 13 Photo of first growing season
  14. 14 photo of vegetable seedlings to be planted in garden
  15. 15 view of brown garden shed on Town Woods property by the garden
  16. 16 Photo of garden in spring and volunteers working
  17. 17 Drown shot of active garden 2022
  18. 18 2023 garden statistics
  19. 19 Installation of pollinator garden
  20. 20 Photo of garden in bloom - long shot of garden
  21. 21 Photo of Innovation Award from United Way of Southeastern CT
  22. 22 The Great American Pumpkin Drop off flyer for collecting and composting pumpkins
  23. 23 Food Waste bin and collection set up - collected over 1500 lbs and composted
  24. 24 Photo of donated garage by St. Ann's Church - grey and large enough for tractor and equipment
  25. 25 What to plant
  26. 26 United Way feedback
  27. 27 survey results of favorite vegetables potatoes win, followed by onions and tomatoes
  28. 28 Next steps slide
  29. 29 Slide29
  30. 30 Explanded garden photos
  31. 31 Region 18 School district green house photos
  32. 32 Fundraising for the greenhouse renovation project
  33. 33 Food Share Garden support slide
  34. 34 Volunteer opportunities and celebration photos
  35. 35 Financial support opportunities, sponsor a row, donations accepted, vote at Essex Savings
  36. 36 why does this matter slide
  37. 37 Questions