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Brookside Farm Museum East Lyme public space rooted in history & land. Inclusive & living history. Biodiversity stewardship. Education • Community • Rentals
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Join us at Brookside Farm for Game of Logging Levels 1 & 2, a two-day, hands-on chainsaw safety and woodland skills trai...
09/26/2026

Join us at Brookside Farm for Game of Logging Levels 1 & 2, a two-day, hands-on chainsaw safety and woodland skills training led by Bill Girard.

The Game of Logging is a nationally recognized training program designed to help participants develop safer, more efficient chainsaw skills through demonstration, instruction, and hands-on practice in the field.

Sunday, November 8, 2026 — Level 1
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — Level 2
8:00 AM sharp–4:00 PM

Brookside Farm, 33 Society Road, Niantic, CT
$300 for both days
Lunch included
www.givebutter.com/GOL
space is limited to 10 registrants.

Level 1 focuses on chainsaw safety and precision felling, including personal protective equipment, chainsaw reactive forces, pre-planning the fell, open-face felling, bore cutting, and understanding hinge wood.

Level 2 builds on those skills with chainsaw maintenance, filing and sharpening, limbing, bucking, spring-pole cutting, and additional felling practice. Participants will also learn to buck the trees cut during the training into firewood and may take firewood home if they wish.

Participants who complete both days will receive a Certificate of Completion for Game of Logging Levels 1 & 2. You don't have to, but you may, take the wood you cut (day two you will learn how to cut firewood)

Bring your own chainsaw if you have one and would like to train with it. A chainsaw can be provided if needed.

This is an active, outdoor training conducted in the woods, so participants should be prepared for uneven terrain, variable weather, and a full day outside.

Only 10 spots are available. Once the class fills, a waiting list will be maintained.

Questions? Call Annah at 860-333-8793.

Help Brookside restore its ecosystem while building practical chainsaw and woodland-management skills.

register at www.givebutter.com/GOL.

Just what we didn't know we needed to hear..."For what it's worth and without exaggeration, I've seen more pollinators i...
09/15/2026

Just what we didn't know we needed to hear..."For what it's worth and without exaggeration, I've seen more pollinators in the little circle garden than I've seen at almost any other location we've been to in CT. Good work is happening at Brookside!" - Colin Bennett, Swamp Yankee
EarthCare

Brookside is slowing down on the outside for the season, but stay tuned for more opportunities to connect with the environment, culture, community and history soon.

Homegrown National Park
Town of East Lyme
Swamp Yankee Earthcare
Southeastern Connecticut
The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut

Step into the past this Sunday!Brookside Farm hopes you will visit on Sunday, August 16, from 1–3 p.m. Costumed Historia...
08/16/2026

Step into the past this Sunday!

Brookside Farm hopes you will visit on Sunday, August 16, from 1–3 p.m. Costumed Historian Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue of The Dirty Blue Shirts will bring Brookside’s history to life through conversation, material culture and hands-on learning.

Brookside is open for visits every Sunday from 1–3 p.m. through September 6.

📍 Brookside Farm
33 Society Road, Niantic

Blue Shirts
Main Street
Lyme Parks
Lyme Historical Society
River Heritage Park
Humanities
League of Museums
Connecticut
East Lyme Senior Center
East Lyme Public Library
East Lyme Historical Society
East Lyme Public Trust Foundation
East Lyme Democrats
East Lyme
Thames River Heritage Park

Waterford Public Library, CT

Step into the past this Sunday!Brookside Farm will be open for visits on Sunday, August 9, from 1–3 p.m. Costumed Histor...
08/06/2026

Step into the past this Sunday!

Brookside Farm will be open for visits on Sunday, August 9, from 1–3 p.m. Costumed Historian Rebecca Bayreuther Donohue will bring Brookside’s history to life through conversation, material culture and hands-on learning.

Rebecca will also be guiding tours at Brookside on August 9, August 16 and September 6. Brookside is open for visits every Sunday from 1–3 p.m. through September 6, including August 23 and 30.

📍 Brookside Farm
33 Society Road, Niantic

Blue Shirts
Main Street
Lyme Parks
Lyme Historical Society
River Heritage Park
Humanities
League of Museums
Connecticut
Seaport Museum

Address

33 Society Road
Niantic, CT
06357

Opening Hours

1pm - 3pm

Telephone

+18607390761

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