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Suzanne Thompson

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Old Lyme
As seen in: The Day, WLIS/WMRD, BMJ Open, JD Supra, Nicva News, LymeLine.com, The Bartlett Express
Covers:  Conservation, gardening/landscaping, environment, natural resources management, outdoor recreation for all ages.
Doesn't Cover: Natural health remedies.

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Suzanne Thompson’s Biography

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Suzanne writes, opines and talks about environmental, conservation, natural resources, gardening and outdoor lifestyle topics and issues:
* Local Dirt Columnist, The Day, http://www.theday.com
* Features writer, The Day and Shore Publishing https://www.zip06.com
* Host/Producer of CT Outdoors weekly radio talk show on WLIS 1420 AM/Old Saybrook & WMRD 1150 AM/Middletown, CT, www.wliswmrd.net

Suzanne Thompson’s Journalist Portfolio

It takes a garden

It takes a garden

Denise Heinrich waited 17 years to become a UConn Master Gardener. When she finally completed the classes thi…

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Oswegatchie Hills are home to disappearing Pitch Pines

Oswegatchie Hills are home to disappearing Pitch Pines

It's not easy to find Pitch Pines growing in Connecticut forests these days. Colonial settlers, farmers and s…

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A local club for dreamers and doers

A local club for dreamers and doers

A new club in Southeastern Connecticut is seeking what's best for women around the world. Officially chartere…

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Leave the Leaves! Be a Lazy Gardener this Fall

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By Suzanne Thompson Verified
| LymeLine.com Verified
Editor’s Notes: i) This article was first published on LymeLine on Oct. 27, 2024. ii) The author, Suzanne Thompson, is a founding member of Pollinate Old Lyme, which kicked off in 2020 and is Old Lyme’s Pollinator Pathway project. For more information, visit the Pollinator Pathway website and/or Like/Follow the Pollinate Old Lyme Facebook page at this link.
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Leave the Leaves! Be a Lazy Gardener this Fall

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By Suzanne Thompson Verified
| LymeLine.com Verified
Ah, the sights, sounds and smells of fall … unfortunately, they often involve the racket and fuel fumes of motorized leaf blowers and visions of yard crews scalping lawns as part of our traditional New England fall yard cleanup. But did you know that we should be doing less to our yards this time of year, letting nature do her thing and saving some money in the process?
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Celebrate Arbor Day with Free Trees! Old Lyme Tree Commission Hosts ‘Spring Seedling Giveaway’ Tomorrow

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| LymeLine.com Verified
OLD LYME — The Old Lyme (OL) Tree Commission welcomes all town residents to come and pick up native tree seedlings to plant in their yards. The Commission’s first ‘Tree Seedling Giveaway’ will be held Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Old Lyme’s Memorial Town Hall. Residents can select up to three trees – a choice of either White Dogwood or Eastern Redbud for a flowering tree, a choice of either Sugar Maple or Scarlet Oak, which grow well in some shade, and an evergreen.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

Inquisitiveness, curiosity, integrity, balance, respect. It means getting the story right.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email me; at least 2 weeks before planned events, my weekly column & radio show topics/guests book up quickly

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Blatant sales pitches.