Join an Audubon naturalist and search for six-legged friends! Try your hand at using a net to comb the edge of the meadow, catching grasshoppers, milkweed bugs, butterflies and more. We will observe insects in bug boxes, use magnifying glasses and field guides to identify them and take a peek at some of our awesome[.....]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust and the Barrington Recreation Department welcome you to a very special late afternoon walk with Amy O'Donnell as part of RI Land Trust Days and the Barrington 300 Anniversary. Break away from your week day routine and you will be treated to close encounters with the invertebrates we discover on[.....]
The Charlestown Land Trust invites you to their 10th season with weekly farmers' markets each Friday from June 23rd through Friday, September 1st. Farm fresh, locally grown and produced fruits, vegetables, eggs, meats, cheese, breads, pastries, seafood, breads, pastries, flowers, honey and more will be available for purchase. The market also supports local artists and[.....]
Westerly Land Trust would like you to join them for some fun in the sun at Westerly Land Trust’s scenic Winnapaug Farm Preserve! Salt Ponds Coalition will take children on a Salt Pond Safari to introduce them to the wonders of Winnapaug Pond. Using a 30′ seine net, we will do our best to catch[.....]
The South Kingstown Land Trust invites you to an evening screening Marc Levitt's lecture videos. It is a documentary film about the Narragansett Tribe Stonemasons who built, over the last 400 years, many of the stonewalls that wind throughout Southern New England. Interspersing footage elegantly capturing the beauty of the walls and interviews with tribal[.....]
Land Conservancy of North Kingstown invites you to join Town Historian, Tim Cranston, for a walk through the history of North Kingstown to learn of the important role of Hazard Farm and the Hazard family, dating back to before the Revolution. As a privately owned farm, this is a rare opportunity to learn of its[.....]
Bristol Land Conservation Trust and Mount Hope Farm invite you to an evening dedicated to our finest trees! After a brief Welcome & Introduction at the Barn across from the Governor Bradford House, we will join professional arborist Matt Largess for a closer look at some of the Signature Trees of Mount Hope Farm. We[.....]
The South Kingstown Land Trust invites you to come on a summer evening walk through the fields of Weeden Farm with Doug McGovern. Doug will provide the fascinating, underappreciated geology behind the stone walls that crisscross our farm. Our walk will begin outside The Barn. Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes. Insect protection is[.....]
Join Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) and the Newport County YMCA for free fitness classes in scenic Miantonomi Park every Sunday in August - this is the final week! This historic, 30-acre park features large, undisturbed woodlands in the densely developed North End of Newport. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to socialize with friends[.....]
The Aquidneck Land Trust, as part of the Newport Open Space Partnership, will open Miantonomi Memorial Tower to the public every Sunday from 11am to 2pm from June 25 to August 27. This is the final week. Come to the highest point in Newport to view the city and Newport Harbor. At 30 acres, Miantonomi[.....]
Westerly Land Trust welcomes you to join hike leader, Donna Anderson, on an easy, flat walk through a coastal preserve with a variety of native grasses and late summer wildflowers, butterflies (this is a haven for butterflies), birds and bats. We will meet at the Quail Run Trailhead. For all hikes, be sure to wear[.....]
The Charlestown Land Trust invites you to the final week of their 10th season of Friday farmers' markets. Farm fresh, locally grown and produced fruits, vegetables, eggs, meats, cheese, breads, pastries, seafood, pastries, flowers, honey and more will be available for purchase. The market also supports local artists and craftspeople providing a unique shopping experience[.....]
South Kingstown Land Trust encourages you to come out and release your tensions with yoga in the great outdoors! SKLT member and registered yoga teacher, Noreen McGill, will be hosting a series of yoga classes every Saturday until September 23rd at The Barn at Weeden Farm. All you'll need is a mat and water to[.....]
This month Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department invite you to enjoy the Labor Day weekend with a Do-It-Yourself, self-guided walk through the only wild forest in Providence. Choose your own start and end time. Take an easy pace. We highly recommend using the sloping WPA path to access a loop route along[.....]
Join Historic New England and a professional herbalist for a walk through Casey Farm and its beautiful, wooded trails. Discover the history of this landscape from the seventeenth century to today. Learn about the farm's wide variety of herbs and their benefits. Hike meets at the cow barn. Price includes admission for a tour of the[.....]
The Cumberland Land Trust invites you to come enjoy a guided hike through woods and adjacent to a swamp inhabited by beavers. Learn about how the beavers have modified this natural area and the actions taken in response by the Cumberland Land Trust. Observe some of the unique habitats located at this preserve. The trail,[.....]
Weather forecasts for heavy rain with thunderstorms have informed our decision to cancel the full moon walk. Please stay tuned as we will pick another full moon date later this year for a walk. Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department along with Rhode Island Land Trust Days and Blackstone Go! invite you to[.....]
Weather forecasts for heavy rain with thunderstorms and even the potential for flash floods have informed our decision to cancel tonight's full moon walk. The Westerly Land Trust invites you to experience a full moon evening hike through the Crandall Family Preserve with hike leader, Donna Anderson. Savor a tranquil hike through the moonlit forest[.....]
Weather forecasts for heavy rain with thunderstorms and even the potential for flash floods have informed our decision to cancel tonight's full moon walk. Stay safe! The Ten Mile River Watershed Council, the East Providence Conservation Commission and the National Park Service invite you to experience the beauty of a late summer sunset and full[.....]
Row the Palmer River in a multi-oared boat! Join the Warren Land Conservation Trust as experienced coxswains guide our group on a 2 mile voyage from the Kelly Street launch in Warren to Tom’s Island and back. Recommended for able bodied teens and adults. Dress in layers appropriate for weather conditions including water shoes or[.....]
Walk through the beautiful, rolling trails of Lincoln with Historic New England and learn about its history-filled landscape from the seventeenth century to today. Herbalist Jessyloo Rogrigues identifies various herbs and explains their uses in both colonial times and today. Tours begin at Arnold House and travel through Gateway Park to Chase Farm Park and[.....]
Eagles, Owls, Hawks, and Falcons, formidable and magnificent predators of the sky, are headed to Bristol, Rhode Island. Razor-sharp talons, extraordinary strength, hooked beaks and highly developed eyesight and hearing make raptors the rulers of the avian world. This September they will be descending on the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Environmental Education Center in[.....]
Narrow River Land Trusts calls you to witness their contribution to a state-wide celebration of special green spaces just outside your door. Join them for an all-ages guided walk starting at Middlebridge and walking across the bridge to South Kingstown and through the Garrison House Acres Narrow River Land Trust property. This year’s walk will[.....]
Join the Aquidneck Land Trust for a bird banding demonstration Bailey Brook with ecology professor Jim Chace and his students of Salve Regina University. Bailey Brook is a primary source of drinking water for Middletown and Newport residents. It also serves as a habitat for several migratory bird species. The Sweet Flag property buffers Bailey[.....]
The Tiverton Open Space Commission invites you to a vigorous 1¾ mile walk at Weetamoo Woods. You will be among the first to travel the newly created, uneven trails through a recent addition to one of the Commission's most remarkable protected properties. Starting from the East Road entrance, trails pass through the oak and holly[.....]
Watson Farm Manager Don Minto leads a special tour of Historic New England's extensive seaside working farm. Learn how the farm’s evolution relates to the local island community and Rhode Island history. Discover stories of the land, people, and natural resources of Narragansett Bay and learn how preserving our historic landscapes positively affects local food[.....]
The Scituate Land Trust and the Scituate Conservation Commission invites you to join them on the tour of Lawton Farm! A 54-acre conservation and recreation area, the farm includes an open field managed as grassland bird habitat. The event includes a ribbon cutting to celebrate the new entrance and a large educational display. Dogs are[.....]
East Greenwich Land Trust welcomes you to a guided walk featuring the trees of the Briggs-Boesch Farm. Originally purchased by John Briggs in 1672, with structures built as early as 1704 by his son Richard, the Briggs family owned and farmed in this area of East Greenwich (extending, at times, as far west as Narrow[.....]
Join Audubon Society of Rhode Island at Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge in Smithfield for a wild mushroom extravaganza and learn how to identify the various mushrooms that grow in our area, including the edible ones. Begin with an introductory lecture with wild mushrooms on display that were collected from other areas. Next venture out[.....]
The 2nd annual Biodiversity Festival at the Blackstone State Park will be hosted by the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park. Several Rhode Island Land Trusts will be participating. Whether you want to get out on a scheduled walk, look at animal specimens, or learn how to care for the environment from one of our[.....]
If you have questions about a specific Land Trust Day activity, please contact the person and Land Trust listed with that event.
If you have questions about Rhode Island Land Trust Days, please contact:
Land Trust Days Coordinator: Virginia Streeter vstreeter@rilandtrusts.org
