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[.....]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust, the Barrington Garden Club and Barrington Recreation Department invite you to a late afternoon walk at Osamequin Nature Trails and Bird Sanctuary. This walk is also part of the Barrington 300th Anniversary commemoration. Celebrate the completion of a mulit-year trail renovation effort between the Land Trust and the Garden Club.[.....]
Warren Conservation Land Trust invites you to an edible plants hike with Russ Cohen! Coastal Rhode Island is home to at least 70 species of edible wild plants, many of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Join wild edibles enthusiast Russ Cohen, author of the book Wild Plants I Have Known…and[.....]
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, has been hosting a series of yoga classes every Saturday The Barn at Weeden Farm. This is the final week! All you'll need is a mat and water[.....]
The West Bay Land Trust invites you through a guided walk through the historic Knight Farm conservation lands in western Cranston. The newly opened Knight Farm Trail wends its way through woodlands and historic farm areas, some of which are still under active cultivation. This rustic Trail crosses a short small bridge and we strongly[.....]
Glocester Land Trust invites you on a guided walk of their spectacular Steere Hill Conservation Area. Starting at the parking area, we will walk through the forest on twisting trails, over an earthen dam, rocky ridges, past a shepherds hut site, a grove of American Beech, immense stone walls and barn foundations, to a 27[.....]
Join Land Conservancy of North Kingstown naturalists for a walk of Morning Star Farm, a working horse farm. As a privately owned farm, this is a rare opportunity to celebrate its conservation and learn about the plants, animals, and geology of the region. The walk will be about 1 mile in length, over uneven terrain.[.....]
The Watch Hill Conservancy and the Watch Hill Fire District invite you on an educational field trip at Napatree Point! At Napatree Point Conservation Area, change is part of the ecological and geological fabric. Our stewardship of Napatree is designed to allow natural changes to occur and to minimize the adverse effects of changes caused[.....]
The Tiverton Land Trust invites you to enjoy and celebrate their fall fair at Pardon Gray Preserve. A fun-filled day with pony and hay rides, crafters, exhibitors, entertainment, grilled foods, pies with Gray’s Ice Cream, face painting, pumpkin decorating, kid games, Native American drumming, and much more. No reservations are needed. Handicapped parking area available.[.....]
The Nature Conservancy, Tiverton Land Trust and Tiverton Open Space Commission invites you to their newest addition to their protected forest, Pocasset Ridge. The guided hike amid unfragmented forest will be hosted by John Berg of The Nature Conservancy in RI. The three conservation partners have acquired a new forest to protect for you to come enjoy. Plan[.....]
The Westerly Land Trust invites you to come explore Glacier Park’s landscape carved by enormous glaciers during the last ice age with hike leader, Donna Anderson. The glaciers left behind kettle ponds, kettle holes and huge boulders which are all explained on the educational sign along the trails. This hike is moderate level due to[.....]
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[.....]
Join Norman Bird Sanctuary for their 43rd Annual Harvest Fair! A beloved old-fashioned fair that has become an autumn tradition for generations of families. Fun kids’ activities include the “Mabel Express” Barrel Train, Monkey Bridge, Mud Pit, Midway games and children’s crafts tent. Talented crafters and artisans sell their beautifully created items, enticing fair-goers to[.....]
The Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department along with RI Land Trust Days and Blackstone Go! invite you to the Hill for their annual Fall Event featuring guided hikes, toasting marshmallows, live music, fire truck tour and mounted police. Bring your blanket or chair to sit on. If you have an instrument, feel[.....]
Update: Event leaders have decided NOT to cancel tonight! Come enjoy some apple cider and cider donuts from our local mill. Leaders will be there at 6 pm for whoever shows up! It is a short hike - 20 min - so here's hoping for a break in the rain. Be sure to wear rain[.....]
Join Norman Bird Sanctuary for their 43rd Annual Harvest Fair! A beloved old-fashioned fair that has become an autumn tradition for generations of families. Fun kids’ activities include the “Mabel Express” Barrel Train, Monkey Bridge, Mud Pit, Midway games and children’s crafts tent. Talented crafters and artisans sell their beautifully created items, enticing fair-goers to[.....]
East Greenwich Land Trust invites you to a guided walk at a working 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 Lane) for some[.....]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust, the Barrington Public Library and the Barrington Recreation Department invite you out for a guided evening walk at Sowams Woods as part of RI Land Trust Days and the Barrington 300th anniversary. Enjoy the beauty of a sunset through the woods and a harvest moon rising over the treeline, reflecting[.....]
The owl walk response has been wonderful. Our walk is now filled to capacity. Hope you have signed up already, but if not, be sure to let Westerly Land Trust know you'd like to see them offer this again in the future. The Westerly Land Trust invites you to a special evening walk. A full[.....]
Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department invite all leaf peepers along for our first guided walk of fall. From the tree tops to the forest floor of Providence's only wild forest, we'll be soaking in the shift in colors from the greens of summer to the brilliant hues of a New England autumn.[.....]
South Kingstown Land Trust invites you to a monthly healthy hike at Browning Woods. There’s increasing evidence that spending time outdoors in nature and walking are both good for your physical and mental health. That’s why more health care providers are ‘prescribing’ taking a walk in nature as part of their patients' health care treatment[.....]
Westerly Land Trust invites you to a monthly healthy hike at Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park. There’s increasing evidence that spending time outdoors in nature and walking are both good for your physical and mental health. That’s why more health care providers are ‘prescribing’ taking a walk in nature as part of their patients' health[.....]
Hopkinton Land Trust welcomes you to come meet the Fosters. This special afternoon is co-hosted by the Friends of the Hopkinton Land Trust, the Hopkinton Historic District Commission, and the Hopkinton Land Trust. Three generations of these Native Americans lived and worked in Canonchet 1807-1907, assimilated with their European neighbors, except ... they practised traditional[.....]
Autumn reflections along the Ten Mile River will add a new element to our first walk of this season. Bring your camera. The East Providence Conservation Commission along with the Providence County Hiking Club and the Ten Mile River Watershed Council have been asked by the East Providence Historical Society to lead guided hikes of[.....]
Westerly Land Trust invites you to a special walk at a preserve which is not open to the public except for guided walks like this one. Enjoy the beautiful wetland landscape at Crandall Family Preserve this October! On this family-friendly walk, Westerly Land Trust’s Program Coordinator Stacey Jackson, will provide information about the preserve, and[.....]
Friends of Canonchet Farm invite you to experience the arrival of fall at Canonchet Farm through the eyes of Tom Fortier. Tom will lead a walk starting in the Anne Hoxsie Lane parking lot across from the Narragansett Town Beach South Pavilion. Whether it is the reflected color of leaves at Little Neck Pond or[.....]
Due to the high level of interest in land trust walks on Thanksgiving weekend, please assist us in planning for these walks, by changing your Facebook status to 'going' as soon as your plans to attend are set. Thank you! Rhode Island Land Trusts It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving and all of the food has[.....]
Due to the high level of interest in land trust walks on Thanksgiving weekend, please assist us in planning for these walks, by changing your Facebook status to 'going' as soon as your plans to attend are set. Thank you! Rhode Island Land Trusts It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving and all of the food has[.....]
Due to the high level of interest in land trust walks on Thanksgiving weekend, please assist us in planning for these walks, by changing your Facebook status to 'going' as soon as your plans to attend are set. Thank you! Rhode Island Land Trusts Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department invite you to[.....]
Due to the high level of interest in land trust walks on Thanksgiving weekend, please assist us in planning for these walks, by changing your Facebook status to 'going' as soon as your plans to attend are set. Thank you! Rhode Island Land Trusts The Cumberland Land Trust invites you to come enjoy a leisurely[.....]
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
