Location: Cumberland Join the Cumberland Land Trust for a guided walk at the Blackall Family and Ballou Farm Preserves. You will have your choice of two guided walks - 1.5 miles or 3.0 miles in length. The trails, many of which are new, are easy to moderate in difficulty but include some medium sized hills[.....]
Location: Burrillville This workshop spans two days: Saturday, September 11: 9:30am - 3pm Sunday, September 12: 9:30am - 3pm You may choose to attend just one day for $75, or both days for $100. Register in advance by calling (401) 447-1560. Join the Burrillville Land Trust for a natural dye workshop and community conversation. A[.....]
Location: Smithfield Come join the Smithfield Land Trust for a guided walk with Biologist Jim Gass to explore Latham Brook Preserve! The Land Trust is currently working on developing new trails through this 125 acre property. The trails are under construction. They are rough hiking and the area has some wet spots, so we recommend[.....]
Location: Bristol This event spans a weekend: September 11: 10am-3pm September 12: 10am-3pm This event has an admissions fee. See below for details! Raptor Weekend is back! 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[.....]
Location: Smithfield Ticketing through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/166462334323 Join Revive the Roots for an afternoon of music, art and activities in celebration of 10 years at the beautiful Mowry Commons! Enjoy breathtaking overlooks to the Stillwater Reservoir, tours, performances, live music, crafts for kids, food trucks, a 50/50 raffle, live animals, pollinators gardens, beehives and much more![.....]
Location: Warren EVENT AT CAPACITY. If you did not already pre-register by emailing WarrenLCTRI@gmail.com, there is no more room in this event (or in the boat). But if you plan to bring your own canoe or kayak, you may attend without being pre-registered. ---------------- This FREE event has limited capacity (there will be a waitlist[.....]
Location: Chepachet Join Glocester Land Trust for a 2 ½ mile walk on five new trails in the Klutz Woodland area of the 1278 acre Sprague Farm Town Forest. Among the sights will be lots of stone walls, a mid 1800’s farmhouse foundation and chimney, groups of the rare Striped Maple tree, and old gravel[.....]
Location: East Providence Join the East Providence Conservation Commission for a 1 mile historical walk on the grounds of the Hunt House! The historic house, home to the East Providence Historical Society, will be open before and after the walk. The walk is easy and slow paced, as we will make several stops along the[.....]
Location: West Kingston This event has reached capacity. This hike has limited capacity. Registration is required via this link: https://sklt.org/event-tickets/guided-hikes/ Join South Kingstown Land Trust for a special edition of their Thursday Guided Hikes at Great Swamp Management Area in partnership with the RI Department of Environmental Management! We’ll tour through the diverse habitats of[.....]
Location: Middletown Space is limited & pre-registration is required on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bird-banding-walk-talk-tickets-170199959661 Join Aquidneck Land Trust to learn about migratory bird research at this special Walk & Talk at Bailey Brook in Middletown! This free tour and bird banding demonstration will be led by Aquidneck Land Trust former Board Chair and Salve Regina professor Jim[.....]
Location: Charlestown REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to participate in the race by visiting: https://www.charlestownlandtrust.org/Trail_Run.html - $35 to pre-register or $40 for day-of race registration. Join the Charlestown Land Trust for their 3rd Annual 10k trail run (or trail walk!) at Amos Green Farm - a beautiful 18th century farm protected jointly with the land trust! Discover[.....]
Location: Coventry Join the Coventry Land Trust for a guided walk, followed by an open trail day at the Janice L. Sullivan Property to introduce their newest conservation area in Coventry! Come experience the seasonal changes that September brings. The scenery of the forest with outcrops & wetlands offers the hiker a peaceful backdrop for[.....]
Location: Bristol Join the Bristol Land Conservation Trust for a full moonrise walk at Mount Hope Farm! The view from the big field on a clear evening is amazing-- you don't want to miss it. There will be a brief Welcome & Introduction before we start off in one or two groups. Every moonrise walk[.....]
Location: South Kingstown This event has reached capacity. To join the waitlist, please email matt.eldridge@sklt.org. We have another full moon hike in Bristol that same night with no group size limit! Join us here: https://www.meetup.com/Rhode-Island-Land-Trust-Days/events/279970349/ This hike has limited capacity. Registration is required via this link: https://sklt.org/event-tickets/guided-hikes/ Join South Kingstown Land Trust to celebrate RI[.....]
Location: North Smithfield This event has an admissions fee & advance registration is required. See below for details! Join Audubon Society of Rhode Island on a leisurely hike and explore the changes of the season at Fort Wildlife Refuge! Search for wildlife and plants and learn their facts and folklore stories. The hike is easy[.....]
Location: Hope (Cranston) Join Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) to walk, talk and learn about their recent acquisition, Good Earth Farm, at the corner of Pippin Orchard Road and Scituate Avenue in western Cranston. This beautiful, certified organic farm is on the site of the historic Knight Dairy. It was purchased this past summer by[.....]
Location: Foster Join Borders Farm Preservation for a guided trail hike, followed by a free outdoor concert by the Providence Brigade Band, a Civil War period brass band! The band members dress in military uniforms of the period and play original music of the time on instruments from the Civil War era. The outdoor concert[.....]
Location: East Providence Join the East Providence Conservation Commission for a lovely, 2 mile hike at Turner Reservoir. We will hike the east side of the reservoir to a very picturesque peninsula and back. Be sure to bring your camera as birds are commonly observed here! Be sure to wear comfortable walking shoes and bring[.....]
Location: Bristol This event has an admissions fee & advance registration is required. See below for details! Join naturalist and local herbalist Tina Lidano on an herbal walk around the Clair D. Macintosh Refuge to learn about plants and their healing properties! Tina will discuss local flora, their healing properties, role in our ecosystem, and[.....]
Location: Barrington REGISTER BY EMAILING education@blct.org. Join the Barrington Land Conservation Trust for a walk and talk about Soil Solarization at Pic-Wil Nature Preserve (which is normally closed to the public)! Learn about this technique used in preparation for planting a wildflower meadow. Site preparation is one of the most important components to a meadow’s[.....]
Location: Smithfield This event has an admissions fee & advance registration is required. See below for details! Visit Powder Mill Ledges Refuge on an autumn night to search for owls! An Audubon naturalist will call for different species of owls as you walk through mixed and pine woods. While we never know if we'll hear[.....]
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