Rhode Island's Land Trusts
What is a Land Trust?
A land trust is an organization that works with willing landowners to permanently conserve the land they love for public benefit. In Rhode Island most land trusts are private, non-profit 501(c)3 organizations. Other land trusts are affiliated with municipal government and are created by state legislation or municipal charter or ordinance. Land trusts agree to permanently steward and defend the land and conservation easements they hold. Rhode Island has over 45 land trusts including 18 municipal land trusts.
Land Trust Trails
Go to ExploreRI.org for directions, trails maps and other information on the trails created and maintained by many of these land trusts. They are some of the best walking trails in Rhode Island, on beautiful landscapes protected by land trusts.
Land Trusts in Rhode Island
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island
- Aquidneck Land Trust
- Barrington Land Conservation Trust
- Block Island Conservancy
- Block Island Land Trust *
- Bonnet Shores Land Trust
- Bristol Land Conservation Trust
- Burrillville Land Trust
- Charlestown Land Trust
- Conanicut Island Land Trust
- Coventry Land Trust *
- Cumberland Land Trust
- East Greenwich Land Trust *
- East Providence Land Conservation Trust
- Foster Land Trust *
- Glocester Land Trust *
- Hopkinton Land Trust *
- Johnston Land Trust *
- Lincoln Municipal Land Trust *
- Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust *
- Mill Cove Conservancy
- Narragansett Land Conservancy Trust *
- Narrow River Land Trust
- Land Conservancy of North Kingstown
- Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy
- North Providence Land Trust *
- North Smithfield Land Trust
- Pawtucket Land Trust
- Prudence Conservancy
- Richmond Rural Preservation Land Trust *
- Rhode Island Farm Bureau Land Trust
- Sakonnet Preservation Association
- Scituate Land Trust *
- Smithfield Land Trust *
- South Kingstown Land Trust
- Southside Community Land Trust
- The Nature Conservancy - RI Chapter
- Tiverton Land Trust
- Tiverton Open Space Commission *
- Warren Land Conservation Trust
- Warwick Land Trust *
- Watch Hill Conservancy
- Waypoyset Preserve Trust
- Weekapaug Foundation for Conservation
- West Bay Land Trust
- West Greenwich Land Trust *
- The Westerly Land Trust
- Westerly Municipal Land Trust *
* Denotes municipal land trusts
These land trusts are those dedicated to land preservation. There are several additional land trusts in Rhode Island (not shown in this list) which focus on the creation and retention of affordable housing.
Barrington
Block Island/New Shoreham
Bristol
- Bristol Land Conservation Trust
- Waypoyset Preserve Trust
Burrillville
Charlestown
Coventry
Cranston
Cumberland
East Greenwich
East Providence
- East Providence Land Conservation Trust
Foster
Glocester
Hopkinton
- Hopkinton Land Trust *
Jamestown
Johnston
- Johnston Land Trust *
Lincoln
Little Compton
Middletown
Narragansett
- Narragansett Land Conservancy Trust *
- Narrow River Land Trust
- Bonnet Shores Land Trust
Newport
North Kingstown
North Providence
- North Providence Land Trust *
North Smithfield
Pawtucket
Portsmouth
Providence
Prudence Island
Richmond
Scituate
Smithfield
South Kingstown
Tiverton
Warren
- Warren Land Conservation Trust
Warwick
West Greenwich
Westerly
- Watch Hill Conservancy
- Weekapaug Foundation for Conservation
- The Westerly Land Trust
- Westerly Municipal Land Trust *
Statewide
- Audubon Society of Rhode Island
- RI Farm Bureau Land Trust
- The Nature Conservancy - RI Chapter
* Denotes municipal land trusts
These land trusts are those dedicated to land preservation. There are several additional land trusts in Rhode Island (not shown in this list) which focus on the creation and retention of affordable housing.
Click on any of the towns to see a list of the land trusts working in that town.
Land Trusts in Woonsocket
Woonsocket is one of four communities in Rhode Island that does not have a local land trust.
If you are interested in protecting a property in Woonsocket, we suggest that you contact RI Department of Environmental Management's (RIDEM) land conservation staff: Lisa Primiano, Deputy Chief, State Land Conservation and Acquisition Program, (401) 222-2776 x4307 or email at: lisa.primiano@dem.ri.gov. For more information see the RIDEM website
Land Trusts in Central Falls
Central Falls is one of four communities in Rhode Island that does not have a local land trust.
If you are interested in protecting a property in Central Falls, we suggest that you contact RI Department of Environmental Management's (RIDEM) land conservation staff: Lisa Primiano, Deputy Chief, State Land Conservation and Acquisition Program, (401) 222-2776 x4307 or email at: lisa.primiano@dem.ri.gov. For more information see the RIDEM website
Land Trusts in Johnston
Johnston Land Trust *
Land Trusts in North Providence
North Providence Land Trust *
Land Trusts in East Providence
East Providence Land Conservation Trust
Land Trusts in West Warwick
West Warwick is one of four communities in Rhode Island that does not have a local land trust.
If you are interested in protecting a property in West Warwick, we suggest that you contact RI Department of Environmental Management's (RIDEM) land conservation staff: Lisa Primiano, Deputy Chief, State Land Conservation and Acquisition Program, (401) 222-2776 x4307 or email at: lisa.primiano@dem.ri.gov. For more information see the RIDEM website
Land Trusts in Warren
Warren Land Conservation Trust
Land Trusts in Bristol
Bristol Land Conservation Trust
Waypoyset Preserve Trust
Land Trusts in Exeter
Exeter is one of four communities in Rhode Island that does not have a local land trust.
If you are interested in protecting a property in Exeter, please contact the statewide conservation organizations or contact RI Department of Environmental Resource land conservation staff: Lisa Primiano, Deputy Chief, State Land Conservation and Acquisition Program, (401) 222-2776 x4307 or email at: lisa.primiano@dem.ri.gov.
Land Trusts in Little Compton
Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust *
Sakonnet Preservation Association
Land Trusts in Hopkinton
Hopkinton Land Trust *
* Denotes municipal land trusts
The land trusts on this map are those dedicated to land preservation. There are several additional land trusts in Rhode Island which focus on the creation and retention of affordable housing.
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