For more details check out the activities calendar to see all of the great family fun events hosted by Rhode Island's land trusts.
Discover Your Nature: Land Trust Days
Get outside and enjoy nature with the Rhode Island Land Trust Council during Land Trust Days 2024. Go on a full moon walk, explore beautiful forests, enjoy kite flying on the beach, or enjoy a guided nature hike. Land Trust Days will introduce you to some of Rhode Island’s most breathtaking open spaces, and introduce you to the land trusts in your community. There truly is something for everyone!
What you Need to Know:
Some activities might require pre-registration. Be sure to read the event description! Most activities are free, but a few may have a fee to participate. Please dress for the weather. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, and water, and wear durable shoes!
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Please join the Cumberland Land Trust for a 2.25-mile Labor Day guided hike at the 153 acre Atlantic White Cedar Swamp and Burlingame Preserves.
Renowned author and entomologist Doug Tallamy joins us via Zoom on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 pm for a presentation on Nature Gardening and a Q&A with the audience.
The Rhode Island Land Trust Council is posting this event on behalf of the South Kingstown Land Trust. For this event, SKLT requires that you register directly with them. Please[.....]
The rulers of the sky are descending on the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium in September. Birds of prey with long sharp talons, hooked beaks, and highly developed eyesight and hearing are headed to Bristol.
Borders Farm located at 31 North Road in Foster RI is hosting "Second Sundays at the Farm" on September 8, 2024 from noon to 4:00 PM.
Hike on the Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge with an expert guide to find mushrooms and learn about native species growing in the wild. Then, return to the art studio to create an ‘ants-eye view’ painting of a mushroom in watercolor.
Join ALT for a fascinating guided tour around Aquidneck Island and see first-hand some important properties conserved by the Land Trust!
Have you ever seen birds being banded? Here’s your chance! Learn about migratory bird research at this special Walk & Talk with the Aquidneck Land Trust.
The Rhode Island Land Trust Council is posting this event on behalf of the Narrow River Land Trust. For this event, NRLT requires that you register directly with them. Please[.....]
Join the Smithfield Land Trust and Author and Naturalist Jim Gass as we take a leisurely stroll down the paths of the Land Trust's Latham Brook Preserve. Along the way,[.....]
The Barrington Pollinator Pathway team of the Barrington Land Conservation Trust is hosting its first ever Pollinator Pathway tour in partnership with the Barrington Farm School!
Celebrate Land Trust Days and enjoy a special twilight guided hike illuminated by the beautiful glow of September’s Harvest Moon at Weeden Farm.
Join the Audubon Society of Rhode Island for the second lunar eclipse of 2024.
Wildlife Biologist Nick Ernst will lead a walk along the Narrow River salt marsh, meadows, and woodlands of this beautiful preserve.
Join Revive the Roots for the 4th Annual Rootstock! Rootstock is a great way to experience the 23 acre Mowry Commons in Smithfield RI and slip into fall vibes.
Join artist Beth Adoette as you walk a unique Land Trust property, Allin’s Cove, and create ephemeral nature mandalas in the landscape using only objects found at the site.
Join the West Greenwich Land Trust for Family Fun Day! The land trust will conduct a guided tour of the Fry Pond Trail, and there will be lawn games, ice[.....]
Join the East Providence Conservation Commission for a hike! This 2 mile out and back walk will follow the shore of the Turner Reservoir.
Join the Land Conservancy of North Kingstown for a casual walk through Bush Hill looking for fall migrating birds.
Join the Audubon Society of Rhode Island as we go on a search for amazing crayfish.
Join the East Greenwich Municipal Land Trust at historic Briggs-Boesch farm Saturday for a trail walk exploring a woodland in fall, followed by a farm tour.
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
