Location: North Smithfield Join the North Smithfield Land Trust for a one-day amateur photo contest to be held on the Rocky Hill Road woodland trail. Unleash your creative spirit, and photograph anything that captures your eye as you stroll along the path (plants, rocks, trees, leaves, people, etc.). Submit your two best original images by[.....]
Location: Hopkinton Join the Hopkinton Land Trust at Depot Square Park to learn about the beaver, nature's best water engineer! Find out more about their unique adaptations, from specialized eyelids to web feet and have a chance to touch beaver fur and skull. Meet at Depot Square Park and join the group on a[.....]
Location: Providence 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. You can even meet the kid goats from the Providence Parks Department.[.....]
Location: Richmond Join the Richmond Rural Preservation Land Trust for an evening hike at the Crawley Preserve. The Crawley Preserve, on the South Kingstown/Richmond border, is a pleasant 100-acre property home to streams, historic foundations and stone walls, and stands of hickory, American beech, and oak trees. The evening hike will last about an hour[.....]
Location: Warren Join the Warren Land Conservation Trust for a row on the Warren River. They will have two boats (a Pilot Gig and a Gunning Fort Dory) each holding an experienced skipper and a 'crew' of six. PFDs will be provided for participants. The row will be from the Warren Town Wharf (on Water[.....]
Location: Exeter Join the Exeter Land Trust and our friends from the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association for a full moon paddle on the upper Wood River in early fall! Easy paddle from the WPWA campus upstream through Frying Pan Pond. Bring your own boats, paddles and PFD’s or borrow one from the WPWA. Limited boats available, if you[.....]
Location: Middletown/Portsmouth Hop aboard an old-fashioned trolley and discover the past, present and future of conservation on Aquidneck Island. Led by Aquidneck Land Trust’s expert staff, the tour visits protected working farms, wildlife habitats, water resources, outdoor recreation areas and scenic vistas on the Island. Discover first-hand the magnitude of ALT’s work; see their conservation[.....]
Location: Smithfield The Smithfield Land Trust and the Smithfield Conservation Commission invite you to experience the latest poetry installation on their properties. They have poems installed in quiet places to encourage a thoughtful rest on a hike. Poetry boxes are also present at many properties. They have contributions from many local poets and artists. On[.....]
Location: Foster Fascinated by insects? Come to historic Borders Farm, 31 North Road, Foster on Saturday, September 29 for a hands-on learning experience for the whole family. Explore the farm and discover the insects that live there in this fun and inspiring workshop on the Basics of Bugs! Melissa Guillet, an interdisciplinary art teacher and[.....]
Location: Tiverton The Nature Conservancy, Tiverton Land Trust, and Tiverton Open Space Commission invite you to explore their protected coastal forest at Pocasset Ridge. The guided hike along the ridge and into this 600-acre tract of coastal forest with its many rock formations will be hosted by John Berg of The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island. Plan to[.....]
Location: East Providence The East Providence Conservation Commission invites you to join them on a hike around Turner Reservoir and the abutting Bridgham Farm. All ages are welcome. Please be comfortable walking/hiking 3 miles on both trails and asphalt surfaces. Bug spray and sunscreen are suggested, along with plenty of water if it is a[.....]
Location: Westerly **New location!** Join The Westerly Land Trust on an afternoon hike through the Riverwood Preserve. This property is part of the Westerly Land Trust’s Pawcatuck River Corridor Initiative. It consists of 148 acres of woodland, rocky ridges and freshwater wetlands adjacent to the Pawcatuck River and the Boy Scout Camp. It has interesting[.....]
Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department don't want you to miss this Saturday walk with our guide from the Conservancy. Although Neutaconkanut is the only wild forest in Providence, the hill has long been noted for its amazing assortment of trees and its history. Dress for the day's weather - be sure to[.....]
**THIS EVENT IS FULL. REGISTRATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED.** Location: Foster Come to Borders Farm for a guided mushroom hunting walk, led by Ryan Bouchard and Emily Schmidt of the Mushroom Hunting Foundation. Ryan and Emily, as seen in Providence Monthly, Rhode Island Monthly and EcoRI News, are the premiere wild mushroom experts in southern[.....]
Location: Warren The Warren Land Conservation Trust invites you to join Benedict Gagliardi, entomologist and Lad Coordinator at the RISD Nature Lab, for a casual but informative autumnal jaunt through the woods of Warren. There are still insects active in the fall and plentiful signs and remnants of others that completed their life cycles in[.....]
Location: Warren The Warren Land Conservation Trust is sponsoring a concert featuring the outstanding folk duo of Atwater and Donnelly (together with the innovative, traditional duo, The Vox Hunters). The event will be held at 7:00 on Friday, November 9th at Hope and Main on Main Street in Warren. It will be followed at 8:15[.....]
Location: Charlestown Join the Charlestown Land Trust the day after Thanksgiving at the newly opened Patricia Sprague Forest Preserve. Walk the turkey and pie off, have some fun, and enjoy autumn in Charlestown. Walk begins at 10 am sharp. There will be no rain date. The Patricia Sprague Forest Preserve is open daily and is[.....]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust invites you to walk off your Thanksgiving meal and spend the morning outdoors at one of Barrington's hidden gems, the Johannis Wildlife Preserve, 32 acres of woodlands, open fields, and saltwater marshes on the Palmer River. Johannis is maintained and protected by the Barrington Land Conservation Trust and normally closed to the[.....]
Location: Cumberland Join the Cumberland Land Trust on a post-Thanksgiving walk at their Burlingame Preserve. Enjoy the newly opened trail through the Preserve, which is accessible via the James J. Bland Preserve and the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp property. Trail access is via Pole 54 on Nate Whipple Highway in Cumberland. Access will be by foot[.....]
CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Location: Providence The Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy invites you to walk your turkey off on the trails of Neutaconkanut Hill on a post-Thanksgiving guided walk. Neutaconkanut is the only wild forest in Providence and the hill has long been noted for its amazing assortment of trees and its history. Dress for the[.....]
Location: Westerly It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving and all of the food has been eaten – what is there to do next? How about a walk at Riverwood Preserve? This property is part of the Westerly Land Trust’s Pawcatuck River Corridor Initiative. It consists of 148 acres of woodland, rocky ridges and freshwater wetlands adjacent to the[.....]
Location: Charlestown Join the Charlestown Land Trust and the Rhode Island Land Trust Council for an evening walk at Patricia Sprague Forest Preserve to kick off Land Trust Days 2019! Come experience the natural beauty of this newly-open preserve along the Pawcatuck River, with its vast meadow, oak forests, vernal pools, and glaciated landscape. Make[.....]
Location: East Providence Join the East Providence Conservation Commission for a lovely Saturday morning walk in August! This will be a 2 mile walk that visits a small conservation area before coming out to the East Bay Bike Path, which we will follow to visit 3 coastal coves. This will be a great opportunity to[.....]
Location: Cranston Join the West Bay Land Trust for a Saturday morning walk through the woods! Come take a walk and experience the beautiful 1.5 mile trail, through woodlands, past a nearby brook, and along a cultivated field. This time of year, the air is filled with the aroma of the blooming native summersweet! This[.....]
Location: Warren Come fly a kite with The Warren Land Conservation Trust at Jacob's Point! To get things off the ground in Warren, come explore the fair winds as we fly kites from the beach at Jacob's Point. Enjoy views overlooking the salt marsh and the Warren River. Bring your own kite or use one[.....]
Location: Newport Join the Newport Open Space Partnership to climb to the top of Miantonomi Tower and enjoy the view from the highest point on the island! The tower sits in Miantonomi Park, which is conserved by Aquidneck Land Trust and is the largest city-owned park in Newport. The park features nature trails, picnic areas,[.....]
Location: Tiverton Join the Tiverton Open Space Commission, The Nature Conservancy, and Tiverton Land Trust for an exploration of the varied habitats at the Pocasset Ridge Conservation Area. From the cardinal flowers in the lowlands, to overlooking treetops from the "cliff," this walk is sure to be a delight! The property contains 600 acres of[.....]
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: South Kingston Join the South Kingstown Land Trust for their August 3rd Thursday hike at Crawley Preserve! The trails at Crawley Preserve pass though a beautiful upland forest of beech, oak and the occasional white pine. There are three well-marked and well-maintained trails on 99 acres straddling two towns: Richmond and South Kingstown, with[.....]
Location: Barrington **At this time, we have reached capacity through our online registration. If you have already registered online at the Barrington Library website, then you're all set! If you have not registered, but are interested in joining the waitlist, please contact Jessica D'Avanza, the Community Engagement Librarian at jessicad@barringtonlibrary.org.** Join the Barrington Land[.....]
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If you have questions about Rhode Island Land Trust Days, please contact:
Land Trust Days Coordinator: Virginia Streeter vstreeter@rilandtrusts.org