Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy and the Providence Parks Department invite you along for our guided monthly walk for August through the only wild forest in Providence. We'll be taking an easy pace and route across the ridge through shaded woods, past ferns and blueberries and cooling streams. The views from the Pocasset overlook and summit meadow[.....]
Get a jump start on Land Trust Days with the Rhode Island Forest Conservation Organization (RIFCO) and the West Greenwich Land Trust on this special, guided twilight walk at the Bugnet Tree Farm. Open to the public for educational programs such as this evening's outing, this 69 acre property was first protected in 2008 through[.....]
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, will be hosting a series of yoga classes every Saturday from August 12th to September 23rd at The Barn at Weeden Farm. All you'll need is a mat[.....]
Glocester Land Trust invites you to an all ages, guided hike at Sprague Farm. Since the initial purchase of 250 acres in 1990, this protected woodland has been successfully expanded to about 1200 acres. Our 3 mile walk will be on gently rolling trails including some muddy and rocky sections with exposed tree roots. Be[.....]
Join an Audubon Society of Rhode Island naturalist for a leisurely walk along our trails to the coast of Narragansett Bay. Stop to observe wildlife in field, wetland and forest habitats. Bring your binoculars and camera. All ages. No pets are allowed on Audubon properties. Program is weather-dependent - you may phone for an update.[.....]
Join Audubon to witness bird banding, where experts capture, band, measure and release songbirds in order to record their movements. Birds will be gently removed from tall “mist nets” set in Audubon’s shrubby habitats. The techniques of identifying, measuring, weighing, and banding the birds will be demonstrated before they are released. The migratory habits and[.....]
Join an Audubon naturalist and search for six-legged friends! Try your hand at using a net to comb the edge of the meadow, catching grasshoppers, milkweed bugs, butterflies and more. We will observe insects in bug boxes, use magnifying glasses and field guides to identify them and take a peek at some of our awesome[.....]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust and the Barrington Recreation Department welcome you to a very special late afternoon walk with Amy O'Donnell as part of RI Land Trust Days and the Barrington 300 Anniversary. Break away from your week day routine and you will be treated to close encounters with the invertebrates we discover on[.....]
Westerly Land Trust would like you to join them for some fun in the sun at Westerly Land Trust’s scenic Winnapaug Farm Preserve! Salt Ponds Coalition will take children on a Salt Pond Safari to introduce them to the wonders of Winnapaug Pond. Using a 30′ seine net, we will do our best to catch[.....]
Bristol Land Conservation Trust and Mount Hope Farm invite you to an evening dedicated to our finest trees! After a brief Welcome & Introduction at the Barn across from the Governor Bradford House, we will join professional arborist Matt Largess for a closer look at some of the Signature Trees of Mount Hope Farm. We[.....]
Westerly Land Trust welcomes you to join hike leader, Donna Anderson, on an easy, flat walk through a coastal preserve with a variety of native grasses and late summer wildflowers, butterflies (this is a haven for butterflies), birds and bats. We will meet at the Quail Run Trailhead. For all hikes, be sure to wear[.....]
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