We mailed the BLCT Fall Newsletter a couple of weeks ago, you can check it out by clicking here. If you're on our mailing list, you received it in the mail, and if you're not, please click here to enter your address info. We're trying to shift to an email newsletter, so if you would [...]
Join the Barrington Land Conservation Trust and Barrington Public Library for a documentary viewing and lecture on the '38 hurricane and future hurricane preparedness. On September 21, 1938 one of the most destructive and powerful hurricanes in recorded history struck Rhode Island. Local filmmaker, Carla Ricci will show her Emmy nominated short documentary, "One Day...A [...]
Update: Join us on Thursday, September 26 from 5-7 for a tasting of this great wine! Hope to see you there. Grapes & Grains, located at 24 Bosworth Street (next to Shaw's), has chosen the Barrington Land Conservation Trust as its September “giveback" partner. During the month of September, Grapes and Grains will donate to [...]
During the demonstration nesting units will be lowered for participants to see nests with eggs and tiny chicks. Pic-Wil is located on Washington Rd. between Mosher Dr. and Spinnaker Dr. Please park on side streets and meet at the gate on Washington Rd.
Barrington voters at the Financial Town Meeting showed their support for conservation with an almost unanimous vote in favor of the Town’s acquisition of Lot 3A. BLCT appreciates this affirmation by the taxpayers, the efforts of the Town Council and Town Manager to get this deal done, and the support of all of those who [...]
Please join the BLCT in out efforts to keep Lot 3a as an open space. Come out on May 22nd at 7 pm to the financial town meeting at the Barrington High School and vote to preserve and extend this landscape. Don’t leave it to others to participate. As the Harvard Biologist, E.O. Wilson said, [...]
Lot 3a is a wonderful piece of land near the Doug Raynor Wildlife Refuge. The town will vote next week on acquiring this property but we need your help. The flyer below has information about the property and how you can add your support. Click on it for a full size version.
The Farm School is having an open house on Saturday, May 18 at 10 AM. You can read all about the event in the flyer below. Hope to see you all there!
The next Tuesday Trails Team will be on May 14th, 2019 from 10 am until noon. We will be clearing invasives at our Mussachuck Grove property located in West Barrington. Parking is along Grove St. between Alfred Drowne Rd. and Appian Way. Bring hand clippers and/or loppers if you have them and work gloves. There [...]
On Wednesday, April 17th, kids and adults of all ages set off into Sowams Woods, a Land Trust property off Washington Rd., to collect natural treasures such as sticks, leaves, and pine cones. With these found objects, and with the help of art teacher Tiffany Mendez, everyone created artwork in the spirit of Andy Goldsworthy, [...]