If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 am to noon, we'll be assisting artist Kendall Reiss who is leading a workshop called "Being [with] Trees." She'll be teaching people how to produce molds from natural materials and transform [...]
Visit the Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 10 am and enjoy the fall colors and crisp autumn air. The walk is limited in size to ensure the best possible experience for participants. REGISTER FOR THE WALK The walk will be led by Peter McCalmont, Chairman of the Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Sunday, Nov. 3, from 1-3 pm, we'll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve doing trail maintenance in preparation for our annual Day After Thanksgiving Walk. Wear long pants, socks, shoes, and your Land Trust [...]
Visible microplastics found in the sediment at the most polluted site from the study near Providence, Rhode Island. (Photo by COASTL team member Victoria Fulfer) If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. We're looking for two or three people to help with [...]
Decades ago, beach walkers scoured the sand for sea glass in a rainbow of colors. Now, beaches, salt marshes and our oceans are more likely to be infused with tiny bits of plastic. University of Rhode Island researchers in the COAST Lab (COASTL), led by Professor J.P. Walsh in the Graduate School of Oceanography, estimate [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 am to noon, we'll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve doing trail maintenance in preparation for our annual Day After Thanksgiving Walk. Wear long pants, socks, shoes, and your [...]
This event is for registered members of the Land Trust’s Student Stewardship Team ONLY. If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Sunday, Nov. 24, from 1 pm to 3 pm, we’ll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve removing debris from the [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Friday, Nov. 29, from 10:30 to 1 pm -- the day after Thanksgiving - we'll be helping to guide the public through Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve during our annual Day After Thanksgiving Walk. Don't worry [...]
On Friday Nov. 29, between 11 am and 1 pm, Land Trust volunteers will be stationed at waypoints to guide visitors through the Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve, a 32-acre expanse of field, forest and wetland between Sowams Road and the Palmer River. REGISTER FOR THE EVENT Dogs are not allowed because of [...]
On Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 am to noon, the Student Stewardship Team will work together with the Tuesday Trails Team at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve. We need many hands to help remove debris from the washed out boardwalk near the marsh. We have cut the boardwalk into pieces that can be hand carried or [...]