Barrington Land Trust

Student Stewardship Team: Osamequin Nature Preserve
2025-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Osamequin Nature Preserve, 1580 Rte. 114 North, Barrington, Rhode Island, 02806
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, Oct. 19, from 1 – 3 pm, we’ll be working at Osamequin Nature Preserve.
Dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes and socks, long pants, and your Land Trust hat and t-shirt (optional). Bring a water bottle!
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Osamequin Nature Preserve is located on the northbound side of Rte. 114, approximately one mile north of the intersection of County Road and Massassoit Ave, in Barrington, RI, shortly after you pass Walker Farm on your right. The preserve’s parking lot is marked with a sign.

Student Stewardship Team - Sowams Woods
2025-10-25 09:00 - 11:00 | Sowams Woods, South Lake Drive, Barrington, Rhode Island, 02806
This event is for members of our Student Stewardship Team for high school students ages 14 to 18. If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information.
On Saturday, October 25, from 9-11 am, we’ll be working at Sowams Woods.
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Dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear and socks, long pants and your Land Trust t-shirt and hat (optional). Bring a water bottle!
We’ll meet at the trailhead of Sowams Woods off Washington Road (on South Lake Drive, a dirt road bordering the golf course), across from Lighthouse Lane.
Thanks for participating!

Student Stewardship Team - Event Support
2025-11-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd,, Barrington, RI, 02806, United States
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 at the registration desk at the Barrington Public Library (upstairs) from 6:30 to 7:15 pm at the Learning Series event, “The Secret Life of Birds.” You’re welcome to stay for the event if you’re interested.
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Learning Series: The Secret Life of Birds
2025-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd,, Barrington, RI, 02806, United States
Join us on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7 pm for “The Secret Life of Birds” with wildlife videographer Gerald “Gerry” Krausse. The presentation will take place in the Salem Family Auditorium at the Barrington Public Library, our partner in the event.
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Gerry is a patient man. He sits with his camera for hours at a time, waiting for birds to fly back and forth from their nest, building it one twig at a time. He’s there when the eggs begin to hatch and the chicks take their first wobbling flights into the world.
Gerry will present a series of short videos featuring a variety of birdlife and other creatures. His videos are peaceful and inspiring to watch, set to a background of ethereal music. He’ll discuss his experience as a wildlife photographer and filmmaker and take your questions.
About Gerry Krausse
Gerry Krausse served as a professor for 30 years at the University of Rhode Island, teaching courses in Geography, Coastal and Marine Resources Management, Tourism, and Conservation. He now devotes his time to wildlife videography. Follow Gerry on YouTube.

Student Stewardship Team - St. Andrews Farm
2025-11-08 09:00 - 11:00 | St. Andrews Farm, 101 Middle Highway, Barrington, RI, 02806
This event is for members of our Student Stewardship Team for high school students ages 14 to 18. If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information.
On Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9-11 am, we’ll be working at St. Andrews Farm, 101 Middle Highway, Barrington.
Dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear and socks, long pants and your t-shirt and hat (optional). Bring a water bottle!
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Art in Nature: Nature Journaling at Sowams Woods
2025-11-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Sowams Woods, South Lake Drive, Barrington, Rhode Island, 02806
Join artist Allison Wilbur for our next Nature Journaling session. This session will take place on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 10 am to 1 pm at Sowams Woods off Washington Road in Barrington, RI.
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Allison has been leading us on an exploration of Land Trust properties to improve our powers of observation and keep a record of the changing seasons.
You’ll be invited to share ideas on what to enter into your journal and encourage each other as you explore and document the natural world.
Each participant should bring their own journal and pens, pencils, watercolors or whatever supplies fit your practice. This group is focused on sharing of ideas and approaches (not artistic instruction).
This event is open to all ages (as long as children are accompanied by an adult).
About Allison Wilbur
Allison Wilbur is a quilt artist who focuses on the natural world and women’s empowerment. Living on the edge of one of the Barrington Land Conservation Trust properties, she enjoys daily walks in the field and often records the passing of the seasons in her journal. Allison has recently shared her work at the Audubon Society and the Blithewold Gallery in Bristol. You can learn more about Allison and her work at AllisonWilburQuilts.com.

Student Stewardship Team - Osamequin Nature Preserve
2025-11-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Osamequin Nature Preserve, 1580 Rte. 114 North, Barrington, Rhode Island, 02806
This event is for members of our Student Stewardship Team for high school students ages 14 to 18. If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information.
On Sunday, Nov. 16, from 1-3 pm, we’ll be working at Osamequin Nature Preserve.
Dress for the weather and wear long pants, socks, shoes, and your Land Trust t-shirt and hat (optional). Bring a water bottle!
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Thanks for participating!

Student Stewardship Team - Dziedzic Family Preserve
2025-11-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Dziedzic Family Preserve, 110 Sowams Road, Barrington, RI, 02806, United States
This event is for members of our Student Stewardship Team for high school students ages 14 to 18. If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information.
On Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9-11 am, we’ll be working at the Dziedzic Family Preserve. Parking is available at the Perna Park soccer field, 110 Sowams Rd.
Dress for the weather and wear sturdy footwear and socks, long pants and your t-shirt and hat (optional). Bring a water bottle!
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Thanks for participating!

Day After Thanksgiving Walk - Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
2025-11-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
On Friday Nov. 28, between 11 am and 1 pm, Land Trust volunteers will be stationed at waypoints to assist visitors on a self-guided walk through the Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve, a 32-acre expanse of field, forest and wetland between Sowams Road and the Palmer River.

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Dogs are not allowed because of the birds and animals that make this wildlife preserve their home. You may arrive anytime between 11 am and 1 pm. Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve is located on Sowams Road, 0.7 miles north of Sowams Elementary School. The walk takes approximately one hour over wet and moderate terrain. Wear boots! Severe weather cancels the event. Parking is available on site.

Be aware that the primary bridge which connected the two sides of the property is under construction but may not be installed by this date. You will be able to walk both sides of the property, but you won’t be able to walk it as a loop trail.
Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve was acquired by the Land Trust in 1991 through a combination of Rhode Island and Barrington Open Space bonds and charitable donations to the Barrington Land Conservation Trust. Due to the sensitive native plants and animals on the property, it is not generally open to the public. The Land Trust hosts several guided walks each year to enable the public to experience the property, which has been preserved as a wilderness reserve in perpetuity.

Student Stewardship Team - Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
2025-12-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
This event is for members of our Student Stewardship Team for high school students ages 14 to 18. If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, from 1-3 pm, we’ll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve.
Dress for the weather and wear long pants, socks, shoes, and your Land Trust t-shirt and hat (optional). Bring a water bottle!
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Thanks for participating!

Student Stewardship Team - Tool Sharpening Event
2025-12-13 09:00 - 11:00 | 1 Rio Road, Barrington, RI 02806, 1 Rio Road, Barrington, RI, 02806, United States
This event is for members of our Student Stewardship Team for high school students ages 14 to 18. If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information.
On Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 to 11 am, we’ll be sharpening and cleaning the shears and loppers we use for trail work. This is an indoor event. Dress comfortably for hands-on work. The event will take place at the home of Executive Director Cindy Elder.
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Student Stewardship Team - Osamequin Nature Preserve
2025-12-20 09:00 - 11:00 | Osamequin Nature Preserve, 1580 Rte. 114 North, Barrington, Rhode Island, 02806
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 Saturday, December 20, from 9-11 am, we’ll be working at Osamequin Nature Preserve.
Dress for the weather and wear study shoes long pants, and Land Trust t-shirt and hat (optional). Bring a water bottle!
REGISTER FOR THE EVENT
Osamequin Nature Preserve is located on the northbound side of Rte. 114, approximately one mile north of the intersection of County Road and Massassoit Ave, in Barrington, RI, shortly after you pass Walker Farm on your right. The preserve’s parking lot is marked with a sign.

Guided Walk: Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge
2025-12-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge, 111 George St., Barrington, RI, 02806, United States
Experience winter in the vast open space of the Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge. Join our free guided walk on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 1 pm. Visiting family members are welcome!
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The walk will be led by Peter McCalmont, Chairman of the Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge Management Committee, and Charlie Brown, retired wildlife biologist with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Co-Chair of the Management Committee and Co-Manager of the Refuge.
The Refuge is located on Nockum Hill on a peninsula extending into the Barrington River and Hundred Acre Cove estuary. Owned by the Town of Barrington, the Refuge’s public hiking trails traverse 82 acres of field, forest and shoreline.
History of Nockum Hill
Nockum Hill has figured prominently in Barrington’s history. Once home to the Pokanoket people, it is the site of the first Baptist meetinghouse in the New World. Legend has it that the first shots of King Philip’s War were fired nearby.
The town acquired the land in the 1960s and designated it as a wildlife refuge in 1994. The Barrington Land Conservation Trust was granted a conservation easement on the property in 2005 to ensure the property remains protected in perpetuity. This sensitive land is managed by the Doug Rayner Management Committee in collaboration with the Land Trust.
In 2000, the Refuge was named after ardent naturalist Doug Rayner, a member of the Barrington Conservation Commission and a board member of the Barrington Land Conservation Trust. Doug was instrumental in protecting the marshes and upland buffers of the Palmer and Barrington Rivers, Nockum Hill and Hundred Acre Cove, and was active in protecting endangered species and their habitats.
Long recognized as a property of great natural resource value because of its coastal wetland and habitat, it includes extensive salt marsh, shrub-dominated fields, deciduous forest and farmland. It provides habitat for a wide variety of animals which make their home in the diverse ecosystem of the Refuge and several special interest bird species such as clapper rail, seaside sparrow and marsh wren.
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust has preserved approximately 300 acres of open space in perpetuity for the benefit of the public.

Art in Nature Planning & Sharing Session
2026-01-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Barrington Public Library, 281 County Rd,, Barrington, RI, 02806, United States
Over the last year, we’ve offered a variety of nature-based activities through our new Art in Nature program. From nature journaling and mandala making to painting, poetry and sculpture, we’ve explored the intersection between the arts and nature.
Join us for an informal discussion about our plans for 2026 on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 10 am at the Barrington Public Library in the Collis Gallery.
If you’ve attended one of our Art in Nature programs, we welcome you to bring one of your works of art to share with the group.
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