If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Sunday, Oct. 6, from 1-3 pm, we’ll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve digging holes for a new planting of native shrubs. REGISTER FOR THE EVENT Wear lightweight long pants, socks, shoes, and your Land [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 -11 am, we’ll be placing plant identifier markers in the new pollinator garden behind Barrington Middle School, spreading some additional mulch over the path, and getting the garden ready for winter. [...]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust’s “Art in Nature” Series presents a community workshop, “Being [with] Trees,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 am to noon, with artist Kendall Reiss. The workshop will take place at Sowams Woods in Barrington, RI. Participants will learn to produce molds from natural materials and transform them into art objects [...]
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 [...]