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SUMMARY:Student Stewardship Team - Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
DESCRIPTION:If you are not a registered member and would like to join\, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. \nOn 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. \nWear long pants\, socks\, shoes\, and your Land Trust hat (Land Trust T-shirt optional) and appropriate sweatshirt or coat\, depending on the weather. Bring a water bottle! \nREGISTER FOR THE EVENT \nJohannis Farm Wildlife Preserve is located on Sowams Road in Barrington. The entrance lies between 461 Sowams Road and 475 Sowams Road. You can park in the grassy area indicated on the map. If you get lost or will be late\, call/text me at 508-733-2443. \n 
URL:https://www.blct.org/event/student-stewardship-team-johannis-farm-wildlife-refugre/
LOCATION:Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
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SUMMARY:Student Stewardship Team - Event Support
DESCRIPTION: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) \nIf you are not a registered member and would like to join\, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. \nWe’re looking for two or three people to help with check in from 6:30 to 7:15 pm at this Learning Series event on Microplastics at the Barrington Public Library on Wednesday\, Nov. 6. You’re welcome to stay for the event if you’re interested. The speaker is URI Professor JP Walsh. \nREGISTER FOR THE EVENT \n 
URL:https://www.blct.org/event/student-stewardship-team-learning-series-barrington-public-library/
LOCATION:Barrington Public Library\, 281 County Rd\,\, Barrington\, RI\, 02806\, United States
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SUMMARY:Learning Series: Microplastics in our Environment
DESCRIPTION: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 that the top 2 inches of the floor of Narragansett Bay now contain more than 1\,000 tons of microplastics. That buildup has occurred in just the last 10 to 20 years. \nProfessor J.P. Walsh \nOn Wednesday\, Nov. 6\, at 7 pm\, Prof. J.P. Walsh and other members of the COASTL team will join the Land Trust Learning Series to discuss their findings about microplastics in our environment\, including research conducted over the last year at Mussachuck Beach\, a Land Trust property in Barrington. The presentation will take place in the Salem Family Auditorium at the Barrington Public Library. \nREGISTER FOR THE EVENT \nMicroplastics are small plastic particles 5 centimeters or smaller. The smallest of these can’t be seen without a powerful microscope; the largest are plastic production pellets called “nurdles” about the size of a pea. Microplastic pollution comes from runoff\, littering of single-use plastic items\, wastewater treatment facilities\, shipping\, industrial plastic production\, and fisheries. However\, it’s estimated that only 1% of that marine plastic remains in the water column. Most microplastics are eventually deposited on shorelines and in marine sediment. \nWith more than 16 trillion microplastic particles trapped in the top layer of Narragansett Bay’s sediment\, the bay is serving as a filter for plastic pollution. This trapping has negative consequences\, and may cause behavioral changes in mammals\, but might also point the way to potential for efficient removal. Coastal habitats are more easily accessible than the open ocean\, making clean-up efforts more feasible. \nListen to Prof. Walsh speak about his research at Mussachuck Grove in December 2023. \nVisible microplastics found in the sediment at the most polluted site from the study near Providence\, Rhode Island. (Photo by COASTL team member Victoria Fulfer) \nCOASTL strives to determine how materials move and accumulate along shorelines and in the sea.  Under the direction of J.P Walsh and in partnership with others\, COASTL uses a combination of research methods including geographic information systems (GIS)\, sediment coring\, seafloor mapping\, process measurements and laboratory analyses to understand coastal and ocean issues and processes.  Studies focus on sedimentary systems\, from river mouths to the edge of ocean basins\, and from tropical mangroves to high-latitude fjords\, and have relevance to biological\, chemical\, physical and human dynamics.   While some projects may only involve a single student examining a local salt marsh\, other investigations require many scientists on oceanographic research expeditions. \n\nAbout J.P. Walsh\n\n\n\n\nJ.P. Walsh is a professor of oceanography and a geological oceanographer with a doctorate in oceanography from the University of Washington\, a master of science in marine environmental science from Stony Brook University\, and a bachelor’s degree in geology from Colgate University. Before joining URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography\, he was a professor at East Carolina University and program head for coastal processes at the Coastal Studies Institute. His research focuses on coastal sedimentary processes and related aspects\, such as coastal erosion\, pollutant fate and sand resources for beach nourishment. He uses sediment characteristics\, oceanographic measurements\, GIS and geophysical methods to understand the processes shaping shorelines and the seafloor. \nJ.P. Walsh \nOver his career\, Walsh has conducted research around the world including in the Philippines\, France\, New Zealand\, Antarctica\, and around the U.S. He is well known for his research investigating how sediments are eroded\, transported and accumulate along coasts and in the ocean. This research is important to understanding geochemical cycling\, evaluating ecosystem changes\, defining coastal hazards and managing natural resources. He has recently spearheaded efforts to measure microplastics on the shoreline and seabed of Narragansett Bay\, and he is working on several projects examining coastal change and resilience in New England. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.blct.org/event/learning-series-microplastics-in-our-environment/
LOCATION:Barrington Public Library\, 281 County Rd\,\, Barrington\, RI\, 02806\, United States
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SUMMARY:Student Stewardship Team - Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
DESCRIPTION:If you are not a registered member and would like to join\, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. \nOn 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. \nWear long pants\, socks\, shoes\, and your Land Trust hat (Land Trust T-shirt optional) and appropriate sweatshirt or coat\, depending on the weather. Bring a water bottle! \nREGISTER FOR THE EVENT \nJohannis Farm Wildlife Preserve is located on Sowams Road in Barrington. The entrance lies between 461 Sowams Road and 475 Sowams Road. You can park in the grassy area indicated on the map. If you get lost or will be late\, call/text me at 508-733-2443. \n 
URL:https://www.blct.org/event/student-stewardship-team-johannis-farm-wildlife-preserve-2/
LOCATION:Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
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SUMMARY:Student Stewardship Team - Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
DESCRIPTION:This event is for registered members of the Land Trust’s Student Stewardship Team ONLY. \nIf you are not a registered member and would like to join\, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. \nOn Sunday\, Nov. 24\, from 1 pm to 3 pm\, we’ll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve removing debris from the trail in preparation for our annual Day After Thanksgiving Walk. \nREGISTER FOR THE STEWARDSHIP EVENT \nBoots and warm clothing are recommended\, as some areas are wet. Bring a water bottle! \nJohannis Farm Wildlife Preserve is located on Sowams Road in Barrington. The entrance lies between 461 Sowams Road and 475 Sowams Road. You can park in the grassy area indicated on the map. If you get lost or will be late\, call/text Cindy at 508-733-2443. \n 
URL:https://www.blct.org/event/student-stewardship-team-osamequin-nature-preserve-2/
LOCATION:Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
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SUMMARY:Student Stewardship Team - Event Support
DESCRIPTION:If you are not a registered member and would like to join\, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. \nOn 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 if you haven’t been there before. We’ll position you at a waystation where you can point people in the right direction and tell them about your work with the Student Stewardship Team. \nWear long pants\, socks\, shoes\, and your Land Trust hat and Land Trust T-shirt optional\, and appropriate sweatshirt or coat\, depending on the weather. Bring a water bottle! \nREGISTER FOR THE EVENT \nJohannis Farm Wildlife Preserve is located on Sowams Road in Barrington. The entrance lies between 461 Sowams Road and 475 Sowams Road. You can park in the grassy area indicated on the map. If you get lost or will be late\, call/text me at 508-733-2443. \n 
URL:https://www.blct.org/event/student-stewardship-team-event-support/
LOCATION:Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
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SUMMARY:Day After Thanksgiving Walk - Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
DESCRIPTION: \nOn 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.\n \nREGISTER FOR THE EVENT\n \nDogs 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.\n\nBe aware that the primary bridge which connected the two sides of the property was washed out during a king high tide storm two years ago. Good news – we are now in the process of rebuilding\, with the support of volunteers from Roger Williams University’s chapter of Engineers Without Borders. You will be able to walk both sides of the property\, but you won’t be able to walk it as a loop trail.  \nJohannis 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.
URL:https://www.blct.org/event/day-after-thanksgiving-walk-johannis-farm-wildlife-preserve/
LOCATION:Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve
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