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2023 Land Trust Learning Series: Mark Bertness on Saltmarsh Degradation
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust kicks off its 2023 Land Trust Learning Series on Monday, April 3, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation on saltmarsh degradation by Mark Bertness at the Barrington Public Library. Dr. Bertness is the Robert P. Brown Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Emeritus at Brown University. REGISTER FOR THE EVENT The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. The event will be held in the Library’s Salem Family Auditorium. If you prefer to attend virtually, email Cindy Elder to get on the livestream list. Dr. Bertness will bring the challenge [...]
Protecting Paper Roads: A Resource for the Public and Wildlife
The Barrington Town Council voted in February 2022 to preserve a "paper road" that provides access to the Town's undeveloped 32-acre property, Tall Cedars. The Barrington Land Conservation Trust spoke in favor of this decision. This strip of land may be an important corridor for wildlife. When open space becomes fragmented, it becomes more difficult for animals to forage and find food. What is a Paper Road? Paper roads are undeveloped parcels of land which can appear on maps but were never paved. They are generally located at the end of or between existing roads. Paper roads exist throughout our [...]
Discover PIC-WIL Nature Preserve in March
This March, our free monthly walk takes us to PIC-WIL Nature Preserve, a 17-acre expanse of forest, field, salt marsh and coastal dunes on the east shore of the Providence River in Barrington, RI. We're holding three walks near the time of low tide: Thursday, March 23, Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26. To register for our walks, visit our Events page. The terrain is gentle but wet in places, with some areas that require crossing narrow foot bridges. Dress for the weather and wear sturdy, waterproof footwear. You may wish to bring a walking stick or poles to [...]
Citizen Science Corner
FrogWatch Training Takes Place Feb. 19 By Norman Dudziak, P.E., I.M. FrogWatch is an opportunity to take part in scientific projects for your own enrichment while contributing to science. You can join a growing community of “citizen scientists” who help to expand our body of scientific knowledge by crowdsourcing data collection. In citizen science, an institution or agency creates a project and its infrastructure, then recruits everyday people to help, vastly increasing the number of individuals collecting data in the environment. “Citizen” in this context is shorthand for “Citizen of the World” and does not relate to legal status. A [...]
Check Out The Fall 2022 Newsletter!
The Fall 2022 Newsletter is getting mailed out this week, and if you just want to read it online, click here or on the thumbnail image below. If you want our newsletters emailed directly to you every quarter, fill out the form on our website here and we’ll add you to the list (you can unsubscribe anytime). We hope you enjoy the newsletter and please forward it to anyone in the Barrington community that might enjoy it, and if you have new neighbors, please get it to them when you’re finished with it.
Check Out The Summer 2022 Newsletter!
The Spring 2022 Newsletter is getting mailed out this week, and if you just want to read it online, click here or on the thumbnail image below. If you want our newsletters emailed directly to you every quarter, fill out the form on our website here and we’ll add you to the list (you can unsubscribe anytime). We hope you enjoy the newsletter and please forward it to anyone in the Barrington community that might enjoy it, and if you have new neighbors, please get it to them when you’re finished with it.
Join us for the 2022 Annual Meeting
After a two-year hiatus, the Barrington Land Conservation Trust Annual Meeting will be held in-person at the Barrington Public Library on June 7 at 6:30 PM in the auditorium. The guest speaker will be Virginia Brown, author of Dragonflies and Damselflies of Rhode Island, an atlas of all the odonate species found in the state during a multi-year inventory of more than 1,100 sites in Rhode Island. Ginger will speak about the identification, distribution and abundance, natural history, behavior, habitat, seasonality, and conservation of these delightful insects. After the presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session, followed by a reception in [...]
Check Out The Spring 2022 Newsletter!
The Spring 2022 Newsletter is getting mailed out this week, and if you just want to read it online, click here or on the thumbnail image below. If you want our newsletters emailed directly to you every quarter, fill out the form on our website here and we’ll add you to the list (you can unsubscribe anytime). We hope you enjoy the newsletter and please forward it to anyone in the Barrington community that might enjoy it, and if you have new neighbors, please get it to them when you’re finished with it.
Pictures From the Look & Find Family Nature Walk
This week is the Barrington Public School February vacation week, which means it's time for the annual Look & Find Family Nature Walk at Osamequin! This event is a joint effort of the BLCT and the Barrington Public Library. From the Library event page: "Take advantage of this week-long outdoor Look & Find Family Nature Walk & Raffle. At your own leisure, search for hidden clues as you explore the beautiful trails of Osamequin Nature Preserve." Below is a gallery of some great pics already taken at the Preserve, and click here to read more about it at the Library [...]
Check Out the Winter 2022 Newsletter!
The Winter 2022 Newsletter is getting mailed out this week, and if you just want to read it online, click here or on the thumbnail image below. If you want our newsletters emailed directly to you every quarter, fill out the form on our website here and we’ll add you to the list (you can unsubscribe anytime). We hope you enjoy the newsletter and please forward it to anyone in the Barrington community that might enjoy it, and if you have new neighbors, please get it to them when you’re finished with it.