The Green Infrastructure Center is partnering with the Town of Warren and the Warren Health Equity Zone to host a public open house to discuss opportunities and challenges to growing the town's tree cover. Attendees will select their favorite strategies to optimize the potential for trees to reduce urban heat, manage flooding, and improve community […]
Coyotes are greatly misunderstood, but most of their fear-instilling actions are simply a part of their life history and strategy for survival. Still, these critters can certainly become a nuisance, especially if they begin to den under decks and dine out of chicken coops. Learning why these creatures behave the way they do is the […]
The Burrillville Land Trust is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an ice cream social to thank the community for supporting the land trust's efforts to save Sweet's Hill. Mumsy’s Ice Cream truck will be giving out free ice cream while guests will enjoy face painting, a naturalist-led turtle talk, tours of the schoolhouse, beaver education […]
Join the Watch Hill Conservancy for fun and discovery at the Open House Adventure. This free family-friendly event is the perfect opportunity to learn about the conservancy's exciting, complimentary programming taking place this summer in the Napatree Point Conservation Area. Families of all ages will have the chance to engage with our expert Napatree Naturalists, […]
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will hold its family-friendly summer fundraiser at the Tilted Barn Brewery for an evening packed with food, music by Uncle John's Clan Grateful Dead cover band, and a tie-dye T-shirt station. There will also be live bird ambassador presentations, a raffle/silent auction and most importantly, the chance to celebrate […]
Join the Rhode Island Land Trust Council in June for its annual meeting and celebration, where members will reflect on a year of conservation successes, unveil new mascot Thistle, and enjoy great food, music, and community. The council will take part in Pints with Purpose, The Guild Brewing Co.'s signature fundraising event where every pour […]
Join the Rhode Island Environmental Educators Association for a Virtual Lunch & Learn about a series of Rhode Island-specific lesson units that engage high school students in classroom activities, outdoor experiences, and iPlan, a free, online game that dynamically models land-use scenarios and offers a unique opportunity for students to explore environmental and social challenges […]
With spring weather bringing longer days and warmer temperatures, here come the bumblebees. The Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife has spent the past three years coordinating an atlas project of our bumblebees through the Rhode Island Bumble Bee Survey. We will host this virtual event to show the results of all the data, […]
The Scituate Reservoir watershed, Barden Reservoir-Ponaganset River watershed, and Moswansicut Pond-Huntinghouse Brook watershed do not have watershed assessments in place that address agriculture impacts on water quality. The Rhode Island Natural Resources Conservation Service has partnered with the Northern Rhode Island Conservation District to fund watershed assessments for the three watersheds in Providence County, northwest […]
Join John Lake, marine biologist at the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, for an insightful session on Rhode Island's fisheries programs at the Coventry Public Library. Learn about the latest findings from field surveys, including what species are being caught in the bay, how lobsters are shifting their habitats, and the northerly migration of black […]
Interested in getting a heat pump or an electric vehicle? Come to the June community meeting to learn about the current status of clean technology incentives and programs and the prospective future of these programs under the Trump administration. The speaker will be Amanda Barker, a clean energy program coordinator at Green Energy Consumers Alliance, […]
The Newport Tree Conservancy's living collections manager will lead the group for a loop around the park, remarking on a number of interesting species that reside in the park, including stewartia, sassafras, Kentucky coffeetree and Japanese scholar tree. Aquidneck Park is home to 31 beech tree individuals, representing 10 unique taxa. These interesting varieties will […]
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