Join the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography and Rhode Island Sea Grant for a free screening of "The Cigarette Surfboard," a movie about a young designer who realizes that a surfboard – which he crafted from thousands of littered cigarette butts picked up off California beaches – can captivate the eyes of […]
Join Rhode Island's legislators and environmental advocates to help shape the 2026 legislative agenda at a coffee hour, where you'll hear remarks from House and Senate leadership and emerging 2026 legislative priorities from the Environment Council R.I. leadership.
Allen Hazzard, owner of the Purple Shell at the Fantastic Umbrella Factory, can be found crafting wampum jewelry. Come hear Hazzard speak about his work and this ancient craft at the Charlestown Historical Society's annual meeting .
Help the Westerly Land Trust remove invasive woody plants at Champlin Farm Preserve. With the trails and parking well established at the new Champlin Farm Preserve, it is time to turn stewardship efforts toward creating healthy, native ecosystems. Winter is the best time to manage invasive woody plants such as autumn olive and burning bush. […]
The Flea at Farm Fresh returns every Sunday (except Easter) Feb. 1 and running through April indoors at Farm Fresh Market Hall. Meet a rotating lineup of 80+ local artisans, makers, and vintage vendors, plus bakers, food trucks, coffee and drinks. Free to enter and park.
Put on your boots and dress warmly for an evening walk illuminated by the Snow Moon. The walk will travel on woodland, uneven undulating trails, emerging from the woods to traverse Pardon Gray field. The 1.5-hour walk is free to attend, but registration is required.
Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization (RIFCO) is hosting a series of three workshops for woodland owners. This, the first workshop, focuses on forest conservation strategies and old growth forest ecology.
All fitness levels are welcome to come spin for a cause at CycleBar Providence. Proceeds from this group "ride" benefit ecoRI News' environmental reporting.
Local vendors will showcase specialty foods and food products, handcrafted textiles and artwork, and artisanal goods at the annual Valentine's Specialty Market.
Explore Hicks Farm in northern Tiverton, R.I. The Tiverton Land Trust and the town are raising funds to preserve 48.8 acres of field, forest, and shore, all for public access. The walk is free, but registration is required so that we can communicate about parking details and weather cancellations. The walk is between 1.5 to […]
The Rhode Island Environmental Education Association will host Lobbying 101, a practical, beginner-friendly Zoom workshop for anyone interested in helping advance environmental education legislation in Rhode Island. The session will include a breakdown of what advocacy and lobbying really mean, what to do and not do when representing a nonprofit organization, and how to engage […]
The Acadia Center, Climate Action Rhode Island, Clean Water Action, and Green Energy Consumers Alliance will host a press event in response to Gov. Dan McKee’s budget proposal, which includes major rollbacks to Rhode Island’s clean energy commitments. The event, “Clean Energy Is Affordable Energy,” will feature a program of speakers addressing the proposals in […]
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