Take a pleasant May stroll through Newport’s beautiful Island Cemetery. Newport Tree Conservancy Living Collections Manager Joe Verstandig will share some of his recent plant discoveries in the cemetery, highlighting some interesting plant features. Lilacs will be a point of discussion, from their history in American cultivation, to how to grow and prune them for […]
Join Bootstrap Compost and Epic Renewal to learn about options to reduce waste at your business or event.
Join us as we focus on the prevention and management of landfires/wildfires with guest speakers: Exeter Deputy Fire Chief Scott Kettelle and state Rep. Megan Cotter. Just two years ago, Exeter experienced the largest brush fire in the state since 1942 (approximately 350 acres burned). Chief Kettelle will discuss subsequent initiatives to manage our forests […]
Charles Clarkson, the director of avian research with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, will lead a walk into the world of Rhode Island’s migratory birds when calling, nesting, and feeding are at their peak. Learn how you can identify Audubon’s “Responsibility Birds.” The walk is limited to 25 people, and advanced registration is required.
Clean Water Action is hosting its annual Breakfast of Champions, at which it recognizes Rhode Island's environmental leaders, from grassroots organizers to elected officials. We will honor this year’s deserving awardees and enjoy breakfast with Rhode Island’s environmental leaders and allied elected officials. All proceeds benefit Clean Water Action's local programs to protect drinking water, […]
Join Providence Garden Works, Zero Waste Providence, and The Worm Lab to celebrate home composting.
Add beauty to your garden and nurture our local ecosystem by providing early season nourishment for our pollinators with native plants. The sale features spring ephemerals and early blooming wildflowers, shrubs, ferns and grasses. We specialize in species native to Rhode Island and to the larger ecoregion to which R.I. belongs. These plants have long […]
Join us for a guided walk at Amos Greene Farm, Charlestown Land Trust's newest conservation easement property. This historic farm, now permanently protected, offers a glimpse into Charlestown’s rich agricultural heritage. During the walk, you’ll have the opportunity to explore this beautiful property while learning about conservation easements and how they help safeguard Charlestown’s ecological […]
The annual Ecology Day Festival will hold a Peace Prayer Ceremony, conducted with religious leaders, scouts and veterans, as 100 flowers are planted in memory of the Station Nightclub fire victims. If it rains, the event will be held under the pavilion.
Join the Rhode Island Environmental Education Association (RIEEA) for a Virtual Lunch & Learn: Office Hour. RIEEA's Executive Director Jeanine Silversmith will be available to make new connections, answer questions, and delve into a discussion on the state of environmental education in R.I. All are welcome.
Providence Port Day is an opportunity to come and learn more about the daily operations of the Providence port, with educational tours and workshops on different elements of the port's history, present, and future.
The Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization's annual spring program will be held at the RIFCO Demonstration Woodlot to observe 20-plus years of forestry and wildlife habitat projects, including: bird ID and habitat improvements; deer browse protection of understory plants (New England's first slash wall); forest thinning to provide layered bird nesting through the R.I. Forestry […]
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