Big & Little Bluestem, Michigan roadside. Photo Rhobin's Garden Blog Meadows of Native Warm-Season Grasses and Forbs Coming to New England's Roadsides? A major research project of the New England Transportation Consortium (NETC), funded by the Department of Transportation in all six New England states, aims to find the most affordable, reliable, and expeditious methods for establishing meadows of […]
Back to Our Roots: Being Wild About Wild Plants In celebration of RIWPS 30th Anniversary, Lisa Lofland Gould, founding member and first president of RIWPS will address the question, Why should anyone care about plants, and especially about that seemingly obscure and often subtle flora we Wild Folks so enjoy? She will consider the pivotal […]
Pollinators are declining at an unprecedented rate worldwide due to human-induced rapid environmental change. These declines pose a significant threat to our food supply and consequently, there has been major focus on the development and implementation of conservation strategies aimed to increase pollinator abundance in agricultural areas. The ecological needs of 98% of wild pollinator […]
Go Wild about Native Plants with RIWPS Members & Friends Social & Potluck Luncheon Join us for visual wild plant storytelling and socializing. This is an opportunity to mingle with your fellow native plant enthusiasts. Seed Starts East will be offering packets of seeds for butterfly milkweed, swamp milkweed, red cardinal flower, great blue lobelia, […]
ONLINE PLANT SALE FOR MEMBERS STARTING AUGUST 1, 2020 • SHOP ONLINE • DRIVE THROUGH PICK UP AT PLANE VIEW NURSERY, PORTSMOUTH, RI See all the details
photo (D.Vissoe) WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, November 12, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Rhode Island Pharmacy building (Rm 170), Kingston, RI. WHY: RIWPS is 35 years old this year, and we want to celebrate our history – and discuss where we go from here, in this era of climate change and […]
On April 11, 2023 at 10:30 join us for a hike through George Parker Woodland Audubon Preserve. We’ll see an old field meadow, beech forests, and a boardwalk over a swamp before ending at a rocky stream in a wooded valley. Please pack sunscreen, bug spray, snacks, and water. We’ll be out between 90 minutes […]
Save the date! June 3, 2023 | 9 am - noon URI Botanical Garden, Kingston, RI (Member's pre sale from 8 to 9 am) More Details to follow! Learn more about our Native Plant Sales
On June 12, 2023 at 10 am we will have a family walk at the Nature Conservancy's Carter Preserve in Charlestown. Our walk along the Pawcatuck River in a unique pine barrens ecosystem should reveal plenty of interesting plants, and likely many lady slipper orchids in full bloom. As always, please bring plenty of water, […]
Creating a mini meadow in your landscape? Whether you are beginning a project soon or have one in progress, find inspiration, ideas and practical information tailored to strengthen your project and learn more about the design process in this workshop on June 22, 2023 from 2 to 4 pm at URI East Farm. Under the […]