The Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession by Andrea Wulf Join RIWPS members to discuss this award winning book. "This is the fascinating story of a small group of eighteenth-century naturalists who made Britain a nation of gardeners and the epicenter of horticultural and botanical expertise. It’s the story of a […]
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This program is full. We are not accepting any new registrations. If you would like to be put on a waiting list, please contact office@riwps.org. RIWPS bookworms are invited to […]
Watch on Recording of Previous Programs/Events Join a conversation with ecologist Doug Tallamy, as he discusses his latest research and most recent book, Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard. RIWPS member Anne Raver will lead off with some key questions about Tallamy’s work over the past 20 years, […]
Registration for this progam has closed. Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter RIWPS bookworms are invited to read Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb for a Zoom discussion. Settle in with your favorite cup of tea and a cookie or two, to […]
Join Garry Plunkett on a leisurely walk for RIWPS members through his varied micro-habitats and learn from his 30-year, oxymoronic quest to “create nature.” Wander with Garry through his meadow, old field, pond, mini-marsh, and woodland, while he shares an enduring attempt to manipulate natural succession. The workshop is scheduled to enjoy spring wildflowers while […]
Join Garry Plunkett on a leisurely walk for RIWPS members through his varied micro-habitats and learn from his 30-year, oxymoronic quest to “create nature.” Wander with Garry through his meadow, old field, pond, mini-marsh, and woodland, while he shares an enduring attempt to manipulate natural succession. The workshop is scheduled to enjoy spring wildflowers while […]
Award-winning author, biologist and pollinator conservationist Heather Holm will join us for an online talk about attracting bees and beneficial insects with native plants followed by a Q&A session. Her books include Pollinators of Native Plants (2014), Bees (2017), which won six book awards including the 2018 American Horticultural Society Book Award, and the most recently published, Wasps (February 2021). Heather will […]
NEW date for this walk that has been cancelled twice due to poor weather! A beaver pond, W Greenwich, RI (photo DMcgrady) Mike Boday, Vice President of the Cumberland Land Trust, will lead a beaver walk through a small section of the 170 acres of woods and marshland, just off the Nate Whipple Highway, in […]
Solidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod), GGardner Let’s get together in the garden to talk about goldenrods, asters, and the glory of native plants in fall. Join us in Riverside, RI in […]