Plant Identification Workshop
Hone your botanical observation skills and learn to identify plants! Join botanist Elizabeth Dickson for a workshop on how to key wildflowers using Newcomb's and GoBotany. Bring a copy of […]
Hone your botanical observation skills and learn to identify plants! Join botanist Elizabeth Dickson for a workshop on how to key wildflowers using Newcomb's and GoBotany. Bring a copy of […]
On July 10, 2025 ,from 10 to noon, join Brian Maynard, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Sciences & Entomology at the University of Rhode Island, in an exploration of […]
On July 27, 2025 from 10 am to 11:30 join this beginner-friendly, educational plant walk led by Keri Brule at Trott-Perry Land Preserve in Scituate, Rhode Island. We’ll focus on […]
Join Ethan Paiva & Nathan Archer from the Audubon Society of RI for a walk at Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge in Exeter, RI. on August 7, 2025, from 10 am […]
Mushroom Hunting: Summer Session Wednesday August 20, 2025 | 1:15- 2:45 PM Beechwood Center | 44 Beach Street | No Kingstown, RI 02852 On August 20, 2024 from 1:15 to […]
Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe-Pye weed) with monarch, photo DMcGrady This walk is cancelled due to illness. On September 4, 2025 from 10am to noon, join Marc Doherty, Westerly Land Trust's […]
On September 6, 2025, from 10 am noon, find us at the Pawtuxet Village Farmer's Market, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI Note: Members Presale 9 am to 10 am Not already a member? Join now For details about this sale and our other plant sales see our Native Plant Sales Page.
On September 13, 2025 from 10:00 am to noon, join Nathan Lambstrom at the Carter Preserve in Charlestown. We will use commonly available field guides to hone our ability to […]
RIWPS's ReSeeding Rhode Island partners at the Aquidneck Island Land Trust (AILT) will be holding a Native Plant Walk and Talk at Spruce Acres Farm on Wednesday evening, September 17, 2025 from 5 to […]
On October 2, 2025 from 10 am to noon, join Joe Jamroz, environmental enthusiast and advisory board member for the Neutaconkanut Hill Conservancy. We will explore parts of this conserved property and enjoy spectacular views of Providence. Rising nearly 300 feet above Narragansett Bay, the park is situated in the heart of the most densely […]
GETTING IT RIGHT MISUNDERSTOOD ARBORICULTURAL PRACTICES Wednesday October 15, 2025 | 1:30- 2:30 PM Beechwood Center | 44 Beach Street | No Kingstown, RI 02852 photo DMcGrady Tree expert, Chris Fletcher, will discuss commonly misunderstood practices for caring for your trees including pruning, root collars, wood chip mulch, irrigation, cabling practices and root invigoration practices […]
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Asian Bittersweet, photo from Invasive Plants: The Threat They Pose On 26 October 2025 from 1:00 to 3 pm, Tom Hoagland, President, Friends of Canonchet, and Alan Woodmansee, Master Gardener, […]
Learn the secrets to growing native plants from seeds - and why local matters. photo GGardner The Farmer’s Daughter, South Kingstown, RI Sunday, 11/2/25 from 10:00 - 12:00 Advance registration […]
RIWPS' initiative ReSeeding RI will be participating in this event! SE New England Native Seed Exchange - November 9, 2025 12:00 - 3:00 pm Tillinghast Place, Barrington RI 231 Nayatt […]
Forests in a Changing Climate: Impacts on Trees and Ecosystems with Dr. Ali Kosiba Lisa Lofland Gould Program This program is underwritten by the Lisa Lofland Gould Native Plant Program […]
Interested in learning how to grow your own native plants? A team of gardeners from The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society and Master Gardeners from Kettle Pond and Trustom Pond […]
Native Seed Winter Sowing Workshop Join the Aquidneck Land Trust, Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (RIWPS), and Middletown Public Library in this hands-on workshop. Learn how to turn your […]
Growing Native: Successes, Setbacks, and Seeds Friday, January 30, 2026 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. online Join this program , organized by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod to […]
Interested in learning how to grow your own native plants? A team of gardeners from The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society and Master Gardeners from Kettle Pond and Trustom Pond […]