Tour the Brown Herbarium
Tour Brown University Herbarium on April 1 from 10 to 11:30 am. The Brown Herbarium is located on the second floor of the Biomedical Center, 171 Meeting St, Providence. […]
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Brown University Herbarium 171 Meeting Street (Room 225), Providence, RI
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First Thursday Botanizing Walk: Snake Den State Park CANCELLED BASED ON WEATHER FORECAST
Johnson, RIyellow birch, photo PCahallan THIS WALK IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. Our first walk of the season, from 10 am to noon on 4 April 2024, will be led […]
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Beechwood Lecture: Gardening with Ferns
Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United StatesOstrich Fern, photo GGardner Gardening With Native Ferns On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, join Karen Asher, native plant specialist and former president of Rhode Island Wild Plant Society, at Beechwood Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kingston to learn about our native ferns. Ferns are ubiquitous here in Rhode Island, let's […]
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Please DO Eat the Daisies: The Comestible Virtues of Non-native Weeds and Invasives of the Ocean State
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RIWednesday April 17, 2024 from 6 to 7:30 pm. Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center, 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI 02809 While we look for practical opportunities for promoting […]
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Shannon Kingsley, botantist for ReSeeding RI will speak about this initiative at Transforming the Landscape Symposium
ProvidenceRhode Island Audubon's spring symposium Transforming The Landscape focuses on how to become part of a sustainable community and support our native species by creating beautiful pollinator habitat at home. The keynote speaker Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware is well known for his […]
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First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Ben Utter Trail, Acadia Management Area
Exeter, RITrillium cernuum, nodding trilium. DMcGrady On May 2, 2024 from 10 am to noon, join us at the Ben Utter Trail, Arcadia Management Area in Exeter, RI. On this walk […]
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Veteran RIWPS walk leader Garry Plunkett adding his expertise to Tiverton Land Trust’s Spring Ephemeral Walk
Tiverton, RIOn May 6, 2024, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, explore the Tiverton Land Trust to catch some spring ephemerals. Garry Plunkett, long appreciated for sharing his extensive knowledge of native plants, will be joining host Annie Bayer on this evening walk to see the short lived blooms that provide an early source of food for […]
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2024 Spring Native Plant Sale
Casey Farm, Saunderstown, RI 2325 Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown, RI, United StatesOn May 11, 2024, starting at 9 am, find us at the Casey Farm, Farmers Market, 2325 Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown. For details about this sale and our other plant […]
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Following the Seasons at Haile Farm Preserve
Anne Raver, will lead three walks along the trails of the Haile Farm Preserve in Warren, with an eye to how a landscape changes with the seasons. Join us on […]
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Find RIWPS at Wellness for EveryBODY, an event sponsored by Westerly Land Trust and Westerly Hospital
Westerly, RINature nurtures us! Find RIWPS information table at Wellness for EveryBODY, a free event organized by the Westerly Land Trust and the Westerly Hospital, on May 18, 2024 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, at the Avondale Farm Preserve in Westerly. Lots of activities and lots to learn. For additional information or any updates to […]
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2024 Best Native Plant Sale
Find our largest selection of plants at this sale on June 1, 2024 at the URI Botanical Gardens, Kingston All details about this and our other sales can be found […]
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Plant Identification Workshop
University of Rhode Island, Kingston RIJoin botanist Elizabeth Dickson for a workshop on how to key wildflowers using Newcomb's and GoBotany. Bring a copy of Newcomb's Wildflower Guide, a hand lens, and your cell phone, […]
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Beechwood Lecture – Gardening with Pollinators
Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United StatesEutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe-Pye weed) with monarch, photo DMcGrady On Wednesday June 26, 2024 from 2 to 3 pm join Barbara Donnelly at the Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment, 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown. Barbara is the owner of Red Horse Farm, a small farm in Exeter. Barbara raises and sells annuals, perennials and herbs […]
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First (well…. Second) Thursday Botanizing Walk – Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge
Exeter, RIDue to the holiday we have moved this First Thursday Walk to the second Thursday in July! On Thursday, July 11, 2024 join Audubon's Director of Properties, Laura Carberry from […]
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First Thursday Botanizing Walk -Grills Preserve (rescheduled from June 6 due to heavy rain)
Bradford, RIred columbine On Thursday July 18, 2024, from 10 am to noon, join Marc Doherty, Westerly Land Trust's Land Stewardship manager, for a walk at WLT's Grills Preserve. Located along […]
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First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Herb Hadfield Conservation Area
Westport, MALobelia cardinalis, cardinal flowerphoto GGardner On August 1, 2024 we welcome you to join Nate McCullin, Land Stewardship and Outreach Manager and Aaron Teixeira, Community Connections Coordinator of the Westport […]
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Following the Seasons at the Haile Farm Preserve – Summer Walk
Warren, RIAnne Raver's three walks along the trails of the Haile Farm Preserve in Warren, focus on how the landscape changes with the seasons. We invite those who participated in the […]
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Beechwood Lecture: Growing and Enjoying Herbs
Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United StatesButterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) with Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele), photo credit Randi Eckel On August 28, 2024 from 2 - 3 pm join Debbie Brodie, a Master Gardener since 2007 and Master Composter since 2008, to consider gardening for herbs and pollinators, diversifying your garden and providing food for yourself and the pollinators! She […]
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First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Sprague Farm Town Forest
Chepachet, RIAcer pensylvanicum (goosefoot maple, striped maple), photo DMcGrady Note: Details of this walk have been updated as of August 6 to reflect a change from the original planned route of […]
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First ( well…. Second )Thursday Botanizing Walk – Succotash Marsh State Management Area
South Kingstown, RIJoin Beth Dickson from 10am to noon on Thursday, 10 October 2024 for a leisurely walk within the Succotash Marsh State Management Area in South Kingstown, RI. The 182-acre management […]
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Following the Seasons at Haile Preserve – Fall Walk
Warren, RIAnne Raver’s series of three walks along the trails of the Haile Farm Preserve in Warren, focuses on how the landscape changes with the seasons. We invite those who participated […]
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Beechwood Lecture Series: A Panel of Gardening Experts to Answer Your Questions
Get your Questions Answered Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe-Pye weed) with monarch, photo DMcGrady On Wednesday October 16, 2024 from 2 to 3 pm bring your gardening questions to our panel of experts. The panel includes Kevin Alverson, Landscape Architect who donates some of his time to the design and management of the Jules A. Cohen […]
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Identifying Common Invasive Plants Walk – Narragansett
Narragansett, RIAsian Bittersweet, photo from Invasive Plants: The Threat They Pose On 26 October 2024, from 1:30 to 3 pm, Tom Hoagland, President, Friends of Canonchet, and Alan Woodmansee, Master Gardener, […]
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SE New England Native Seed Exchange
Tillinghast Place 230 Nyatt Rd, Barrington, RHode IslandSE New England Native Seed Exchange November 10th, 2024 3:00 - 6:00 pm Tillinghast Place, Barrington RI 231 Nayatt Rd, Barrington, RI 02806 Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (RIWPS) & […]
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Lisa Lofland Gould Progam: Introducing the Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network
Rhode Island College, Gaige Hall - Auditorium 100Lisa Lofland Gould Program Introducing the Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network Saturday, November 23, 2024 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Gaige Hall, Auditorium 100 Rhode Island College 600 Mt Pleasant Ave Providence, RI 02908 Campus Map/Parking This event is free and open to the public. Register Below Plants and insects are inextricably linked […]
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Growing Native Plants from Seeds – Winter Sowing
Saunderstown, RIWinter Sowing Native Plants On January 4, 2025 from 10 to 11:30 the Willet Free Library, Saunderstown is offering a program on winter sowing. Learn all about growing native plant from seeds and get hands-on-experience sowing native plant seeds. Now is the time to sow! All native seeds can be sown in the fall through […]
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Growing Native Plants from Seeds – Winter Sowing
Saunderstown, RIWinter Sowing Native Plants On January 11, 2025 from 10 to 11:30 the William Hall Library in Cranston is offering a program on winter sowing. Learn all about growing native plant from seeds and get hands-on-experience sowing native plant seeds. Now is the time to sow! All native seeds can be sown in the fall […]
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Growing Native Plants from Seeds – Winter Sowing
Saunderstown, RIWinter Sowing Native Plants On January 18, 2025 from 11 to 12:00 the Newport Public Library, Newport is offering a program on winter sowing. Learn all about growing native plant from seeds and get hands-on-experience sowing native plant seeds. Now is the time to sow! All native seeds can be sown in the fall through […]
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Native Seed Winter Sowing Workshop
Middletown Public Library 700 West Main Road, Middletown, RINative Seed Winter Sowing Workshop Join the Aquidneck Land Trust, Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (RIWPS), and Middletown Public Library in this hands-on workshop and learn how to turn your […]
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Growing Native Plants from Seeds – Winter Sowing
Saunderstown, RIWinter Sowing Native Plants On January 25, 2025 from 10 to 11:30 at the Cross' Mills Public Library, Charlestown, learn all about growing native plant from seeds and get hands-on-experience sowing native plant seeds. Now is the time to sow! All native seeds can be sown in the fall through January. In fact, seeds of […]