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Seeding the Future: A Panel Discussion
URI Pharmacy Building, Room 170 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RIphoto (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 […]
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Annual Meeting + Presentations
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RIRIWPS annual meeting will take place at the URI Pharmacy Building on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:30 pm. (Directions below). The business meeting includes the annual report, […]
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Wild Things – Family Walk George B. Parker Woodland Audubon Preserve
Exeter, RIOn 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 […]
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The Best Native Plant Sale in Rhode Island 2023
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RISave the date! June 3, 2023 | 9 am - noon URI Botanical Garden, Kingston, RI (Member's pre sale from 8 to 9 am) More Details […]
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Wild Things – Family Walk, Carter Preserve
Kingston, RIOn 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 […]
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In the Landscape of … the Foleys (members only)
Cranston, RITHIS PROGRAM IS STILL PLANNED FOR SATURDAY. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING IN CASE OF SHOWERS. This landscape is the first in a three part series, In the Landscape of ..... , […]
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Small Scale Meadow Workshop
URI East Farm, Kingston, RICreating 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 […]
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Fall Native Plant Sale 2023
Rhodes on the Pawtuxet 60 Rhodes Place, CranstonSolidago sempervirens, seaside goldenrod with common buckeye butterfly On August 26 from 9 AM to noon find our booth at the Pawtuxet Village Farmer’s Market 60 Rhodes Place from 9 […]
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First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge
Coventry, RISeaside goldenrod with common buckeye butterfly In late summer the flora begins to change as asters and goldenrods bloom and seeds and fruits mature. Animals rely on many plants for […]
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Nature Walk: Birds & Their Habitat – Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge 1040 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road, South Kingstown 02879, Rhode IslandHummingbirds buzzing wild bergamot (Monada fistulosa), Trustom Pond. Photo: Carmen Rugel September is a great time to look for migrating birds! Come on a nature walk with fellow bird and […]
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First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Taylor Point Nature Preserve
Jamestown, RIOn Thursday October 5, 2023, from 10 am to noon, come explore some of the Taylor Point Nature Preserve. It has a variety of natural communities within its 20 acres, […]
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Lisa Lofland Gould Lecture: Native Plant Supply Chain
URI Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Thomas Ryan Auditorium 120 Flagg Rd, Kingston, RINOTE. Page updated on November 12 with NEW LOCATION OF THIS PROGRAM Thomas Ryan Auditorium, Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences (CBLS) Upstairs Lobby and Lecture Hall 120 Flagg Road […]
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ReSeeding RI – Class offered by the Native Plant Trust
The program below, on our Reseeding RI initiative, comes from the class offerings of the Native Plant Trust. The registration link takes you to their website. In 2022, Rhode Island […]
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Beechwood Lecture: Planning for Residential Turf Resilience Organically
Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United StatesOn Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, join Dana Millar, owner of Dana Designs, at Beechwood Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kingston. Organically grown turf is not […]
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ReSeeding RI: Replenishing Native Plants – a URI Master Gardener Program
OnlineThe program below is from the URI Master Gardener Program. It is free and open to the public. Join Dave Vissoe, University of Rhode Island Master Gardener 2017 Hall of […]
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Book Discussion: Brave the Wild River (Members Only)
OnlineBrave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon by Melissa Sevigny (W.W. Norton Press) Join fellow RIWPS members on March 3 from 2 to 4 pm to discuss Brave the Wild River, the beautifully written adventure story of two women botanists running the untamed Colorado […]
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2024 Annual Meeting & Presentations
KIngston Congregational Church (Fellowship Hall) 2610 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RIRIWPS annual meeting will take place from 1:00 to 3:00 pm at the Fellowship Hall of the Kingston Congregational Church, 2610 Kingstown Road Kingston, RI on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Enjoy refreshments and fellowship followed from 1:00 to 1:30 followed by the business meeting and presentations. The business meeting includes the annual report, elections for […]
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Tour the Brown Herbarium
Brown University Herbarium 171 Meeting Street (Room 225), Providence, RITour 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. photo credit, Brown University Herbarium Brown University Herbarium offers a priceless snapshot of botanical life, in Rhode Island and across the nation and the world, […]
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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 […]
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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 the walk. On 5 September 2024 from 10 am to 12 pm join Tysh McGrail, long time RIWPS member, landscape designer and lover of native […]
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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 area is located between Potter Pond and Point Judith Pond near the village of Jerusalem. The tide reaches the salt marsh system though a connection […]
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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 in the spring and/or summer walk along with new walkers to join Anne on October 15, 2024 from 10 am to noon to explore the preserve […]
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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, will lead this guided trail walk in Canonchet Farm, a 124 acre second growth woodland that has become infested with invasive plants, shrubs and vines. […]
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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) & Plant Community RI are pairing up with farmers and community scientists to get native seeds into the hands of growers around the area! Through its […]
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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 […]