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  • First Thursday Botanizing Walk: Simmons Mill Pond

    Little Compton, RI

    Join Roger Greene on June 5, 2025 from 10 am to noon to explore Simmons Mill Pond Management Area in Little Compton, RI. We’ll take a walk along the historic laneways through this globally rare Oak/Holly woodland. In early June we will see the transition from spring ephemerals which will be fruiting and going to […]

  • Walk – Wild Urban Plants of the Pawtuxet River

    Join botanists Peter Del Tredici and Brian Maynard for an urban ecology walk on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. to noon, along the Pawtuxet River and through Oxboes […]

  • 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 […]

  • First Thursday Botanizing Walk: Great Swamp Management Area

    West Kingston

    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 the varied habitats found at the Great Swamp Management Area in West Kingston, RI. Ranging from oak-maple forest to wetlands and powerlines we are sure […]

  • Edible Treasures -Trott-Perry Land Preserve in the Summer

    Scituate RI

    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 identifying summer edible plants, exploring their habitats, uses, and sustainable foraging practices. This easy, accessible walk will take place mostly along an open field.   […]

  • 2025 Fall Native Plant Sale

    Rhodes on the Pawtuxet 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston

    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.

  • Basic Botanical Identifying Field Techniques: Trees, Shrubs, and Vines (Carter Preserve)

    Kingston, RI

    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 identify unknown trees, shrubs, and vines. The walk will traverse several ecosystem types and offer a chance to see some familiar and unfamiliar plants in […]

  • Check out ReSeeding RI foundation plots! Native Plant Walk and Talk – Spruce Acres Farm

    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 6 pm.  Spruce Acre Farm is where the narrow leaved mountain mint and blue vervain ReSeeding foundation plots can be viewed.  Each participant can take […]

  • First Thursday Botanizing Walk: Neutaconkanut Hill Park

    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 […]

  • Identifying Common Invasive Plants Walk – Narragansett

    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, […]

  • Local Native Seed Sowing Workshop – Rhode Island Wild Plant Society/ReSeeding RI

    South Kingstown, RI

    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 required - Fee $20.00    Native plants are easy to grow from seeds and this is the perfect time to get started! Learn why growing […]

  • Lisa Lofland Gould Program – Forests in a Changing Climate: Impact on Trees and Ecosystems

    URI Kingston, RI

    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 Fund and sponsored by Rhode Island Wild Plant Society,  Rhode Island Natural History Survey and University of Rhode Island Master Gardener Program.  Saturday, December 6, 2025 1:00 pm […]

  • Workshop – Winter Sowing Native Plants (Newport, RI)

    Newport, RI

    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 projects will provide gardeners with the materials and information needed to winter sow native plants.  Gardeners will sow seeds into a gallon milk jug and […]

  • Native Seed Winter Sowing Workshop (Middletown, RI)

    Middletown Public Library 700 West Main Road, Middletown, RI

      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 yard or community space into an oasis for wildlife! Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 5:30 - 7:o0pm  Middletown Public Library 700 West Main Road, Middletown, […]

  • Growing Native Seeds and Plants with the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society

    Online

    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 get caught up with RIWPS propagation efforts.   Sue Theriault, leader of RIWPS ecotypic seed program, ReSeeding RI, has propagating seed at RIWPS since 2018,.  In […]

  • Workshop – Winter Sowing Native Plants (Charlestown, RI)

    Kingston, RI

    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 projects will provide gardeners with the materials and information needed to winter sow native plants.  Gardeners will sow seeds into a gallon milk jug and […]

  • Plant It Forward – Supporting Pollinators with Native Plants

    Bristol, RI

    Supporting Pollinators with Native Plants Spring is around the corner!  Learn how you can enhance your garden with native plants. Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe-Pye weed) with monarch, photo DMcGrady Thursday 19, 2026 | 5 to 7 pm Rogers Free Library  | 523 Hope St.| Bristol, RI The program includes Sue Theriault from RIWPS' ReSeeding RI […]

  • Annual Meeting 2026: Guest Speaker Arthur Haines

    University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

    How Science, Fieldwork, and Time Reshape Our Understanding of New England’s Flora Annual Meeting & Guest Speaker Arthur Haines February 28, 2026 | 1:00 to 4:00 pm URI Pharmacy Building (room 170) | Kingston RI Driving directions, parking, how to find the building and lecture hall   Schedule • 1:00 pm - Refreshments and Fellowship […]

  • Pollinator Night at the Glass Station (South Kingstown)

    Local Bees: Pollinating Native Plants and Agricultural Crops Limited free spaces available, RSVP required. RSVP is through the Glass Station.  CLICK HERE Join the URI Bee Lab, Rhode Island Wild […]

  • Workshop: Plant Identification in the Classroom

    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 Wildflower Guide and GoBotany. Bring a […]