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  • May 2024

  • Thu 2

    First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Ben Utter Trail, Acadia Management Area

    May 2, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Exeter, RI

    Trillium 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 […]

  • Mon 6

    Veteran RIWPS walk leader Garry Plunkett adding his expertise to Tiverton Land Trust’s Spring Ephemeral Walk

    May 6, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
    Tiverton, RI

    On 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 […]

  • Sat 11

    2024 Spring Native Plant Sale

    May 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Casey Farm, Saunderstown, RI 2325 Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown, RI, United States

    On 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 […]

  • Tue 14

    Following the Seasons at Haile Farm Preserve

    May 14, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Sat 18

    Find RIWPS at Wellness for EveryBODY, an event sponsored by Westerly Land Trust and Westerly Hospital

    May 18, 2024 @ 10:30 pm
    Westerly, RI

    Nature 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 […]

  • June 2024

  • Sat 1

    2024 Best Native Plant Sale

    June 1, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Thu 6

    Plant Identification Workshop

    June 6, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI

    Join 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, […]

  • Wed 26

    Beechwood Lecture – Gardening with Pollinators

    June 26, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United States

    Eutrochium 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 […]

  • July 2024

  • Thu 11

    First (well…. Second) Thursday Botanizing Walk – Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge

    July 11, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Exeter, RI

    Due 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 […]

  • Thu 18

    First Thursday Botanizing Walk -Grills Preserve (rescheduled from June 6 due to heavy rain)

    July 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Bradford, RI

    red 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 […]

  • August 2024

  • Thu 1

    First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Herb Hadfield Conservation Area

    August 1, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Westport, MA

    Lobelia 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 […]

  • Wed 14

    Following the Seasons at the Haile Farm Preserve – Summer Walk

    August 14, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Warren, RI

    Anne 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 […]

  • Wed 28

    Beechwood Lecture: Growing and Enjoying Herbs

    August 28, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United States

    Butterfly 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 […]

  • September 2024

  • Thu 5

    First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Sprague Farm Town Forest

    September 5, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Chepachet, RI

    Acer 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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