On March 14, 2026, from 10:00 am to noon, join Nathan Lambstrom for a walk through URI’s North Woods, focusing on techniques and features we can use to identify trees in winter. For better or worse, many of our woody plants do not have leaves for most of the year. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing […]
Join us on March 26, 2026, from 11:30 an to 1:30 pm, to explore Audubon's Lathrop Wildlife Refuge on the shore of Winnapaug Pond, Westerly, RI. Salt marshes and salt ponds are both sensitive and resilient Rhode Island habitats. Scott Ruhren, Ph.D., Senior Director of Conservation, Audubon Society of Rhode Island will lead us around […]
Our first First Thursday walk of the season is April 2, 2026, from 10 am to noon. We will explore the Snake Den Farm parcel of Snake Den State Park with Chris Modisette, a retired forester with more than 40 years of service with the National Resources Conservation Service. Managed by the Northern Rhode Island […]
Using Native Plants to Make Your Yard a Bird Sanctuary (Webinar) hummingbird on wild bergamot (Monada fistulosa), photo Carmen Rugel April 12, 2026 | 4 - 5 :30 pm | […]
Bottle gentian with bumblebee Pollinating the Planet on an Individual Basis Wednesday April 15, 2026 | 1:30- 2:30 PM Beechwood Center | 44 Beach Street | North Kingstown, RI 02852 Steve Burke, president of the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association, has been a beekeeper for over 30 years. He teaches the Association’s yearly training program for beekeepers and […]
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 […]
Hone your observation skills and improve your ability to identify wildflowers Bloodroot- photo, Kathy Barton On May 3, 2026, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Nathan Lambstrom will lead a walk through […]
Spring Emphemerals Welcome You to Botanize Trillium cernuum (Nodding Trillium), Arcadia Management Area, Exeter, RI May 7, 2026 | 10 am - 12 pm Acadia Management Area | Exeter, RI […]
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