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 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: 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 […]
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 […]
Focus on Native and Sustainable Plants Wednesday February 18, 2026 | 1:30- 2:30 PM Beechwood Center | 44 Beach Street | No Kingstown, RI 02852 Jane Case, owner of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 the Nature Conservancy's Francis C. Carter Preserve, focusing on taking the guesswork out of wildflower identification for the nature lover with no formal botanical training. […]
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 On this walk with biologist Denise Poyer, we will discover early spring flowers deep in the Arcadia Management Area. We will first walk south on […]
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Enjoy the Beauty of Spring -- Discover the Edible Treasures Growing Right at Our Feet Join a beginner-friendly, educational plant walk led by Keri Brule at Trott-Perry Land Preserve in […]
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 […]
Trillium cernuum (Nodding Trillium), On Saturday June 6, 2026 from 10 am - 12 pm join Joe Kroger at Caratunk Wildlife Refuge in Seekonk, MA. Joe Kroger, Audubon Society of […]
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