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  • The Best Native Plant Sale in Rhode Island 2023

    University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

    Save the date!   June 3, 2023 | 9 am - noon   URI Botanical Garden, Kingston, RI   (Member's pre sale from 8 to 9  am)   More Details to follow!   Learn more about our Native Plant Sales

  • Wild Things – Family Walk, Carter Preserve

    Kingston, RI

    On 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 pine barrens ecosystem should reveal plenty of interesting plants, and likely many lady slipper orchids in full bloom. As always, please bring plenty of water, […]

  • In the Landscape of … the Foleys (members only)

    Cranston, RI

    THIS 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 ..... , open to members only, as a special thanks for their support and in many cases, countless volunteer hours. Members are invited to take an informal […]

  • Small Scale Meadow Workshop

    URI East Farm, Kingston, RI

    Creating 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 and learn more about the design process in this workshop on June 22, 2023 from 2 to 4 pm at URI East Farm. Under the […]

  • Fall Native Plant Sale 2023

    Rhodes on the Pawtuxet 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston

    Solidago 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 - 11 am. More details

  • Nature Walk: Birds & Their Habitat – Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge

    Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge 1040 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road, South Kingstown 02879, Rhode Island

    Hummingbirds 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 native plant enthusiasts on Friday September 15, 2023 from 10 am to noon at the Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in South Kingston, RI. From […]

  • First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Taylor Point Nature Preserve

    Jamestown, RI

    On 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, including maritime woodlands and shrub lands and 4000 feet of shoreline along the East Passage.  A multi-year plant inventory has produced a list of 143 […]

  • Lisa Lofland Gould Lecture: Native Plant Supply Chain

    URI Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Thomas Ryan Auditorium 120 Flagg Rd, Kingston, RI

    NOTE.  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 on the URI Kingston Campus. What are the challenges, opportunities and issues related to sourcing and supplying native plants, especially as demand for these plants […]

  • Beechwood Lecture: Planning for Residential Turf Resilience Organically

    Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United States

    On 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 […]

  • ReSeeding RI: Replenishing Native Plants – a URI Master Gardener Program

    Online

    The 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 Fame and RI Wild Plant Society Vice President, as he takes you on a visual journey of ReSeeding RI from its inception and vision to […]

  • Book Discussion: Brave the Wild River (Members Only)

    Online

    Brave 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 […]

  • 2024 Annual Meeting & Presentations

    KIngston Congregational Church (Fellowship Hall) 2610 Kingstown Road, Kingston, RI

    RIWPS 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.  […]

  • Tour the Brown Herbarium

    Brown University Herbarium 171 Meeting Street (Room 225), Providence, RI

    Tour 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.   […]

  • Beechwood Lecture: Gardening with Ferns

    Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown, RI, United States

    Ostrich 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 […]

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

    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 with biologist Denise Poyer, we will discover early spring flowers deep in the Arcadia Management Area. We will first walk south on Sand Trail to […]

  • 2024 Spring Native Plant Sale

    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 […]

  • 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 May 14, 2024 from 10 am to noon for the first of these walks. The subsequent walks will be scheduled in August and October. Because […]

  • 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 on our Native Plant Sales Page

  • Plant Identification Workshop

    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, tablet or laptop and we will key out as many wildflowers as we can, and learn about the Mystery Plant challenge on the RIWPS Among-RI-Wildflowers […]

  • Beechwood Lecture – Gardening with Pollinators

    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 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 […]

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

    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 10 am to 12 pm for a morning walk at Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, Exeter, RI. Come explore several different habitats including forest, fields and […]

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

    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 the Pawcatuck River in Bradford, Grills has a wide variety of habitats and soil types, including a diversity of wetlands, rocky outcrops, pitch pine uplands […]

  • First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Herb Hadfield Conservation Area

    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 Land Conservation Trust for a walk at Herb Hadfield Conservation Area in Westport, MA from 10am to noon. Herb Hadfield is a 187 acre property […]

  • Following the Seasons at the Haile Farm Preserve – Summer Walk

    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 Spring Walk and new walkers to join Anne on August 14, 2024 from 10 am to noon to explore the preserve in its summer attire. […]

  • Beechwood Lecture: Growing and Enjoying Herbs

    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 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 […]

  • First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Sprague Farm Town Forest

    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 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 […]

  • First ( well…. Second )Thursday Botanizing Walk – Succotash Marsh State Management Area

    Join 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 […]

  • Following the Seasons at Haile Preserve – Fall Walk

    Anne 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Identifying Common Invasive Plants Walk – Narragansett

    Asian 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. […]

  • SE New England Native Seed Exchange

    SE 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 […]