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  • November 2022

  • Sat 12

    Seeding the Future: A Panel Discussion

    November 12, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    URI Pharmacy Building, Room 170 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI

    photo (D.Vissoe) WHEN & WHERE: Saturday, November 12, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Rhode Island Pharmacy building (Rm 170), Kingston, RI. WHY: RIWPS is 35 years […]

  • March 2023

  • Sat 11

    Annual Meeting + Presentations

    March 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    RIWPS annual meeting will take place at the URI Pharmacy Building on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 1:00 to 3:30 pm. (Directions below). The business meeting  includes the annual report, […]

  • April 2023

  • Tue 11

    Wild Things – Family Walk George B. Parker Woodland Audubon Preserve

    April 11, 2023 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am

    On April 11, 2023 at 10:30 join us for a hike through George Parker Woodland Audubon Preserve. We’ll see an old field meadow, beech forests, and a boardwalk over a […]

  • June 2023

  • Sat 3

    The Best Native Plant Sale in Rhode Island 2023

    June 3, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Mon 12

    Wild Things – Family Walk, Carter Preserve

    June 12, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Sat 17

    In the Landscape of … the Foleys (members only)

    June 17, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 ..... , […]

  • Thu 22

    Small Scale Meadow Workshop

    June 22, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    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 […]

  • August 2023

  • Sat 26

    Fall Native Plant Sale 2023

    August 26, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    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 […]

  • September 2023

  • Thu 7

    First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge

    September 7, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Seaside goldenrod with common buckeye butterfly In late summer the flora begins to change as asters and goldenrods bloom and seeds and fruits mature. Animals rely on many plants for […]

  • Fri 15

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

    September 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 […]

  • October 2023

  • Thu 5

    First Thursday Botanizing Walk – Taylor Point Nature Preserve

    October 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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, […]

  • November 2023

  • Sat 18

    Lisa Lofland Gould Lecture: Native Plant Supply Chain

    November 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    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 […]

  • January 2024

  • Thu 25

    ReSeeding RI – Class offered by the Native Plant Trust

    January 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    The program below, on our Reseeding RI initiative, comes from the class offerings of the  Native Plant Trust.  The registration link takes you to their website. In 2022, Rhode Island […]

  • February 2024

  • Wed 21

    Beechwood Lecture: Planning for Residential Turf Resilience Organically

    February 21, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    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 […]

  • Thu 22

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

    February 22, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    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 […]

  • March 2024

  • Sun 3

    Book Discussion: Brave the Wild River (Members Only)

    March 3, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Sat 23

    2024 Annual Meeting & Presentations

    March 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    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.  […]

  • April 2024

  • Mon 1

    Tour the Brown Herbarium

    April 1, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

    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.   […]

  • Thu 4

    First Thursday Botanizing Walk: Snake Den State Park CANCELLED BASED ON WEATHER FORECAST

    April 4, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    yellow birch, photo PCahallan THIS WALK IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.  Our first walk of the season, from 10 am to noon on 4 April 2024, will be led […]

  • Wed 17

    Beechwood Lecture: Gardening with Ferns

    April 17, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    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 […]

  • Wed 17

    Please DO Eat the Daisies: The Comestible Virtues of Non-native Weeds and Invasives of the Ocean State

    April 17, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Wednesday April 17, 2024 from 6 to 7:30 pm. Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center, 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI 02809 While we look for practical opportunities for promoting […]

  • Sat 20

    Shannon Kingsley, botantist for ReSeeding RI will speak about this initiative at Transforming the Landscape Symposium

    April 20, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Rhode Island Audubon's spring symposium Transforming The Landscape focuses on how to become part of a sustainable community and support our native species by creating beautiful pollinator habitat at home. The […]

  • May 2024

  • Thu 2

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

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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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 […]

  • October 2024

  • Thu 10

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

    October 10, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Tue 15

    Following the Seasons at Haile Preserve – Fall Walk

    October 15, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Wed 16

    Beechwood Lecture Series: A Panel of Gardening Experts to Answer Your Questions

    October 16, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    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 […]

  • Sat 26

    Identifying Common Invasive Plants Walk – Narragansett

    October 26, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    Narragansett, RI

    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, […]

  • November 2024

  • Sun 10

    SE New England Native Seed Exchange

    November 10, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Tillinghast Place 230 Nyatt Rd, Barrington, RHode Island

    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) & […]

  • Sat 23

    Lisa Lofland Gould Progam: Introducing the Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network

    November 23, 2024 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Rhode Island College, Gaige Hall - Auditorium 100

    Lisa Lofland Gould Program Introducing the Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network Saturday, November 23, 2024 2:30  pm - 5:00 pm Gaige Hall, Auditorium 100 Rhode Island College 600 Mt […]

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