A Great Swamp Escapade, South Kingstown, RI
South Kingstown, RIJoin Anne Wagner and Kathy Barton, veteran RIWPS walk leaders, on Saturday, August 20, 2022 from 9:00 to 11:00 am, as we go adventuring in search of the botanical denizens […]
Join Anne Wagner and Kathy Barton, veteran RIWPS walk leaders, on Saturday, August 20, 2022 from 9:00 to 11:00 am, as we go adventuring in search of the botanical denizens […]
Solidago sempervirens, seaside goldenrod with common buckeye butterfly Find our booth at the Pawtuxet Village Farmer’s Market 60 Rhodes Place from 9 AM to noon. We will be offering about 900 plants of 60 […]
Note. This walks starts at 9:30 a half hour earlier than our normal First Thursday Walks. Solidago sempervirens (seaside-goldenrod) and Junonia-coenia (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 food and shelter while many plants rely […]
Solidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod), GGardner Simmons Mill Pond in Little Compton offers a variety of habitats within a short distance. Guided by Dennis Webster, RIWPS member and board member of […]
Rhode Islanders Helping to Restore the American Chestnut Our speaker Yvonne Federowicz is a Master Gardener and the former President of the RI/MA Chapter of the American Chestnut Foundation as […]
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 old this year, and we want to celebrate our history – and discuss where we go from here, in this era of climate change and […]
Modern Tree Care and Arboriculture Techniques Nationally-known tree expert, Matthew "Twig" Largess, and "Voice of the Forest", is an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist with a qualification in Tree Risk Assessment and a license in Integrated Pest Management. He is the founder and president of Largess Forestry in North Kingstown, RI. Largess […]
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, […]
Have you ever wondered how to identify a tree in the winter? Come join us March 25, 2023 from 10 am to 12 pm at the Blackstone River State Park, […]
Join us on Sunday March 26, 2023 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.for an online discussion on The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, & Pips Conquered the Plant […]