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 the Taylor Point Restoration Association, we will walk through coastal oak-holly forest that once was farmland and woodlots, and then cross the dam to explore […]
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 well as the current Project Leader for the University of Rhode Island (URI) Chestnut Orchard Research Project. She will discuss the latest developments and findings […]
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, elections for Board of Trustees. We will also be celebrating our volunteer award recipients. Lifetime Service Volunteer Awards - Mary Lou Upham & Nancy Weiss […]
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, 1075 Lower River Road, Lincoln RI. Brian Maynard, RIWPS Treasurer and URI Professor of Botany will show us how to identify trees and shrubs without […]
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 Kingdom and Shaped Human History by Thor Hanson. Settle in with a cup of tea, a cookie or two, some old and new RIWPS friends […]
Our first walk in the 2023 First Thursday series takes place in Goddard Memorial State Park in Warwick, one of Rhode Island’s most popular metropolitan parks. With its spacious lawns, […]
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 […]
Pollinator Friendly Plants in the Residential Nursery World Eutrochium fistulosum (hollow Joe-Pye weed) with monarch, photo DMcGrady This program has been cancelled due to illness and will be rescheduled […]