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 […]

Beechwood Lecture: Sustainable and Productive Vegetable Gardening – Agroecological Solutions

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

photo credit, URI Dept. of Plant Sciences and Entomology On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, join David Weisberger, researcher and extension agent, URI Department of Plant Sciences and Entomology, at Beechwood Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kingston. David has worked on farms and research projects in northeastern, midwestern, and southeastern United […]

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 […]

ReSeeding RI – Class offered by the Native Plant Trust

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 Plant Society (RIWPS) began ReSeeding Rhode Island, an initiative to increase the availability of ecotypic seed and plants within the state. In this session, you […]

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 only stronger, but also more resistant to environmental stressors. Dana's approach is to work harmonious with nature, using a bottom-up approach to lawn care through […]

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

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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 […]

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.  […]