BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rhode Island Wild Plant Society - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rhode Island Wild Plant Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://riwps.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rhode Island Wild Plant Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240511T140000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240308T052838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T075519Z UID:10000248-1715418000-1715436000@riwps.org SUMMARY:2024 Spring Native Plant Sale DESCRIPTION:On May 11\, 2024\, starting at 9 am\, find us at the Casey Farm\, Farmers Market\, 2325 Boston Neck Road\, Saunderstown. \nFor details about this sale and our other plant sales see our Native Plant Sales Page. URL:https://riwps.org/event/2024-spring-native-plant-sale/ LOCATION:Casey Farm\, Saunderstown\, RI\, 2325 Boston Neck Road\, Saunderstown\, RI\, 02874\, United States CATEGORIES:General Event,Plant sale,Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riwps.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/march-marigold-2024-Plant-Sale.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240506T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240418T190301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240418T193606Z UID:10000253-1715020200-1715023800@riwps.org SUMMARY:Veteran RIWPS walk leader Garry Plunkett adding his expertise to Tiverton Land Trust's Spring Ephemeral Walk DESCRIPTION: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 plants\, will be joining host Annie Bayer on this evening walk to see the short lived blooms that provide an early source of food for our woodland pollinators. These ephemerals can be some of the most delicate and hard to spot flowers in our New England woods. Their window is short lived but we hope to catch some on our hike together!  This walk is organized by the Tiverton Land Trust.  \nFor additional information\, updates or changes to this walk\,  registration or questions related to this walk contact the Tiverton Land Trust directly. CLICK HERE URL:https://riwps.org/event/veteran-riwps-walk-leader-garry-plunkett-lending-his-expertise-to-spring-ephemeral-walk-at-the-tiverton-land-trusts-spring-ephemeral-walkveteran-riwps-walk-leader-garry-plunkett-lending-his-experti/ LOCATION:Tiverton\, RI END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240320T035656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240411T215856Z UID:10000251-1714644000-1714651200@riwps.org SUMMARY:First Thursday Botanizing Walk - Ben Utter Trail\, Acadia Management Area DESCRIPTION:Trillium cernuum\, nodding trilium. DMcGrady \nOn 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. \n\nWe will first walk south on Sand Trail to look for Indian cucumber root (Medeola virginiana)\, dolls-eyes (Actaea pachypoda)\, sharp-lobed hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) and many other ephemeral flowers.  This trail features a wonderful patch of nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum)\, one of the few trillium species found in RI.  We will then turn back north on the Ben Utter Trail to search for downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyera pubescens)\, as well as more wetland species\, including early violets. \nPlan for a mile or so of walking on wooded trails and wear appropriate hiking footwear. \n\nThis walk is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated. DONATE \nRegistration Below.  We will email the meet up location and directions to those who register a few days before the walk using either office@riwps.org or communications@riwps.org.  (Be sure to check your spam/junk folder if you do not get this email.) \nCancellations. We always have more people who want to attend a walk than can be accommodated. Please if you find that you cannot attend\, notify the office@riwps.org as soon as possible. \n  \nThis walk is a part of our First Thursday Botanizing Walk Series which is free and open to the public. See our Botanizing Walks home page for important details you should know about the walks in this series.  URL:https://riwps.org/event/first-thursday-botanizing-walk-ben-utter-trail-acadia-management-area/ LOCATION:Exeter\, RI CATEGORIES:Botanizing Walk Series,General Event,Programs,Walks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240225T040341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T193629Z UID:10000246-1713603600-1713628800@riwps.org SUMMARY:Shannon Kingsley\, botantist for ReSeeding RI will speak about this initiative at Transforming the Landscape Symposium DESCRIPTION: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 keynote speaker Dr. Doug Tallamy\, Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware is well known for his lauded books on landscaping for wildlife.  The seven other speakers include Shannon Kingsley\, botanist for RIWPS’ ReSeeding RI initiate\, who will talk about how this initiative aims to increase the availability of seeds and plants from locally sourced wild native “ecotypic” plant populations. The other speakers are Dr. Steven Alm\, Professor of Entomology\, and the URI Bee Lab; Lee Ann Freitas\, Director\, Roger Williams Park Botanical Center; Sally Johnson\, Ecoastal Design; Donna Merrill\, Founder and President of Pollinator Pathway; Jen West\, Coastal Training Program Coordinator\, Narragansett Bay Research Reserve and Phoenix Wheeler\, Audubon Director of Advocacy.  The symposium will take place on April 20\, 2024\, from 9 am to 4 pm\, at Rhode Island College in Providence. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe symposium offers the opportunity to speak with local garden designers\, community organizers\, and Rhode Island’s scientific community to discover how your space can grow into a pollinator paradise. Learn about the latest bee research out of the University of Rhode Island\, the detrimental effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on wildlife and our waterways\, and local efforts to establish a living seed bank for native plants. Leave with knowledge on where to find native plants\, ways to communicate with your community about this vital issue\, and how to get your garden on the map by joining Audubon’s Pollinator Alliance. RIWPS along with other organizations will be represented at the event. \nMore details and registration – provided by Audubon Society of Rhode Island \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/transforming-the-landscape-audubon-native-plants-and-pollinators-symposium/ LOCATION:Providence CATEGORIES:ReSeeding Rhode Island END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240226T103510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T061602Z UID:10000247-1713376800-1713382200@riwps.org SUMMARY:Please DO Eat the Daisies: The Comestible Virtues of Non-native Weeds and Invasives of the Ocean State DESCRIPTION:Wednesday April 17\, 2024 from 6 to 7:30 pm. Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center\, 1401 Hope Street\, Bristol\, RI 02809 \nWhile we look for practical opportunities for promoting ecological restoration through the successful removal of invasives and replacement with natives\, what should we do with all these non-native weeds and invasives? The answer for many of them could be: eat them. Many weeds and invasives are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. \nJoin local wild edibles enthusiast Russ Cohen\, author of the book Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten\, for a 60-minute slide presentation covering over two dozen of the tastiest non-native plant species lurking in plain sight in the Ocean State. These range from species everyone knows well\, like Daisies and Dandelions\, to species they may never have even heard of\, like Salsify and Asiatic Dayflower. \nKeys to the identification of each species will be provided\, along with edible portion(s)\, season(s) of availability and preparation method(s)\, as well as guidelines for safe and environmentally responsible foraging. Russ will also describe the distinction between species categorized as mere weeds\, many of which grow among our garden vegetables\, versus those deemed to be invasive due to their adverse ecological impacts.  Last but not least\, Russ will bring several goodies made with locally-foraged weeds and invasive ingredients for folks to sample. \nFee:  $10.00 for members of RIWPS and $15.00 for non-members. \nRegistration required. Complete the registration form below. URL:https://riwps.org/event/please-do-eat-the-daisies/ LOCATION:Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center\, 1401 Hope Street\, Bristol\, RI CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs,Talks GEO:41.7098662;-71.2829715 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center 1401 Hope Street Bristol RI;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1401 Hope Street:geo:-71.2829715,41.7098662 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240214T150110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T150110Z UID:10000244-1713362400-1713367800@riwps.org SUMMARY:Beechwood Lecture: Gardening with Ferns DESCRIPTION:Ostrich Fern\, photo GGardner \nGardening With Native Ferns  \nOn Wednesday\, April 17\, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm\, join Karen Asher\, native plant specialist and former president of Rhode Island Wild Plant Society\, at Beechwood Center\, 44 Beach Street\, North Kingston to learn about our native ferns. \nFerns are ubiquitous here in Rhode Island\, let’s use them in your garden to create a well-balanced and thriving landscape. Learn about our largest fern\, Cinnamon Fern\, our smallest fern\, Grape Fern\, and everything in between\, ferns for dry or moist locations\, shady and sunny areas. Don’t know much about ferns\, but would like to know more?  This is the class for you. \nKaren Asher holds a certificate in native plant studies with a focus on field botany from the Native Plant Trust and she volunteers in its plant conservation program assessing the status of rare species in Rhode Island. She has published numerous articles on native plants. Karen is also a Master Gardener and has presented this program and other programs on Gardening with RI Native Plants at garden clubs\, land trusts and libraries across the state. She enjoys working in her own garden in West Kingston. \n\nBeechwood Lectures are a joint effort of the URI Master Gardener Program and the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society. Lectures are free and open to the public. Master Gardeners receive education credits for attending. \nRegistration is required\, and space is limited. To reserve a space contact the Volunteer/Program Coordinator at The Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment at 401-268-1594 or mdubois@northkingstownri.gov.   (If you have not attended past lectures and/or registered your contact information with the Beechwood Center in the last three (3) years\, you may need to provide an updated information form.  This will be provided by Beechwood staff.) \n\nUpcoming Lectures\n6/26/24 Gardening with Pollinators – Barbara Donnelly\, Red Horse Farm/Rose Shack \n8/28/24  Growing and Enjoying Herbs – Debi Brodie\, Master Gardener Presenter for the URI Master Gardeners Education Programs co-host URI Cooperative Extension  @ “uricoopext” \n10/16/24  Q and A Gardening Informational Panel – RI Wild Plant Society URL:https://riwps.org/event/beechwood-lecture-gardening-with-ferns/ LOCATION:Beechwood Center\, 44 Beach Street\, North Kingstown\, RI\, 02852\, United States CATEGORIES:Beechwood Lecture Series,General Event,Programs GEO:41.565879;-71.44489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street North Kingstown RI 02852 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44 Beach Street:geo:-71.44489,41.565879 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240220T153813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T234139Z UID:10000245-1712224800-1712232000@riwps.org SUMMARY:First Thursday Botanizing Walk: Snake Den State Park CANCELLED BASED ON WEATHER FORECAST DESCRIPTION:yellow birch\, photo PCahallan \nTHIS WALK IS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS.  \nOur first walk of the season\, from 10 am to noon on 4 April 2024\, will be led by retired Deputy State Forester Paul Dolan.  We will explore the Snake Den Farm parcel of Snake Den State Park in Johnson\, RI. Managed by the Northern Rhode Island Conservation District\, this parcel reflects a historical progression from woodlot and pasture\, reversion to forest and most recently\, experimental fields to promote sustainable agriculture. \nThe major tree species in the area are white pine\, yellow and black birch\, white and red oak\, red maple and big tooth aspen. We will be hiking slightly over a mile on a relatively easy trail\, ending at agricultural fields edged by many species of non-native invasive plants. \n\nThis walk is free and open to the public. Donations are appreciated. DONATE \nRegistration Below.  We will email the meet up location and directions to those who register a few days before the walk using either office@riwps.org or communications@riwps.org.  (Be sure to check your spam/junk folder if you do not get this email.) \n\nThis walk is a part of our First Thursday Botanizing Walk Series which is free and open to the public. See our Botanizing Walks home page for important details you should know about the walks in this series.  URL:https://riwps.org/event/first-thursday-botanizing-walk-snake-den-state-park/ LOCATION:Johnson\, RI CATEGORIES:Botanizing Walk Series,General Event,Programs,Walks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240401T113000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240213T204342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240303T015213Z UID:10000243-1711965600-1711971000@riwps.org SUMMARY:Tour the Brown Herbarium DESCRIPTION: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.   \nphoto credit\, Brown University Herbarium \nBrown University Herbarium offers a priceless snapshot of botanical life\, in Rhode Island and across the nation and the world\, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. At Brown University Herbarium\, Rebecca Kartzinel\, Director\, invites you to tour the collection and consider its value to science and conservation. \nLearn about the importance of herbaria\, the history of Brown’s collections\, and our current projects. Learn about how specimens are mounted and prepared for accession into the collection. Try a small herbarium challenge to decipher the labels of specimens.  Dr. Kartinzel\, member of the Department of Ecology\, Evolution\, and Organismal Biology at Brown\, earned her Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of Georgia in 2013 and has been director of the Brown University Herbarium since 2019. \nThis program is open to the public and is free. Donations are appreciated and support our educational outreach.   Donate now. \nRegistration Required. \nWaiting list: When the program is full\, a message will appear directing you to fill our the form below\, should you wish to be on the waiting list at that time. In case of cancellations\, we will reopen the registration and notify those on the waiting list. URL:https://riwps.org/event/tour-the-brown-herbarium/ LOCATION:Brown University Herbarium\, 171 Meeting Street (Room 225)\, Providence\, RI\, 02912 CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs GEO:41.828594;-71.402893 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Brown University Herbarium 171 Meeting Street (Room 225) Providence RI 02912;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=171 Meeting Street (Room 225):geo:-71.402893,41.828594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T150000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240214T213541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T225721Z UID:10000242-1711198800-1711206000@riwps.org SUMMARY:2024 Annual Meeting & Presentations DESCRIPTION: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.  Enjoy refreshments and fellowship followed from 1:00 to 1:30 followed by the business meeting and presentations.  The business meeting includes the annual report\, elections for Board of Trustees and celebration of our volunteer award recipients. Dick Fisher will receive the Lifetime Service Volunteer Award and Kate Rakosky the Volunteer of the Year Award.  \nSo Many Ways to Go Wild with Native Plants\nBe inspired by a sample of different ways that we are currently supporting native plants and their habitats. Learn about the Seed Starters efforts to find a new home. Consider the progress and challenges of ReSeeding RI\, our multi-year journey to increase the supply of first-generation ecotypic seeds and plants sourced from native wild plant populations.  Discover the positive reverberating impact of four recent annual grants.  We will also be announcing the recipients of this year’s grants.  Ask questions\, add ideas! \nComplete the form below if you will be attending. Contact office@riwps.org should you need to cancel. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/annual-meeting-presentations/ LOCATION:KIngston Congregational Church (Fellowship Hall)\, 2610 Kingstown Road\, Kingston\, RI\, 02881 CATEGORIES:General Event,General Meeting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240303T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240115T170141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T173556Z UID:10000240-1709474400-1709481600@riwps.org SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Brave the Wild River (Members Only) DESCRIPTION:Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon \nby Melissa Sevigny (W.W. Norton Press) \nJoin 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 River.  Let’s share our thoughts.  Consider choosing a couple of quotes or passages that resonated with you.  \nElzada Clover was a cacti-loving native of the Southwest and a faculty member at University of Michigan where she taught Lois Jotter\, a ready-for-adventure undergrad. In the summer of 1938\, the two women planned a trip down the Colorado. No one had yet surveyed the plant life of the Grand Canyon\, and they were determined to be the first. But the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world and they and their small crew of an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader\, a zoologist\, and two amateur boatmen were thought to be foolhardy. \n Word of the trip spread through the national press and the nation came alive with shock\, censure\, and negative attitudes\, especially with the idea of two women alone with three men!  \nUsing the women’s journals\, the scientist journalist Sevigny recounts their daring forty-three-day journey down the river\, meticulously cataloging the plants that thrived in the Grand Canyon’s secret nooks and crannies. But Sevigny also includes bits of human history and culture\, geography\, politics and poetic descriptions of the rocky gorge.  \nThe satisfying ending wraps up the aftermath of the botanists’ results\, their lives and an amazing opportunity for Jotter as an old woman. Today scientists use Clover and Jotter’s journals and plant lists to learn and compare today’s flora with what Clover and Jetter found in 1938. \n• Winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography  • A Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023  • A New Yorker Best Book of 2023 • \nCopies available in the Ocean State Library system and online. \nThis event is for RIWPS members.  Not a member?  JOIN NOW.  Not sure if your membership is current?  Contact office@RIWPS.org \nTo participate register below  (Directions to access this discussion will be sent to those who register closer to March 3).  As always\, let us know if you need to cancel your registration. office@riwps.org URL:https://riwps.org/event/book-discussion-brave-the-wild-river-members-only/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,RIWPS Members Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240222T200000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20231223T223859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240101T202916Z UID:10000239-1708628400-1708632000@riwps.org SUMMARY:ReSeeding RI: Replenishing Native Plants - a URI Master Gardener Program DESCRIPTION:The program below is from the URI Master Gardener Program. It is free and open to the public. \nJoin 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 actualizing the steps of the plan. Visuals will be interspersed with video clips from those involved in the project to show you the depth\, breadth and diversity of some of the participants. It will conclude with how Master Gardeners might be involved in 2024. Resources and references will be included. \nReseeding RI is a project of the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society amplifying RI and Ecoregion 59 Native Seeds and Plants. \nRegistration: Zoom  URL:https://riwps.org/event/reseeding-ri-replenishing-native-plants-a-uri-master-gardener-program/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:ReSeeding Rhode Island END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20240112T204815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T220238Z UID:10000241-1708524000-1708529400@riwps.org SUMMARY:Beechwood Lecture: Planning for Residential Turf Resilience Organically DESCRIPTION: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. \nOrganically 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 building nutrients in the soil. He believes that organic lawn care is based on the premise that healthy turf grass requires healthy soil\, education and knowledge of the environmental factors and cultural practices that affect your lawn. Building resilience in your lawn should focus on soil health rather than applying chemicals to the grass. \nFor this lecture\, Dana will  discuss his approach to organic lawn care and landscaping\, including minimizing the use of chemicals and water\, to create a sustainable home landscape. \nDana Designs\, founded in 2007\, is an organically focused landscaping business in the Chariho Area. \nBeechwood Lectures are a joint effort of the URI Master Gardener Program and the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society. Lectures are free and open to the public. Master Gardeners receive education credits for attending. \nRegistration is required\, and space is limited. To reserve a space contact the Volunteer/Program Coordinator at The Beechwood Center for Life Enrichment at 401-268-1594 or mdubois@northkingstownri.gov.   (If you have not attended past lectures and/or registered your contact information with the Beechwood Center in the last three (3) years\, you may need to provide an updated information form.  This will be provided by Beechwood staff.) \n\nUpcoming Lectures\n4/17/24  Gardening with Native Ferns – Karen Asher\, RI Wild Plant Society\n6/26/24 What’s New in the Residential Nursery World – Barbara Donnelly\,Red Horse Farm/Rose Shack\n8/28/24  Medicinal Plants TBD\n10/16/24  Q and A Gardening Informational Panel – RI Wild Plant Society URL:https://riwps.org/event/beechwood-lecture-planning-for-residential-turf-resilience-organically/ LOCATION:Beechwood Center\, 44 Beach Street\, North Kingstown\, RI\, 02852\, United States CATEGORIES:Beechwood Lecture Series GEO:41.565879;-71.44489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Beechwood Center 44 Beach Street North Kingstown RI 02852 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=44 Beach Street:geo:-71.44489,41.565879 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T180000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20231223T210552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T210011Z UID:10000238-1706202000-1706205600@riwps.org SUMMARY:ReSeeding RI - Class offered by the Native Plant Trust DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn 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 will learn from ReSeeding Rhode Island’s seed collector\, Shannon Kingsley\, about ecotypes and ecoregions\, proper protocols for collection of wild seeds\, and the types of species collected and grown by ReSeeding RI. Shannon will also delve into her experiences collecting wild seeds\, the initiative’s partnerships with its wild seedbed growers\, and the developing educational aspects of the project. \nPlease note: We do not make video or audio recordings of classes or programs available after the fact\, because we believe education is interactive\, with instructors and students building a community and culture of learning. Some programs may be recorded strictly for instructor-training purposes. Please visit this page to review this and other FAQs about our policies. \n\n  \n  \n\n\n\nDate/time details\nThursday\, January 25\, 2024\, 5 PM – 6 PM\n\n\nLocation\nZoom / Online\n\n\nProgram code\nBOTW202\n\n\nFee\n$15 (Members) / $18 (Nonmembers)\n\n\nInstructor\nShannon Kingsley\n\n\nCertificate\nElective: The sic or Advanced\, Botany\n\n\n\nRegister \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/reseeding-ri-class-offered-by-native-plant-trust/ CATEGORIES:ReSeeding Rhode Island END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231118T150000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230930T204130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231112T131227Z UID:10000237-1700312400-1700319600@riwps.org SUMMARY:Lisa Lofland Gould Lecture: Native Plant Supply Chain DESCRIPTION:NOTE.  Page updated on November 12 with NEW LOCATION OF THIS PROGRAM \nThomas Ryan Auditorium\, Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences (CBLS)\nUpstairs Lobby and Lecture Hall\n 120 Flagg Road on the URI Kingston Campus. \nWhat are the challenges\, opportunities and issues related to sourcing and supplying native plants\, especially as demand for these plants increases? Steve Castorani\, co-founder and president of North Creek Nurseries\, will explain how a wholesale nursery such as North Creek supplies this growing market. He will also touch on localized efforts to harvest\, propagate\, and disseminate ecotypic plants and seeds\, and how each approach has a role in expanding the supply of native plants available for gardeners\, growers\, and landscape restoration projects. \nSteve Castorani earned a degree in Plant Science from the University of Delaware. After founding 2 businesses\, a landscape design-build firm and then Gateway Garden Center\, Steve co-founded North Creek Nurseries (PA) in 1988. North Creek is a wholesale propagation nursery\, specializing in growing starter plant plugs of perennials\, ornamental grasses\, ferns\, vines\, and shrubs with an emphasis on Eastern US native plants. They are a supplier of solution based native plants for growers and ecological firms engaged in restoration and protection of the environment. \nSteve also co-created the American Beauties Plant® brand which is sold through independent garden centers. In 2020 The American Horticultural Society awarded Steve the Paul Ecke Jr. Commercial Award. This award is given to an individual or company whose commitment to the highest standards of excellence in the field of commercial horticulture. He also received the prestigious Award for Merit from the International Plant Propagation Society. Steve has served on the Delaware Invasive Species Council\, developing guidelines for the implementation of an invasive species policy for the state of Delaware. \nSchedule\n1:00 – 1:45 Fellowship and Networking \n1:45 – 3:00 Talk followed by Q & A \nThis event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. (see form below).  \n  \nThis lecture is underwritten by the Lisa Lofland Gould Native Plant Program Fund and is sponsored by Rhode Island Wild Plant Society\,  Rhode Island Natural History Survey and University of Rhode Island\,  Master Gardener Program \n \nIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT –  directions & parking  \nRegistration form\nShould you need to cancel\, contact communications@RIWPS.org \n\n  \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/lisa-lofland-gould-lecture-native-plant-supply-chain/ LOCATION:URI Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences\, Thomas Ryan Auditorium\, 120 Flagg Rd\, Kingston\, RI\, 02881 CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs,Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231005T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230828T154713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T011403Z UID:10000235-1696500000-1696507200@riwps.org SUMMARY:First Thursday Botanizing Walk - Taylor Point Nature Preserve DESCRIPTION: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 species – 89 native and 54 non-native (26 of which are on the RI Invasive Plant Species List).\n\nLed by Taylor Point Restoration Association board member Dennis Webster\, we’ll first look at some plants growing on the beach\, then walk out to the rocky cliffs to visit the hardy plants that thrive there and to enjoy one of the best views of Narragansett Bay to be seen in the state.  Along the way we’ll see the current stages of the long-term restoration project. \nWe’ll walk less than a mile\, but will encounter some uneven footing on the rough trails and rocks.  Be sure to take tick precautions and appropriate clothing for cool\, windy weather. \nFor a preview of Taylor Point\, visit the Taylor Point Restoration Association’s website at TaylorPoint.org .  The “Plant Atlas” page\, still in development\, describes many of the plants growing there. \n\nSpace is limited. Register Below.  We will send directions and the meet up location to participants a few days before the walk. \nThis walk is a part of our First Thursday Botanizing Walk Series. See our Botanizing Walks URL:https://riwps.org/event/first-thursday-botanizing-walk-taylor-point-nature-preserve/ LOCATION:Jamestown\, RI CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs,Walks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230915T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230812T223943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T164738Z UID:10000233-1694772000-1694779200@riwps.org SUMMARY:Nature Walk: Birds & Their Habitat – Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge DESCRIPTION:Hummingbirds buzzing wild bergamot (Monada fistulosa)\, Trustom Pond. Photo: Carmen Rugel \nSeptember 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. \nFrom Nick Ernst\, wildlife biologist for the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex\, learn about the importance of creating high quality habitat for migratory birds\, especially through promoting and restoring native plant populations. Approximately 300 species of birds call Trustom Pond NWR home during the year! \nFrom Lauren Parmelee\, Rhode Island Audubon Society’s Senior Director of Education\, learn more about the birds of Trustom Pond. Lauren will share tips on how to find and identify birds. Birds we hope to see: swallows\, flycatchers\, warblers\, vireos\, herons and hawks. A few specific examples: Barn Swallow\, Eastern Bluebird\, Eastern Kingbird\, Palm Warbler\, Red-tailed Hawk\, Baltimore Orioles and more! \nBring your questions. Bring your binoculars.  (Lauren will bring extra binoculars for you to use\, in case you do not have pair.) \nWe thank Mark Cordle\, RIWPS member\, URI Master and Project Leader of Native Plant Demonstration Garden at the Trustom Pond Contact Station as well as specific restoration sites on the refugee for arranging this walk and for his passion for native plants. \nThis walk is open to the public.  While there is no fee\, donations support our programs. Donate \nRegister is required. Limit of 20 participants. To participate complete the registration form below. \nCancellations: Contact office@riwps.org URL:https://riwps.org/event/nature-walk-birds-and-their-habitat/ LOCATION:Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge\, 1040 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road\, South Kingstown 02879\, Rhode Island\, 02879 CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs,Walks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230907T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230726T005600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T022130Z UID:10000227-1694080800-1694088000@riwps.org SUMMARY:First Thursday Botanizing Walk - Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge DESCRIPTION:Seaside goldenrod with common buckeye butterfly \nIn 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 on animals for pollination and dispersal. At times the interactions get quite defensive. If you would like to sample the vast array of interactions in Rhode Island join us for an easy hike at Audubon’s Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge. In addition to our general botanizing along the way we will also examine plant-animal interactions. On established trails through fields and forests we will decipher how plants and animals struggle and cooperate in order to survive. \nDate/Place: September 7\, 2023 from 10 am to noon at the Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge\, Coventry\, RI \nLeader: Scott Ruhren\, Ph.D.\, Senior Director of Conservation\, Audubon Society of Rhode Island \nLevel of Effort: Easy to moderate trail hike \nSpace is limited. Register Below.  We will send directions and the meet up location to participants a few days before the walk. \nThis walk is a part of our First Thursday Botanizing Walk Series. See our Botanizing Walks home page for important details you should know about the walks in this series.  URL:https://riwps.org/event/first-thursday-botanizing-walk-maxwell-mays-wildlife-refuge-2/ LOCATION:Coventry\, RI CATEGORIES:Botanizing Walk Series,General Event,Programs,Walks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T110000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230729T193624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T221715Z UID:10000228-1693040400-1693047600@riwps.org SUMMARY:Fall Native Plant Sale 2023 DESCRIPTION:Solidago sempervirens\, seaside goldenrod with common buckeye butterfly \nOn 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 URL:https://riwps.org/event/fall-native-plant-sale-2023/ LOCATION:Rhodes on the Pawtuxet\, 60 Rhodes Place\, Cranston CATEGORIES:General Event,Plant sale,Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riwps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RIWPS-Plant-Sale-June-2018_5170.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230527T171144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T154619Z UID:10000216-1687442400-1687449600@riwps.org SUMMARY:Small Scale Meadow Workshop DESCRIPTION: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. \nUnder the guidance of Graham Gardner\, landscape designer and author of the recently published book Tiny + Wild: Build a Small Scale Meadow Anywhere\, participants will share their projects which will serve as case studies for the group to engage in “design consultations.” Consideration will be given to designing\, installing and managing the project. \nGraham is a Rhode Island native\, URI Landscape Architecture graduate\, and a former RIWPS member. He has over 25 years of experience in landscape design and project management in public\, private\, and non-profit spaces. Graham’s diverse experiences in New England\, plus his work in Colorado\, California\, and Puerto Rico\, have reinforced his passion for the ecological vibrancy and diversity of communities of native plants and for advocating to bring nature’s abundance to our landscapes. \nNotes \nTo share your project at the workshop\, please bring paper\, pencil\, and *hard copies of any materials in your project folder that you wish to share with the group. RIWPS will provide large sheets of paper and/or large white/black board. \nThere will be copies available of Tiny + Wild to purchase should you want.  (Check or cash only) \nFee: $30.00 for RIWPS members and URI Master Gardeners and $35.00 for all others. \nRegistration for this program is closed \nCancellations: Contact office@riwps.org. \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/small-scale-meadow-workshop/ LOCATION:URI East Farm\, Kingston\, RI CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs,Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230617T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230419T183708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230617T021719Z UID:10000210-1686996000-1687003200@riwps.org SUMMARY:In the Landscape of ... the Foleys (members only) DESCRIPTION:THIS PROGRAM IS STILL PLANNED FOR SATURDAY.  WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING IN CASE OF SHOWERS.  \nThis 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 tour of a fellow member’s garden.  The hosts will share their story about their garden and answer questions. There is a $10 fee per membership. \nUrban Hybrid Garden Tour\nSaturday\,  June 17\, 2023  –  10 a.m. to Noon  (rain day\, June 18\, same time)\nCranston\, RI \nA Providence Journal article from January 1926 waxed poetic about the recently-built “ancient farmhouse” on Narragansett Boulevard.  Originally encompassing five acres and developed by William S. Cherry\, eponymous owner of Cherry and Webb\, this house and its adjacent barn\, were built on a site known as Wash’s Pond.  According to the Journal\, the development saved this spot from becoming an “eyesore” and a “dumping ground.” \nThe flowery prose of early 20th century journalism aside\, and the passage of nearly 100 years finds both house and barn intact\, though now separate properties.  Yet approximately five acres of contiguous open land still surround the house’s 17\,000 square foot lot  – an unusual condition for such an urban setting\, four blocks south of the Providence city border. \nWhen Judi and Pat Foley purchased the property in 2017\, they were attracted by the possibilities of rejuvenating the then-badly overgrown landscape.  They spent several years rebuilding deteriorating stone walls and steps before pursuing their gardening vision\, which included many native species they were learning about through the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society. \nTheir vision is based on several principles: \n\nLeave good existing plantings\, even if not native\, as long as not invasive. A magnificent oak and cedar\, several spruce\, an arborvitae and many rhododendron and pieris date from a time the original property had a full-time gardener.  Badly overgrown yews\, invasive ivy and bittersweet\, and many damaged woody plants were removed.\nUse native plants as a foundation\, preferably locally-sourced straight species\, supplemented with northeastern stock. Approximately 40 species of native woody plants have been added; native perennials\, many winter-sown on site have also been planted in appropriate microclimates.\nGrow food for people\, insects and foraging birds and animals. Garden vegetables are joined by culinary and medicinal herbs\, and an emerging fruit forest of native and introduced trees and shrubs.\nPlant for joy\, to support socializing and to provide cut flowers for the house and for family and friends.\nUse organic methods and permaculture techniques to minimize the need for external\, commercial amendments.\n\nThis garden is very much a work in progress with new plants regularly introduced and existing plants moved to find optimal growing locations or to take advantage of changing garden conditions. \nWhile most of the garden is visible from accessible viewing points\, much of the land requires navigating stone steps.  There are some wet areas so appropriate footwear and insect repellent are recommended.  Please note any physical challenges on your registration\, so that we can make accommodations for access. \nThis garden is featured in the upcoming edition of our WildfloraRI! \nThe number of RIWPS member visitors is limited to 20. \nREGISTER BELOW. Directions will be sent to those who registered a few days before the walk.\n(Not a member?  Join.  Not sure if your membership is current? Contact office@riwps.org) \nCancellations: Contact office@riwps.org. \nWaiting list: When the maximum number of visitors is reached\, the registration form will be replaced by a message indicating the program is full. At that time\, if you would like to be put on the waiting list\, complete the waiting list form. Should there be cancellations\, we will notify those on the waiting list. \n\n\n\n  \n  \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/in-the-landscape-of-the-foleys/ LOCATION:Cranston\, RI CATEGORIES:Programs,RIWPS Members Event,Walks & Tours END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230612T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230524T010503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T012328Z UID:10000215-1686564000-1686571200@riwps.org SUMMARY:Wild Things - Family Walk\, Carter Preserve DESCRIPTION: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\, snacks\, sun protection\, and bug spray. We’ll be out between 90 minutes and 2 hours.\n\n\nTo provide a personalized learning experience space is very limited –  2 to 3 families.  For more details about our family walks\, including how to express interest in participating click here \n  \n  \n\n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/wild-things-family-walk-carter-preserve/ LOCATION:Kingston\, RI CATEGORIES:Family Walk,General Event,Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230603T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230603T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230302T071436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T194446Z UID:10000201-1685782800-1685793600@riwps.org SUMMARY:The Best Native Plant Sale in Rhode Island 2023 DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\n  \nJune 3\, 2023 | 9 am – noon \n  \nURI Botanical Garden\, Kingston\, RI \n  \n(Member’s pre sale from 8 to 9  am) \n  \nMore Details to follow! \n  \nLearn more about our Native Plant Sales URL:https://riwps.org/event/best-native-plant-sale-ri-2023/ LOCATION:University of Rhode Island\, Kingston\, RI CATEGORIES:General Event,Plant sale,Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riwps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/June-plant-sale-just-flowers.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T113000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230328T180946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T184534Z UID:10000208-1681209000-1681212600@riwps.org SUMMARY:Wild Things - Family Walk George B. Parker Woodland Audubon Preserve DESCRIPTION: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 swamp before ending at a rocky stream in a wooded valley. Please pack sunscreen\, bug spray\, snacks\, and water. We’ll be out between 90 minutes and 2 hours. To provide a personalized learning experience space is very limited. Each walk will be arranged for to 2 to 3 families per walk. \nFor more details about our family walks\, including how to register\, click here \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/wild-things-family-walk-george-b-parker-woodland-audubon-preserve/ LOCATION:Exeter\, RI CATEGORIES:Family Walk,General Event,Programs GEO:41.5750676;-71.5351476 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230311T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20230130T153328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T195541Z UID:10000127-1678539600-1678548600@riwps.org SUMMARY:Annual Meeting + Presentations DESCRIPTION: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 Fried. Volunteer of the Year Awards  – Gayle Anderson & Brenda Woodward. Read about their service! \nSo Many Ways to Go Wild with Native Plants\nBe inspired by a sample of different ways that we support native plants and their habitats. From Shannon Kingsley\, our botanist\, and our ReSeeding RI Steering Committee\, learn about the progress and challenges of our multi-year journey to increase the supply of first-generation ecotypic seeds and plants sourced from native wild plant populations.  Discover the impact of three recent annual grants.  Brian Maynard\, Professor of Plant Science at URI updated and maintains the website Among Rhode Island Wild Flowers\, a treasure trove of resources originally begun by RIWPS members with a passion for early botanical studies in Rhode Island.  David Vissoe\, Master Gardener uses the rain garden as a teaching tool at the Native Plant Demonstration Garden at Kettle Pond. Susan Gorelick\, Founder and Executive Director of Coalition Center for Environmental Sustainability has been spearheading an endeavor for improving environmental health in the Washington Park and Port of Providence communities. Native plants are being incorporated into a community garden that is being built. \nFriends and members welcome!  RSVP appreciated.  (form below) \nDIRECTIONS \nAvedisian Hall (Room 170) is located in the URI pharmacy building\, 7 Greenhouse Road\, Kingston\, RI. \nUse the campus map to find the building and parking  Click here to find a pdf of the campus map (which you can enlarge) \n\nFinding the Building – While the building is referred to as the Pharmacy Building\, it is mapped under 3 names\, corresponding to areas in the building: Avedisian\, Tyler and Woodward.  Room 170 is located in the Woodward wing of the building. \nParking – Use the Fine Arts (labeled 6 on the map). You do not need a visitors pass or permit to park. URL:https://riwps.org/event/annual-meeting-speakers/ LOCATION:University of Rhode Island\, Kingston\, RI CATEGORIES:General Meeting,Programs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221112T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20220910T031756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221101T213611Z UID:10000125-1668259800-1668267000@riwps.org SUMMARY:Seeding the Future: A Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:photo (D.Vissoe) \nWHEN & WHERE: Saturday\, November 12\, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.\, at the University of Rhode Island Pharmacy building (Rm 170)\, Kingston\, RI. \nWHY: 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 exploding interest in native plants. \nWHO: Brian Maynard\, longtime board member and professor of plant sciences at URI\, will moderate a panel discussion with Lisa Lofland Gould\, a founder and longtime leader of RIWPS\, Uli Lorimer\, horticulture director of the Native Plant Trust\, and Heather McCargo\, founder of the Wild Seed Project\, in Maine. \nNote: Copies of Uli Lorimer’s recently published book The Northeast Native Plant Primer: 235 Plants for an Earth-Friendly Garden will be available for purchase.  \nand YES\, we will have CAKE! \nThis event is free and open to the public.  RSVP BELOW\nURI Pharmacy Building is located at 7 Greenhouse Rd\, Kingston. \nLink to the campus map.  Finding the Building – While the building is referred to as the Pharmacy Building\, it is mapped under 3 names\, corresponding to areas in the building: Avedisian\, Tyler and Woodward.  Room 170 is located in the Woodward wing of the building. Parking – Use the Fine Arts lot off of Flagg Road (labeled 7 on the map) or Greenhouse Parking lot (labeled 9 on the map). You do not need a visitors pass or permit to park. \n\n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/seeding-the-future-a-panel-discussion/ LOCATION:URI Pharmacy Building\, Room 170\, 7 Greenhouse Road\, Kingston\, RI\, 02881 CATEGORIES:General Event,General Meeting,Programs,Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riwps.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/milkweed-seeds-DVissoe.jpeg GEO:41.4891605;-71.526515 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=URI Pharmacy Building Room 170 7 Greenhouse Road Kingston RI 02881;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Greenhouse Road:geo:-71.526515,41.4891605 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200801T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200809T200000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20200719T163825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200807T232000Z UID:10000176-1596268800-1597003200@riwps.org SUMMARY:ONLINE PLANT SALE FOR MEMBERS - STARTING AUGUST 1 DESCRIPTION:ONLINE PLANT SALE FOR MEMBERS STARTING AUGUST 1\, 2020\n• SHOP ONLINE \n• DRIVE THROUGH PICK UP AT PLANE VIEW NURSERY\, PORTSMOUTH\, RI\n\nSee all the details \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/online-plant-sale-for-members-starting-august-1/ CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs,RIWPS Members Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riwps.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Aster_novae-angliae_WIKI_commons-square.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20191126T013248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191224T012548Z UID:10000153-1578745800-1578756600@riwps.org SUMMARY:Social & Potluck Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Go Wild about Native Plants with RIWPS Members & Friends\nSocial & Potluck Luncheon \nJoin us for visual wild plant storytelling and socializing. This is an opportunity to mingle with your fellow native plant enthusiasts. \nSeed Starts East will be offering packets of seeds for butterfly milkweed\, swamp milkweed\, red cardinal flower\, great blue lobelia\, blue vervain and tall white (foxglove) beardtongue. These varieties were selected because they are relatively easy to grow and make excellent garden plants.  They can be sown now. Planting instructions are included.   RIWPS coloring book and RIWPS cap will also be on sale. (cash\, check and credit cards accepted) \nOther details:\n• There is ample on street parking around Aldrich House. \n \n  \nKindly bring an appetizer\, main dish or dessert.\nWe will provide the beverages and the fixings! \n  \nphoto credit. GGardner \nKindly RSVP! URL:https://riwps.org/event/social-potluck-luncheon/ LOCATION:Rhode Island Historical Society\, Aldrich House\, 110 Benevolent Street\, Providence\, RI CATEGORIES:General Event,Programs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://riwps.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Arisaema_triphyllum_2_Gardner.jpg GEO:41.82534;-71.395648 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Rhode Island Historical Society Aldrich House 110 Benevolent Street Providence RI;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=110 Benevolent Street:geo:-71.395648,41.82534 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20190830T013336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T153126Z UID:10000154-1570289400-1570294800@riwps.org SUMMARY:Lisa Lofland Gould Lecture - Ecological pollinator conservation: How do we keep our native ecosystems humming? DESCRIPTION:Pollinators are declining at an unprecedented rate worldwide due to human-induced rapid environmental change. These declines pose a significant threat to our food supply and consequently\, there has been major focus on the development and implementation of conservation strategies aimed to increase pollinator abundance in agricultural areas. \nThe ecological needs of 98% of wild pollinator species\, however\,  are not considered in such strategies because they do not visit crop plants. These wild pollinators play a critical role in maintaining the function and diversity of natural ecosystems through their unique relationship with native flowering plant species – the products of native plant pollination\, for example\, provide food\, shelter\, and nesting habitat for birds and other wildlife. The continued degradation of native pollination systems therefore poses a significant threat to life on our planet. \nPlease join Dr. Robert J. Gegear for a discussion on what you can do to help protect and restore our native pollination systems\, and the ecological networks that they support\, in your own backyard.  The lecture will begin at 3:30 but will be preceded by refreshments and fellowship starting at 3:00. \n  \nDr. Robert J. Gegear is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr. Gegear’s research focuses on the neuroecology and conservation of plant-pollinator interactions\, with particular focus on bumblebees pollination systems. He is also the Director of the Beecology Project\, a citizen science effort to rapidly collect ecological data on pollination systems in New England in order to increase the effectiveness of conservation strategies for threatened species. For his community outreach activities related to the Beecology Project\, Dr. Gegear was awarded the 2018 Regional Impact Award by the Native Plant Trust (formerly New England Wildflower Society). \n  \nThis lecture is underwritten by the Lisa Lofland Gould Native Plant Program Fund and cosponsored by Rhode Island Natural History Survey and University of Rhode Island\, Master Gardener Program. \nThe event is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  — Kindly RSVP BELOW\n \nProgram Schedule \n3:00 to 3:30 — Refreshments & Fellowship*\nIf you would like to bring refreshments to share\, please do! \n3:30 to 5:00 — Talk – Ecological pollinator conservation: How do we keep our native ecosystems humming? \n*RIWPS Seed starters are busy collecting seeds they will be selling butterfly milkweed\, swamp milkweed and cardinal flower seeds that they can harvest.\nAdditionally RIPWS will be selling its baseball style caps and the 3rd edition of its coloring book\, A Walk through the Seasons with Rhode Island Wild Plants Cash\, checks\, credit cards accepted. \n  \nInterested in research on native bees in RI including how you can help with the URI survey of bumble bees in RI? click here \nDriving and parking. \nThe pharmacy building is located at 7 Greenhouse Rd on the URI Campus in Kingston. \nPARKING AND ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING.  See the campus map.  Parking lots 9\, 6 and 7 are closest and there are a few spots outside Tyler building and the Mallon Center.  As it is the weekend you do not need to stop and register at the visitors center and you can park in anyplace where parking is allowed.   Note: The main entrance to the Pharmacy Building is under construction.  The red arrows on the map indicate the entrances to the building. PDF Campus Map \n  \n  \n RSVP \n  \n  \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/lisa-lofland-gould-lecture-ecological-pollinator-conservation-how-do-we-keep-our-native-ecosystems-humming/ LOCATION:URI Pharmacy Building\, Room 170\, 7 Greenhouse Road\, Kingston\, RI\, 02881 CATEGORIES:General Event,General Meeting,Programs,Talks GEO:41.4891605;-71.526515 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=URI Pharmacy Building Room 170 7 Greenhouse Road Kingston RI 02881;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Greenhouse Road:geo:-71.526515,41.4891605 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170325T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170325T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20170108T034427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T204243Z UID:10000136-1490446800-1490455800@riwps.org SUMMARY:30th Annual Meeting & Guest Speaker - Lisa Lofland Gould DESCRIPTION:Back to Our Roots: Being Wild About Wild Plants\nIn celebration of RIWPS 30th Anniversary\, Lisa Lofland Gould\, founding member and first president of RIWPS will address the question\, Why should anyone care about plants\, and especially about that seemingly obscure and often subtle flora we Wild Folks so enjoy?  She will consider the pivotal role that plants play in our lives\, some history of human knowledge of the plant world\, and how we seek to understand plants today. \nLisa grew up in Winston-Salem\, NC in a family of nature lovers. Not surprisingly\, she majored in Biology at UNC-G and went on to earn an MS in Zoology (ecology and behavior of birds) at the University of Rhode Island. At URI she met her husband\, Mark\, who was also an ecologist. Lisa taught biology at URI for many years and was a research associate in the Department of Natural Resources Science. In addition to her legacy at RIWPS\, she cofounded and served as first executive director of the RI Natural History Survey\, and initiated the RI Invasive Species Council. \nWhile in New England\, Lisa especially enjoyed leading walks and teaching plant identification courses for state and regional environmental organizations. Among other publications\, she is a coauthor of Vascular Flora of Rhode Island and Coastal Plants from Cape Cod to Cape Canaveral (UNC Press). \nNow that she is back in North Carolina\, she enjoys participating in activities with the NC Audubon Society\, the Piedmont Land Conservancy\, the Carolina Butterfly Society\, and the NC Native Plant Society (where she currently serves as Secretary of the board of directors). Most her travel these days involves visiting her daughters and their families in New York City and the Albuquerque\, New Mexico area\, where she hopes to pass along her passion for nature to her three fabulous granddaughters. \nTalk cosponsored by\nRhode Island Natural History Survey and URI Master Gardener Program\, Extension Outreach Center \nDetail for parking below. \n\nSchedule of Events\n1:00 to 1:30 — Business Meeting\nIncludes electing the Board of Trustees\, announcing the recipients of the  RIWPS Volunteer Awards and the recipient of RIWPS annual grant \n1:30 to 2:00 — Refreshments & Fellowship\nIf your last name begins with the letters N through Z\, please bring refreshments to share. \n2:00 to 3:30 — Guest Speaker\, Lisa Lofland Gould \nFree and Open to the Public \n\nThanks to our Seed Starters East we offering two different Spring Ephemerals for sale \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n trailing arbutus\n \n \n \n \n \n virginia bluebells\n \n \n\nEnjoy the small (3 -4″) woodland Trailing Arbutus with its white flower. It likes shade and is found in pine and oak tree forests and the taller (1-2′) Virginia Bluebells\, whose pink buds open to purple flowers.  It thrives in partial to full shade in rich soils. Both plants are best in mass plantings. Happy Spring! \nOnly cash and checks accepted. \n\nParking \nThe closest parking lot to the Pharmacy building is at the Coastal Institute\, 1 Greenhouse Road\, Kingston. Enter this parking lot from Flagg Road.  Additional parking is found in the Fine Arts Parking lot\, also accessed from Flagg Road. \nCampus Map.  Please note the Coastal Institute on the campus map is marked URI Watershed Watch and the Pharmacy building is marked Brett M. Ferret. \n  \n  URL:https://riwps.org/event/annual-meeting-lisa-gould-guest-speaker/ LOCATION:URI Pharmacy Building\, Room 170\, 7 Greenhouse Road\, Kingston\, RI\, 02881 CATEGORIES:General Event,General Meeting,Programs,Talks GEO:41.4891605;-71.526515 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=URI Pharmacy Building Room 170 7 Greenhouse Road Kingston RI 02881;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=7 Greenhouse Road:geo:-71.526515,41.4891605 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160116T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T173615 CREATED:20151202T171750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220710T011103Z UID:10000131-1452949200-1452958200@riwps.org SUMMARY:General Meeting & Guest Lecture DESCRIPTION:Big & Little Bluestem\, Michigan roadside. Photo Rhobin’s Garden Blog \nMeadows of Native Warm-Season Grasses and Forbs Coming to New England’s Roadsides?\nA major research project of the New England Transportation Consortium (NETC)\, funded by the Department of Transportation in all six New England states\, aims to find the most affordable\, reliable\, and expeditious methods for establishing meadows of native warm-season grasses (NWSG) and forbs along New England roadsides. These meadows would replace a large portion of the existing introduced cool-season turf grasses that require high resource inputs and frequent mowing. By transitioning to more sustainable management practices\, Departments of Transportation can save on fuel costs\, reduce harmful emissions\, increase pollinator populations\, increase carbon sequestration\, reduce erosion\, improve storm water infiltration\, restore native ecological system functions\, and possibly increase soil rhizodegradation of petroleum pollutants given off by vehicles. \nJohn Campanelli\, a graduate student in ecological restoration at the University of Connecticut\, will discuss his research finding for this project. One of the easiest ways to transition from current populations of predominantly introduced cool season grasses to native warm season ones is to reduce mowing to once a year or once every other year. Wild NWSGs\, such as Schizachyrium scoparium (little bluestem)\, as well as native cool-season grasses\, such as many varieties of Carex\, currently populate a large portion of New England roadsides. By pursuing a practice that could be labeled “benign neglect”\, these existing colonies of native grasses can grow more dense by out-competing the non-native cool-season grasses and weeds previously introduced by Department of Transportation management practices. In addition\, John will discuss the specific “ecosystem services” of these meadows of NWSGs and forbes. \nJohn Campanelli received his undergraduate degree from Harvard and Columbia Universities. His graduate research is conducted with Professor Julia Kuzovkina\, Department of Plant Science\, University of Connecticut. \nSchedule of Events\n1:00 to 1:30 — Business Meeting \n1:30 to 2:00 — Refreshments & Fellowship\nIf your last name begins with the letters O-Z\, please bring refreshments to share. \n2:00 to 3:30 — Guest Speaker: John Campanelli\, Graduate Student\, Department of Plant Science\, University of Connecticut \nMaps of the URI Kingston Campus URL:https://riwps.org/event/general-meeting-guest-lecture/ LOCATION:URI\, Coastal Institute (Weaver Auditorium)\, 1 Greenhouse Road\, Kingston\, RI\, 02881\, United States CATEGORIES:General Event,General Meeting,Programs,Talks GEO:41.489761;-71.526604 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=URI Coastal Institute (Weaver Auditorium) 1 Greenhouse Road Kingston RI 02881 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1 Greenhouse Road:geo:-71.526604,41.489761 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR