Join us on March 26, 2026, from 11:30 an to 1:30 pm, to explore Audubon's Lathrop Wildlife Refuge on the shore of Winnapaug Pond, Westerly, RI. Salt marshes and salt ponds are both sensitive and resilient Rhode Island habitats. Scott Ruhren, Ph.D., Senior Director of Conservation, Audubon Society of Rhode Island will lead us around […]
Our first First Thursday walk of the season is April 2, 2026, from 10 am to noon. We will explore the Snake Den Farm parcel of Snake Den State Park with Chris Modisette, a retired forester with more than 40 years of service with the National Resources Conservation Service. Managed by the Northern Rhode Island […]
Using Native Plants to Make Your Yard a Bird Sanctuary (Webinar) hummingbird on wild bergamot (Monada fistulosa), photo Carmen Rugel April 12, 2026 | 4 - 5 :30 pm | online Register Below Turn yards of any size into truly bird-friendly habitats. How can we best feed birds in our yards? The accepted wisdom of […]
Local Bees: Pollinating Native Plants and Agricultural Crops Limited free spaces available, RSVP required. RSVP is through the Glass Station. CLICK HERE Join the URI Bee Lab, Rhode Island Wild Plant Society, and The Glass Station for an engaging look at our local bees and the vital role they play in pollinating native plants and […]
Spring Emphemerals Welcome You to Botanize Trillium cernuum (Nodding Trillium), Arcadia Management Area, Exeter, RI May 7, 2026 | 10 am - 12 pm Acadia Management Area | Exeter, RI On this walk with biologist Denise Poyer, we will discover early spring flowers deep in the Arcadia Management Area. We will first walk south on […]
Registration is closed for this walk. Trillium cernuum (Nodding Trillium), On Saturday June 6, 2026 from 10 am - 12 pm join Joe Kroger at Caratunk Wildlife Refuge in Seekonk, MA. Joe Kroger, Audubon Society of Rhode Island's naturalist of the year in 2024, has 40 years of experience at Caratunk Wildlife Refuge. We will […]
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. On July 9, 2026 from 10 am - 12 pm join us in Charlestown RI at the Carter Preserve, the second-largest preserve of The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island. With Brian Maynard, retired professor from the Department of Plant Sciences & Entomology at the University of Rhode […]
This event is currently full. Join Audubon's Director of Properties, Laura Carberry from 10 am to 12 pm on August 6 for a walk at Touisset Wildlife Refuge in Warren. Come explore several different habitats including forest, fields and saltwater marshlands observing birds, plants, and butterflies. Who knows what we will discover! This hike is […]
Steere Hill Farm This walk is currently full. On September 3, 2026 from 10 am - 12 pm join Tysh McGrail in Glocester RI at Steere Hill Farm. Our walk will begin with an overview of what we know about the properties’ human use history and the diversity of terrain and habitat contained within the […]
Along the Old Laneways: An Autumn Woodland Walk Solidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod), GGardner On October 1, 2026 from 10 am - 12 pm join Roger Greene at Simmons Mill Pond in Little Compton. We’ll take a walk along the historic laneways through this globally rare Oak/Holly woodland. In early October, we will see goldenrods and […]
Solidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod), GGardner Scott Ruhren, Ph.D., Senior Director of Conservation, Audubon Society of Rhode Island will lead return to Audubon’s Lathrop Wildlife Refuge on the shore of Winnapaug Pond – we hiked here in March. We will follow the same route looking for changes in the landscape. In fall the flora begins to […]