October 26th: 2-4 p.m. Hosted by Jennifer Bristol with Guest Speaker Helen Tjader Step back in time and retrace the footsteps of Metacomet, a.k.a King Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoag Nation. The chair is a natural niche in the granite outcropping along the easterly base of Mount Hope. This was the site of Philip’s many [...]
Osamequin Nature Trails and Bird Sanctuary - 'First Bird' Wednesday, Oct 15, 10 a.m. to noon Osamequin has been the focus of a series of Wednesday morning projects led by the Barrington Garden Club. The focus will continue on invasive plant management in the park along Wampanoag Trail ('first bird'). Litter pickup is also ongoing. Wear layered clothes [...]
BLCT extends a big thank you to Lisa Abbatomarco, a visual and performing artist, for lending her talent and studio space in Warren to create our first-ever giant diamondback terrapin float for the Memorial Day parade. Lisa’s many talents include painting, puppetry, sculpture, fiber arts, experimental theater and sound art. From design to construction, she [...]
Event Begins: September 15th, 7:00 PM - Event Ends: 8:30 PM Host: Barrington Land Conservation Trust and Barrington Public Library Location: Barrington Public Library Auditorium, 281 County Road, Barrington What better way to celebrate Land Trust Days than by rediscovering this land called Sowams and its part in our national heritage. We will look backwards [...]
Long Summer Day – What’s New is Ancient Walk Event Begins: August 13th, 4:30 PM - Event Ends: 7:00 PM Host: Barrington Land Conservation Trust and Bayside YMCA Location: Veterans Memorial Park and Bayside YMCA (70 West Street) Break out of your family’s weekday routine to savor a long summer afternoon filled with activities for [...]
As Helen Tjader promised at her May 2014 presentation and walk, Nat Rea has put together this great short video in promotion of the concept of a Sowams National Heritage District. If you have any interest in learning more, please contact Helen via email or phone: 401-480-8329 or helen@acornnpsolutions.com This is the link to view [...]
ANNUAL MEETING Tuesday, June 10th 7:00 pm Barrington Public Library Auditorium Please join us on Tuesday, June 10th at 7:00PM for the Annual Meeting. There will be a brief business meeting followed by a presentation at 7:30PM by Dr. Nancy Karraker titled Creeping Creatures in the Northeast and Far East: Studies of Amphibians and Reptiles. [...]
The BLCT will be unveiling our Northern Diamondback Terrapin "Turtle" float in the Barrington Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 26th at 9:30AM. Come support the BLCT and see the amazing turtle float that we have created with the help of the incredibly talented Lisa Abbatomarco! Our turtle float is the "kick off" of the [...]
Charlotte and Martin Sornborger at the May 21 Save The Bay annual meeting. Charlotte Sornborger received Save The Bay’s 2014 Alison Walsh Award for Outstanding Environmental Advocacy. Charlotte has been an outstanding environmental advocate for many years, leading the Barrington Land Conservation Trust (BLCT) in its early years as president and continuing to play [...]
Get in the spirit of the coming spring with an early evening walk through one of our town's best kept secrets, Veterans Memorial Park. The Land Trust has worked for many years with the Town, the Bayside Y and many local partners and volunteers to improve the trails system at this large red maple swamp [...]