The Town of Barrington is establishing a Demonstration Resilience Garden in Town Center, filled with native pollinator plants. We have scheduled Planting Days on Wednesday, Sept. 18, and Thursday, Sept. 19! We are seeking at least six volunteers for each two-hour shift. All volunteers who plan to participate in the garden on an ongoing basis [...]
Join artist Beth Adoette and other curious, creative, open-minded people as you walk a unique Land Trust property, Allin's Cove, and create ephemeral nature mandalas in the landscape using only objects found at the site. Then, with the help of some short introspective writing and meaningful discussion, allow nature, art, and your own intuition to [...]
Take a family stroll around Sowams Woods, a safe, scenic one-mile walking loop, and read a book at the same time! Young explorers will have fun spotting the large-format pages of a book posted along the trail. This year, we're featuring Mushrooms Know: Wisdom From our Friends the Fungi by Kallie George and Sara Gillingham. [...]
Andreozzi Nature Preserve. Photo by Jasmine Malik. Join us on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 10 am for a walk to Andreozzi Nature Preserve and Lombardi Park. These two conservation areas are within 100 yards of each other off the East Bay Bike Path. Both properties are owned and managed by the Barrington Land [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Sunday, Oct. 6, from 1-3 pm, we’ll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve digging holes for a new planting of native shrubs. REGISTER FOR THE EVENT Wear lightweight long pants, socks, shoes, and your Land [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 -11 am, we’ll be placing plant identifier markers in the new pollinator garden behind Barrington Middle School, spreading some additional mulch over the path, and getting the garden ready for winter. [...]
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust’s “Art in Nature” Series presents a community workshop, “Being [with] Trees,” on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 am to noon, with artist Kendall Reiss. The workshop will take place at Sowams Woods in Barrington, RI. Participants will learn to produce molds from natural materials and transform them into art objects [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 am to noon, we'll be assisting artist Kendall Reiss who is leading a workshop called "Being [with] Trees." She'll be teaching people how to produce molds from natural materials and transform [...]
Visit the Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 10 am and enjoy the fall colors and crisp autumn air. The walk is limited in size to ensure the best possible experience for participants. REGISTER FOR THE WALK The walk will be led by Peter McCalmont, Chairman of the Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge [...]
If you are not a registered member and would like to join, visit our Student Stewardship page for more information. On Sunday, Nov. 3, from 1-3 pm, we'll be working at Johannis Farm Wildlife Preserve doing trail maintenance in preparation for our annual Day After Thanksgiving Walk. Wear long pants, socks, shoes, and your Land Trust [...]