PRESERVING THE PLACES YOU CHERISH

Established 1987

Beautiful Properties. Community Benefits.

The Westerly Land Trust conserves open space, revitalizes culturally significant properties, and provides environmental programs for the enduring benefit of our community.

Trail Maps

Save time by saving the Westerly Land Trust website to your phone’s home screen for quick and easy access to our trail maps

Properties

We have grown from conserving one property, Avondale Farm Preserve in 1998, to more than 1,900 acres of forests, grasslands, agricultural fields, and wetlands

Education

The Westerly Land Trust welcomes school groups, summer camps, and scout troops to use our preserves as living laboratories

Events

Attend our wide range of events to connect with the land and with each other

Join Our Efforts

The Westerly Land Trust’s conservation efforts are fueled by community support

Volunteer

WLT’s volunteers roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty–forming community and connections along the way

Our Properties

The Westerly Land Trust stewards conservation lands, areas for public enjoyment, and urban spaces throughout Westerly.

Our Team

Jennifer Fusco

Executive Director

Lauren Barber

Conservation Programs Manager

Erika Lebling

Director of Development

Colleen Sullivan

Accountant

Marc Doherty

Land Stewardship Manager

Emma Stahl

Conservation Programs Coordinator

Join Our Efforts

Membership

Annual support is vital to our work

•  Receive Sense of Place newsletter

•  Early notification of events & programs

•  Members-only pricing on select events

President’s Circle

Our leadership giving circle
($1,000+)

•  Includes all Membership benefits

•  Invitation to President’s Circle event

•  VIP presale for our annual events

Orchard Society

Our planned giving society

Includes all President’s Circle benefits

•  Leave a lasting conservation legacy

•  Invest in WLT’s future success

What our fans have to say

  • The Westerly Land Trust is not only an organization that takes great pride in helping others in the community, but it offers a sense of belonging. Members develop friendships and there is a feeling of great camaraderie. We feel strongly about offering as much financial and physical support as possible in return for the pleasure and fun we have gained from being a part of this family of community members.

    Jenny and Ian Sykes

  • The Westerly Land Trust is a treasure shared by all who live in our various shoreline communities. As donors, we are unified by a love of green space and productive farmland. We also have the profound joy of ownership of so many diverse parcels of land, forever protected.

    Gale and Terry Hunt

  • Avondale is like a cathedral of nature. The care that WLT takes to preserve the essence of naturalness, whether it’s the little round-about to the bee center or the path through the high bushes challenged by the red-wing blackbirds–it is all magical. It would not be so special if it were not for the regular mowing and care you provide.

    Peter Bartol

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WLT conserves open space, revitalizes culturally significant properties and provides environmental programs for the enduring benefit of our community.

Did you miss the goats while they were at Avondale Farm Preserve? Here’s what they were up to.🐐

Our mowing crew had some stiff competition recently. In partnership with @romlandlivestock the herd of Kiko goats was back again hard at work removing invasive species. It’s a win win for everyone. The goats love porcelain berry and their efforts help to remove unwanted plants, provide nutrients to the soil and minimize our carbon footprint. 🚜🌾

#westerlyri #rhodeisland #landconservation #landtrust

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Did you miss the goats while they were at Avondale Farm Preserve? Here’s what they were up to.🐐 Our mowing crew had some stiff competition recently. In partnership with @romlandlivestock the herd of Kiko goats was back again hard at work removing invasive species. It’s a win win for everyone. The goats love porcelain berry and their efforts help to remove unwanted plants, provide nutrients to the soil and minimize our carbon footprint. 🚜🌾 #westerlyri #rhodeisland #landconservation #landtrust

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Stop scrolling and appreciate the bees. They’re working hard!🐝🌼

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Stop scrolling and appreciate the bees. They’re working hard!🐝🌼

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We had so much fun helping @wildrootsplay.ri create a whimsical fairy trail! Thanks to everyone that joined and helped make today so magical!✨🧚‍♂️

Join our next Wonder Walk on Wednesday, September 9 at Flora Whitely Preserve starting at 10 am. These free guided family adventures will continue monthly. Check out all up coming Wonder Walks at our Calendar of Events through the link in our bio or westerlylandtrust.org🌳

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We had so much fun helping @wildrootsplay.ri create a whimsical fairy trail! Thanks to everyone that joined and helped make today so magical!✨🧚‍♂️ Join our next Wonder Walk on Wednesday, September 9 at Flora Whitely Preserve starting at 10 am. These free guided family adventures will continue monthly. Check out all up coming Wonder Walks at our Calendar of Events through the link in our bio or westerlylandtrust.org🌳

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📝Fresh off the Presses:
A History of Wahaneeta Preserve

We are pleased to present The History of Wahaneeta Preserve. Many thanks to Steve Ruzzo for his hours of detailed research and wordsmithing, and to all the contributors who helped unearth Wahaneeta’s history: Sheilia Terranova Beattie, Les Crandall, Ellen Madison, and Dave Prigmore.🥾🌲

📖Pick up your copy at Barlow Nature Preserve or view an online version on our website. You can also enjoy the histories of Avondale Farm Preserve, Barlow Nature Preserve, Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park, Grills Preserve, Sunnyacres Preserve, and Winnapaug Farm Preserve—both in print version and online.

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📝Fresh off the Presses: A History of Wahaneeta Preserve We are pleased to present The History of Wahaneeta Preserve. Many thanks to Steve Ruzzo for his hours of detailed research and wordsmithing, and to all the contributors who helped unearth Wahaneeta’s history: Sheilia Terranova Beattie, Les Crandall, Ellen Madison, and Dave Prigmore.🥾🌲 📖Pick up your copy at Barlow Nature Preserve or view an online version on our website. You can also enjoy the histories of Avondale Farm Preserve, Barlow Nature Preserve, Dr. John Champlin Glacier Park, Grills Preserve, Sunnyacres Preserve, and Winnapaug Farm Preserve—both in print version and online.

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We wrapped up Farm Squad 2026 this week!

Thanks to all of our partners who helped make this summer so fun and magical!! 💚🥒🌳

Stayed tuned for more photos and videos of students in action this summer!! 📸

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We wrapped up Farm Squad 2026 this week! Thanks to all of our partners who helped make this summer so fun and magical!! 💚🥒🌳 Stayed tuned for more photos and videos of students in action this summer!! 📸

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