Avondale Farm Preserve is where it all began for the Westerly Land Trust -- it is not only our first conserved property, but a special place for wildlife and community. Once known as Lotteryville, one of the earliest European settlements in Westerly, Avondale is a place where coastal wildflower meadows, hayfields, shrublands and salt marsh [...]
Calling all curious humans! Let’s get out there and find all the life that surrounds us, both small and large. A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many living species as possible. From fungi to trees, mammals to insects and everything in between, we will try to catch ‘em all-- [...]
Join us for a day of community and conservation as we enhance our beautiful local trails! On October 9th, the Westerly Land Trust and Ocean Community YMCA invite you to participate in our Volunteer Stewardship Day. Event Highlights: Start out trailhead native plant garden: Help us lay the foundation for a vibrant native plant garden [...]
Join WLT's stewardship efforts as we continue to restore a lovely meadow at Cottrell Family Preserve.Join WLT’s stewardship efforts as we continue to restore a lovely meadow at Cottrell Family Preserve. Winter is a great time to manage unwanted or invasive woody growth in our open grasslands. We will work to remove autumn olive and [...]
Join WLT’s stewardship efforts as we manage invasive plants and maintain native grasslands at Grills Preserve.Winter is a great time to manage unwanted or invasive woody growth in our open habitats. We will remove invasive shrubs, build brush piles, and maintain a matrix of secondary-growth forest and patches of native grasslands across the southern end [...]
Join us as we sharpen our stewardship skills and familiarize ourselves with some common invasive woody plants. Identifying plants can be hard. Differentiating between an invasive plant and a native plant in the winter when neither has leaves is even harder! Join us as we sharpen our stewardship skills and familiarize ourselves with some common [...]
Let's dig out the Winnapaug runnels!Join WLT’s stewardship efforts as we maintain preserve marsh hydrology at Winnapaug Farm Preserve. In a partnership with RI DEM and Save the Bay, WLT installed and maintains features called runnels which aid in the draining of freshwater off the marsh platform. The features help preserve native salt marsh grasses, [...]
Help protect unique and rare plant populations from invasives in Grills Preserve!Let's take a few hours on Mother's Day to celebrate our common matriarch, Mother Earth! Everyone is welcome to help us protect unique and rare plant populations in Grills Preserve from invasive plants like garlic mustard, Japanese honeysuckle, and round leaf bittersweet. We will take [...]
Calling all curious humans! Let's get out there and find all the life that surrounds us, both small and large. A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on discovering and identifying as many living species as possible. From fungi to trees, mammals to insects, and everything in between, we will try to catch ‘em all– [...]