The Westerly Land Trust

Gong Bath Sound Journey- Celebrating International Peace Day
2022-09-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Sunnyacres Preserve, 149 S Woody Hill Rd, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
If you want to change the world, start with yourself. – Mahatma Gandhi
Treat yourself to a beautiful and relaxing sound journey tuned into the frequency of peace and tranquility!
Relax and enjoy the healing and transformative power of the Gong! You’ll be transported to a new level of calm and serenity!
Dress comfortably, bring water and pillow, yoga mat, blanket, and bolsters if you need them to be comfortable laying on the ground. Sleeping bags are also welcome! The event is outdoors at WLT Sunnyacres Preserve in Westerly, RI.
Sign up! Click button below.
REGISTER HERE

This experience is brought to you by Heather Paris (aka Bani Teja Kaur) and her husband Thad Paris. Heather and Thad have generously pledged to donate a portion of proceeds to the Westerly Land Trust.
Heather is a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Break-work Practitioner and Sound Healer…. as well as a Family Life Coach, Vegan, Mom of 10+ kids, and a Best-Selling Author!
Thad is a Master Firewalk Instructor, Sound Healer, Vegan, Dad of 10+ kids, Marine Corp Vet and all around great guy!
Don’t miss out on this special event… purchase your ticket now!
WHAT IS A GONG BATH?
A gong bath is a meditative state where you bathe in the healing vibrations of sound. The gong bath creates a sacred portal to self which heightens consciousness and resets your nervous system. It is excellent to help relieve anxiety, stress, anger, and trauma and brings harmony back to the mind, body, and spirit. This ancient healing technology can have a profound effect and requires nothing of you for it to work… just sit back, relax, and tune in to the healing power of sound.

Wahaneeta 5K Trail Run
2022-09-17 | Wahaneeta Preserve, 118 Moorehouse Road, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
Start times
8:00am: Registration opens
9:00am: 5K race starts
Course Description
The terrain of the course is entirely dirt trails, with some technical single-track. In order to minimize bunching up at the race start, the course will first run across a short grass field before continuing on double-track for approximately one-half mile. Most of the rest of the course will be on single-track and include challenges such as stream crossings on narrow wooden bridges, hills, and rock gardens. During the course of the race, you will cross streams multiple times, with most but not all having bridge crossings. The course is very spectator friendly, as the start/finish is in the same area, and during the course of the race runners will pass through the start/finish area twice before finishing. Runners and walkers are welcome.
Location
5K course starting and finishing at Wahaneeta Preserve. Purchased by the Westerly Land Trust in 2012, this is a 72-acre conservation property that was run as “Camp Wahaneeta” by the Girl Scouts of RI from 1941 to 1996.
For more information and/or to sign up click the button below!
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Thursday Paddle: Shannock to Richmond Landing
2022-09-15 09:30 - 12:00
Bring your own kayak/canoe, paddle, life jacket, whistle, water, snacks, etc. Put in at the west end of the village, right bank, upstream from Shannock Road Bridge. Easy, pleasant paddling (2.2 miles). Wooded shores become swampy just before you reach Carolina and Rte 112. Take out on right at road. One can continue, but the river is channeled and fast under road followed by 200 yards of Class II rapids. These can be run in high water; check first. There is no portage. After rapids, river is calm to Rte 91 Bridge. The river abuts the Carolina Management Area on right and there is a camping and picnic spot on right just after a large rock in midstream. Takeout is at Richmond Landing, which is off Rte 91 by bridge. Leader: Leader: Elly Heyder, (401)322-1121, and email: ellyheyder@yahoo.com
Put in: N 41º 26.891’ W 071º 38.658’ Take out: N 41º 26.705 W 071 º 40.889’
PLEASE NOTE:

PFD’s: Personal flotation devices or Life Jackets MUST be worn by all our paddlers properly zipped and/or buckled at all times while on the water, in the manner intended by the manufacturer. Persons not willing to follow this requirement are not permitted on our trips. Inflatable PFD’s are NOT allowed.
Sound signal (whistle, horn, etc.) is required.
If weather is questionable, contact leader.
If you wish to have a free vessel safety check contact Sally Hanson. This can be done before or after a paddle as long as Sally is there.

Thursday Paddle: FULL MOON PADDLE Quonnie Pond – Charlestown
2022-09-10 18:30 - 20:30
Bring your own kayak/canoe, paddle, life jacket, whistle, water, snacks, etc. No vehicle shuttle. Bring swimsuit for moonlight dip and jacket in case it’s cool. Take West Beach Road off Rte 1 in Charlestown. Turn right at end of road and follow to end. Go right again until you reach the RI DEM boat launching area. Leader: Elly Heyder, (401)322-1121, and email: ellyheyder@yahoo.com Launch site: N 41º 20.182’ W 071º 43.334’
PLEASE NOTE:

PFD’s: Personal flotation devices or Life Jackets MUST be worn by all our paddlers properly zipped and/or buckled at all times while on the water, in the manner intended by the manufacturer. Persons not willing to follow this requirement are not permitted on our trips. Inflatable PFD’s are NOT allowed.
Sound signal (whistle, horn, etc.) is required.
If weather is questionable, contact leader.
If you wish to have a free vessel safety check contact Sally Hanson. This can be done before or after a paddle as long as Sally is there.

Full Moon Fitness Hike
2022-09-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Riverwood Preserve, 5 Boy Scout Drive, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
Join hike leader, Personal Trainer/ Medical Exercise Specialist, and amazing cook, Donna Anderson, for a moon lit fitness hike at Riverwood Preserve. There will be two marked routes to choose from. One will be approximately 1 mile of flat terrain moving at ~ 2 + mph. The alternative route will pick up your heart rate and cover about 3 miles with hills at a faster pace. Bonfire and refreshments to follow.
This event is FREE for members, and $10 per person for non-members. Not a member, but would like to be? Click here!
Parking- please park along the side of Old Hopkinton Road at the end of Boy Scout Drive. We will meet there and walk into the preserve together.
Registration required, spots are limited.

Thursday Paddle: John (Jay) Cronan River Access (Richmond Landing) to Bradford
2022-09-08 09:30 - 13:00
Bring your own kayak/canoe, paddle, life jacket, whistle, water, snacks, etc. This will be a longer paddle. The Pawcatuck River in this area is relatively wild, with only occasional houses and bridges. The river is mostly quiet and relatively slow-moving. There are likely to be a fair number of trees down across the river, but the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association tries to maintain the route and at least provide a narrow passage past any downed trees that go across the river, so except in the case of newly fallen trees you should not have to get out and lift your boat over or around trees, but you may have to worm through some fairly narrow slots to get around downed trees. The Wood-Pawcatuck River Guide is highly recommended for paddling on the Wood-Pawcatuck river system. Co-Leaders: Sue & Geoff Sewall, (401)377-2826
Put in: N 41º 26.706’ W 071º 40.889’ Take out: N 41º 24.363’ W 071º 44.905’
PLEASE NOTE:

PFD’s: Personal flotation devices or Life Jackets MUST be worn by all our paddlers properly zipped and/or buckled at all times while on the water, in the manner intended by the manufacturer. Persons not willing to follow this requirement are not permitted on our trips. Inflatable PFD’s are NOT allowed.
Sound signal (whistle, horn, etc.) is required.
If weather is questionable, contact leader.
If you wish to have a free vessel safety check contact Sally Hanson. This can be done before or after a paddle as long as Sally is there.

Farmers Market
2022-09-07 15:00 - 18:00 | 85 Main Street, 85 Main Street, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
Eat Fresh. Support Local.
For more information on our Farmers Market and vendors CLICK HERE.
Music by Rhode Trip

Living Laboratories: Wild Westerly- Sprouts (Grade 3-4)
2022-09-01 12:00 - 14:00 | Barlow Nature Preserve, 449 Westerly Bradford Road, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
This program is open to Westerly Elementary public schools students: Seedlings (Grade 3-4).

Thursdays: July 14- Sept 1 (8 total programs)
12:00- 2:00 at Barlow Nature Preserve
Program Description
Join Westerly Land Trust outdoor educators for hands on exploration and outdoor adventure at Barlow Nature Preserve . Explore the weird and wild plants and creatures that inhabit Westerly, and study the vital role they play in our backyard environment .
Registration
– All participants must attend one of the following schools (Dunn’s Corners, Springbrook, or State Street).
– Program is FREE thanks to a partnership with Westerly Public Schools.
– Transportation to and from program is required.
Any questions, please email Lauren Barber, lbarber@westerylandtrust.org or call 401-315-2610 x1.

Thursday Paddle: Alton Dam to Bradford
2022-09-01 09:30 - 13:00
Bring your own kayak/canoe, paddle, life jacket, whistle, water, snacks, etc. Put in on south side of Rte 91 at state access area down a steep incline, river right. Wood River shortly joins the Pawcatuck on left. A two-foot drop over a broken dam in Burdickville can be run on right at reasonably high water. Look for fast-moving water just to left of a stony island near shore. For portage, ease boat over dam on left bank. About 300 yards after the first Amtrak trestle, Burlingame Management Area is on left. It provides camping and picnic sites; from here to Bradford the river is wide and scenic. Takeout is Bradford Landing, which is located off Rte 91 in Bradford. Co-Leaders: Sue & Geoff Sewall, (401)377-2826
Put in: N 41º 26.274’ W 071º 43.360’ Take out: N 41º 24.363’ W 071º 44.905’
PLEASE NOTE:

PFD’s: Personal flotation devices or Life Jackets MUST be worn by all our paddlers properly zipped and/or buckled at all times while on the water, in the manner intended by the manufacturer. Persons not willing to follow this requirement are not permitted on our trips. Inflatable PFD’s are NOT allowed.
Sound signal (whistle, horn, etc.) is required.
If weather is questionable, contact leader.
If you wish to have a free vessel safety check contact Sally Hanson. This can be done before or after a paddle as long as Sally is there.

Living Laboratories (Grade K-2): Wild Westerly
2022-09-01 09:30 - 11:30 | Barlow Nature Preserve, 449 Westerly Bradford Road, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
This program is open to Westerly Elementary public school students: Seedlings (Grades K-2).
Thursdays: July 14- Sept 1 (8 total programs)
9:30- 11:30 at Barlow Nature Preserve

Program Description
Wild Westerly: Join Westerly Land Trust outdoor educators for hands on exploration and outdoor adventure at Barlow Nature Preserve . Explore the weird and wild plants and creatures that inhabit Westerly, and study the vital role they play in our backyard environment .
Registration

– All participants must attend one of the following schools (Dunn’s Corners, Springbrook, or State Street).
– Program is FREE thanks to a partnership with Westerly Public Schools.
– Transportation to and from program is required.

Any questions, please email Lauren Barber, lbarber@westerylandtrust.org or call 401-315-2610 x1.

Farmers Market
2022-08-31 15:00 - 18:00 | 85 Main Street, 85 Main Street, Westerly, RI, 02891, United States
Eat Fresh. Support Local.
For more information on our Farmers Market and vendors CLICK HERE.
Music By: Sarah Luann Tompson
