April's theme is Habitat Hunters. Come walk, wonder, and grow with us for this years Earth Day celebration!We are teaming up with our friends from WildRoots once a month for Wednesday Wonder Walks, a guided family hiking series curated to spark curiosity and nurture a lifelong love of nature. Our partnership blends playful discovery with [...]
In partnership with Westerly Library & Wilcox Park and in celebration of Earth Day, please join us to discuss the book "Is a River Alive?". In partnership with Westerly Library & Wilcox Park, and in celebration of Earth Day, join us for a discussion of Robert Macfarlane's book Is A River Alive? The Library has [...]
Help us clean-up our community and then celebrate with a tasty pint at Grey Sail Brewing Company of RI.This year, The Westerly Land Trust and The Greater North End Community Development Corporation are teaming up to expand our Earth Day–inspired community trash pick-up.Volunteers will help clean up areas in and around Westerly Land Trust properties, [...]
Join us in welcoming back the neotropical migrants such as warblers, orioles and tanagers, as they return to their breeding territories. World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) is an annual awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. It has a global outreach and is an effective tool to help [...]
May's theme is Eco Engineers. Come walk, wonder, and grow with us.We are teaming up with our friends from WildRoots once a month for Wednesday Wonder Walks, a guided family hiking series curated to spark curiosity and nurture a lifelong love of nature. Our partnership blends playful discovery with embedded teaching, helping children build knowledge [...]
Eco-grief, or climate anxiety, are terms to describe our emotional responses to climate change and environmental loss. This Active Hope workshop will include a mix of group practices, journaling and one-on-one discussion to honor our pain for the world. The practices that will be used are steeped in the teachings of The Work That Reconnects, [...]
Celebrate National Trails Day with the Westerly Land Trust! Join us for a morning of exploration at Champlin Farm Preserve. Recently protected and opened to the public, this 90-acre preserve offers a beautiful landscape of quiet forest, flowing streams, and prime agricultural fields along the nationally designated Wild and Scenic Pawcatuck River. What is National [...]
June's theme is Buds & Bugs. Come walk, wonder, and grow with us.We are teaming up with our friends from WildRoots once a month for Wednesday Wonder Walks, a guided family hiking series curated to spark curiosity and nurture a lifelong love of nature. Our partnership blends playful discovery with embedded teaching, helping children build [...]
Step into history and explore one of WLT’s newest protected landscapes.Join us for a guided hike and historic cemetery tour at Champlin Farm Preserve, led by WLT volunteer and Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Commissioner Larry Hunter. Along the way, Larry will bring the past to life with stories, insights, and the hidden history behind the [...]