Community Garden

This property, acquired in 2005, is the site of the former Brown Boatworx. Significant resources were committed to the cleanup of the property, including the removal of a building and several underground storage tanks. The land trust decided to relocate the space from its original location at 177 Main Street, and this vacant lot offered larger space and a water source.

In May of 2019, through the support of local businesses, foundations, organizations, and individuals, the Westerly Land Trust Community Garden was dedicated in its new home, offering 20 raised beds, several large areas of pollinator habitat, a tool shed and space for workshops and community gatherings. More than 50 volunteers spent weeks constructing garden beds, filling the plots, and planting pollinator plants and shrubs.

For inquiries or to rent a plot at the garden, contact our office at 401-315-2610.

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🌳🐿️📖 In partnership with the @westerlylibraryandwilcoxpark, and as part of the Westerly Land Trust’s celebration of Earth Day, we invite you to join our Walden Book Club. In Henry David Thoreau’s short life, he was a poet, philosopher, naturalist, farmer, writer, hiker, surveyor, abolitionist, Transcendentalist, friend, and more. Whether Thoreau has been a source of inspiration for you for years, or you’re interested in reading Walden for the first time, we hope you’ll join us at the Wahaneeta cabin on Wednesday, April 24th at 10am for a discussion of the book followed by a hike through the woods, Thoreau style.

We’re sharing this event now to give you ample time to read the book. If you don’t have a copy of Walden, head to Westerly Library and Wilcox Park to pick one up (2nd floor, Reference Department). They have generously donated a number of copies for program participants.

This event is free, but registration is required and spots are limited. Please follow the link in our bio> Calendar of Events to sign up!
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🌳🐿️📖 In partnership with the @westerlylibraryandwilcoxpark, and as part of the Westerly Land Trust’s celebration of Earth Day, we invite you to join our Walden Book Club. In Henry David Thoreau’s short life, he was a poet, philosopher, naturalist, farmer, writer, hiker, surveyor, abolitionist, Transcendentalist, friend, and more. Whether Thoreau has been a source of inspiration for you for years, or you’re interested in reading Walden for the first time, we hope you’ll join us at the Wahaneeta cabin on Wednesday, April 24th at 10am for a discussion of the book followed by a hike through the woods, Thoreau style.

We’re sharing this event now to give you ample time to read the book. If you don’t have a copy of Walden, head to Westerly Library and Wilcox Park to pick one up (2nd floor, Reference Department). They have generously donated a number of copies for program participants.

This event is free, but registration is required and spots are limited. Please follow the link in our bio> Calendar of Events to sign up!
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#westerly #westerlyri #westerlyrhodeisland #watchhill #stoningtonct #landtrust #landconservation #environment #southcountyri #westerlylibraryandwilcoxpark #walden #thoreau #earthday
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🔪 Many thanks to @graygoosecookerywatchhill for continuing to sharpen our community’s knives. This complimentary service is offered to anyone who makes a gift to the Westerly Land Trust while in their store. They also just become a 2024 WLT Evergreen Corporate Sponsor! Gray Goose Cookery, thank you for your generosity and for keeping Westerly’s open spaces protected (and knives sharp!).
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#westerly #westerlyri #westerlyrhodeisland #watchhill #stoningtonct #landtrust #landconservation #environment #southcountyri

🔪 Many thanks to @graygoosecookerywatchhill for continuing to sharpen our community’s knives. This complimentary service is offered to anyone who makes a gift to the Westerly Land Trust while in their store. They also just become a 2024 WLT Evergreen Corporate Sponsor! Gray Goose Cookery, thank you for your generosity and for keeping Westerly’s open spaces protected (and knives sharp!).
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#westerly #westerlyri #westerlyrhodeisland #watchhill #stoningtonct #landtrust #landconservation #environment #southcountyri
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Support Westerly Land Trust and our local feathered friends when you purchase a birdhouse or nesting shelf built by our dedicated CCC volunteers! 🐦

🪺 Species-specific with notes about each species
🪺 Made from local pine 
🪺 Detailed installation instructions included
🪺 Comes with a bag of wood shavings for a head start

Follow the link in our bio and select “Shop & Support” or head over to our website at westerlylandtrust.org to order yours! ☺️

Birdhouses are available for pick-up only at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly-Bradford Rd in Westerly)

#birdhouse #birds #westerlyri #rhodeisland #connecticut #stoningtonct #spring #nest

Support Westerly Land Trust and our local feathered friends when you purchase a birdhouse or nesting shelf built by our dedicated CCC volunteers! 🐦

🪺 Species-specific with notes about each species
🪺 Made from local pine
🪺 Detailed installation instructions included
🪺 Comes with a bag of wood shavings for a head start

Follow the link in our bio and select “Shop & Support” or head over to our website at westerlylandtrust.org to order yours! ☺️

Birdhouses are available for pick-up only at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly-Bradford Rd in Westerly)

#birdhouse #birds #westerlyri #rhodeisland #connecticut #stoningtonct #spring #nest
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Did you know that taking care of house plants can benefit your mind and body in many ways?🪴

Big thanks to @curlyruplants and Liz from @plantsbythevillage for bringing so much knowledge and love of plants to Barlow at our Houseplants 101 event this past week! 💟

Fellow plant enthusiasts got their hands dirty, discovered many plant parenthood tips, asked questions to troubleshoot problem plants at home, and even got to take home a new friend! 🌿

#westerlyri #mysticct #stoningtonct #rhodeisland #connecticut #houseplants #plantparenthood #plantcare101 #wellness

Did you know that taking care of house plants can benefit your mind and body in many ways?🪴

Big thanks to @curlyruplants and Liz from @plantsbythevillage for bringing so much knowledge and love of plants to Barlow at our Houseplants 101 event this past week! 💟

Fellow plant enthusiasts got their hands dirty, discovered many plant parenthood tips, asked questions to troubleshoot problem plants at home, and even got to take home a new friend! 🌿

#westerlyri #mysticct #stoningtonct #rhodeisland #connecticut #houseplants #plantparenthood #plantcare101 #wellness
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Happy Leap Day! February has an extra day every four years because it takes Earth 365.2422 days to orbit the sun - a solar year. ☀️

Our calendar year is rounded to 365 days so a Leap Year is needed to make up for the missing partial days. 

🐸How are you spending this extra day?

📸 Photo credit- Dr. Scott Buchanan, State Herpetologist @scotbuch7

Happy Leap Day! February has an extra day every four years because it takes Earth 365.2422 days to orbit the sun - a solar year. ☀️

Our calendar year is rounded to 365 days so a Leap Year is needed to make up for the missing partial days.

🐸How are you spending this extra day?

📸 Photo credit- Dr. Scott Buchanan, State Herpetologist @scotbuch7
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