WLT in the News

‘Bee Man’ gets his request OK’d by council, The Westerly Sun, November 5, 2025

Trombinos share ‘stewardship rooted in love, foresight and an enduring sense of place’, The Westerly Sun, October 24, 2025

The Westerly Land Trust Makes Room for Local Produce, Edible Rhody, June 26, 2025

Former Champlin Farm in Westerly to Become Network of Trails, EcoRI News, January 6, 2025

In the Easy Chair with Emma Stahl, The Westerly Sun, January 5, 2025

Barlow Nature Preserve in Westerly Combines Functionality with Serenity, EcoRi News, November 25, 2024

Westerly Land Trust acquires 90 acres for Champlin Farm Preserve, The Westerly Sun, November 4, 2024

Westerly ice rink transfer is finalized, The Westerly Sun, October 2, 2024

A spectacular hike in Westerly puts the collaboration of conservationists on display, The Providence Journal, November 3, 2023

After the beach, check out these two short, easy hikes near the Westerly shore, The Providence Journal, August 18, 2023

Land trust sells small Main Street lot for permanent greenspace, The Westerly Sun, August 10, 2023

In the Easy Chair with Marc Doherty, The Westerly Sun, January 7, 2023

Pollinator Safari, ABC 6, August 17, 2022.

Bonding with nature: Westerly Land Trust starts program that touts benefits of being outside, The Westerly Sun, April 23, 2022

Don’t take Westerly’s Wahaneeta and Woody Hill preserves for granite, The Day, January 13, 2022

‘Keepers of the Land,’ ‘Woman of the House’ to debut Sunday at United Theatre, The Westerly Sun, October 21, 2021

Walking RI: Surprises abound at Westerly’s Grills Preserve, Providence Journal, February 5, 2021

Westerly Land Trust Debuts Podcast ‘Voices of the Land’, The Westerly Sun, February 4, 2021

Living Laboratories: A Curriculum for Connection, TerraCorps Blog, February 3, 2021

Students Head Outdoors for Different Kind of Learning, ECO RI News, January 31, 2021

Environment Council of Rhode Island announces winners of the 2021 Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Grants, Progressive Charlestown, January 14, 2021

ECRI’s Education Fund Announces Winners of 2021 Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Grants, ECRI Website, January 9, 2021

The Westerly Land Trust, Local Gyms and Fitness Website, Ongoing

Pro Level Rock Stacking at Land Trust Property, The Westerly Sun, December 6, 2020

Westerly Land Trust’s Living Laboratories, See Westerly, November 2, 2020

Joe Barnes on WBLQ, WBLQ, October 9, 2020

Putting Down Roots: Westerly Land Trust Established a New Headquarters, See Westerly, September 1, 2020

Westerly Land Trust Opens Barlow Farm Stand, The Westerly Sun, July 18, 2020

Westerly Land Trust celebrates 30 years of conservation, education and recreation, The Westerly Sun, November 8, 2017

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🚨PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES🚨

Calling future conservation leaders! Westerly Land Trust is now accepting applications for three paid summer internships.

Open to college students, these hands-on opportunities offer real-world experience in land conservation, stewardship, community engagement, and youth environmental education.

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Conservation Programs Intern (CPI)
2 positions available

Supported by the Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable (SNEC) Foundation, two Conservation Programs Interns will support youth environmental education and community engagement during Summer 2026. Interns will assist with outdoor school field trips, our grades K-4 summer camp, Farm Squad, and early childhood nature programs, while also supporting land stewardship through trail maintenance, property monitoring, habitat restoration, and invasive species management. This hands-on internship includes opportunities to engage with sustainable farming at Barlow Nature Preserve and contribute to pollinator and children’s produce gardens.

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Land Stewardship Intern (LSI)
1 position available

The Land Stewardship Intern (LSI) will help build Westerly Land Trust’s long-term capacity by working closely with the Land Stewardship Manager to support land conservation and stewardship efforts.  The LSI will collaborate to resolve any emergent issues on protected properties with high sensitivity and professionalism; document, record, and file pertinent information relating to stewardship visits, issues, and activities on WLT properties; support WLT’s plan for ecological land management, including control of invasive species, native habitat monitoring, and custodial land management; and engage and support stewardship volunteers and other interns.

🔸🔸🔸To learn more about each internship position and to apply, click the link in our bio and select “Join Our Team”! We can’t wait for you to join us! 🔸🔸🔸

🗣️Do you know a college student who is interested in conservation and the environment? Send them this post!!

#internship #conservation #rhodeisland #outside

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🚨PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES🚨 Calling future conservation leaders! Westerly Land Trust is now accepting applications for three paid summer internships. Open to college students, these hands-on opportunities offer real-world experience in land conservation, stewardship, community engagement, and youth environmental education. 🐞🌿🌼🐸🐾🌱🔎 Conservation Programs Intern (CPI) 2 positions available Supported by the Southeastern New England Educational and Charitable (SNEC) Foundation, two Conservation Programs Interns will support youth environmental education and community engagement during Summer 2026. Interns will assist with outdoor school field trips, our grades K-4 summer camp, Farm Squad, and early childhood nature programs, while also supporting land stewardship through trail maintenance, property monitoring, habitat restoration, and invasive species management. This hands-on internship includes opportunities to engage with sustainable farming at Barlow Nature Preserve and contribute to pollinator and children’s produce gardens. 🌲🥾🪨🦅🪚🏞️🧭 Land Stewardship Intern (LSI) 1 position available The Land Stewardship Intern (LSI) will help build Westerly Land Trust’s long-term capacity by working closely with the Land Stewardship Manager to support land conservation and stewardship efforts.  The LSI will collaborate to resolve any emergent issues on protected properties with high sensitivity and professionalism; document, record, and file pertinent information relating to stewardship visits, issues, and activities on WLT properties; support WLT’s plan for ecological land management, including control of invasive species, native habitat monitoring, and custodial land management; and engage and support stewardship volunteers and other interns. 🔸🔸🔸To learn more about each internship position and to apply, click the link in our bio and select “Join Our Team”! We can’t wait for you to join us! 🔸🔸🔸 🗣️Do you know a college student who is interested in conservation and the environment? Send them this post!! #internship #conservation #rhodeisland #outside

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Happy New Year! 🎊

Perhaps you’re stepping into 2026 with intention and a long list of resolutions. Or maybe you’re of the mindset that winter is a quiet time for hibernation—you’ll bloom in the spring like the flowers! Either way, the land is waiting for you.

From all of us at the Westerly Land Trust, we wish you the best in 2026! 💚🌱

#happynewyear #conservation #nature #westerlyri #rhodeisland

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Happy New Year! 🎊 Perhaps you’re stepping into 2026 with intention and a long list of resolutions. Or maybe you’re of the mindset that winter is a quiet time for hibernation—you’ll bloom in the spring like the flowers! Either way, the land is waiting for you. From all of us at the Westerly Land Trust, we wish you the best in 2026! 💚🌱 #happynewyear #conservation #nature #westerlyri #rhodeisland

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Solstice greetings from the Westerly Land Trust! ❄️

For more than 5,000 years, people across the Northern Hemisphere have met the Winter Solstice with lights, feasts, and a shared sense of community. This impulse—to gather against the encroaching dark—is a calling innate to humankind. This year, that ancient tradition meets a celestial spectacle: on the night of the 21st, you might catch a glimpse of the Ursid meteor shower.

There is a unique magic to the solstice sky, made even more profound when punctuated by a multitude of shooting stars. Watching this display, it is easy to feel simultaneously tiny and boundless—a perspective that leaves us feeling deeply grounded. 🌠

It is that same sense of connection—to the earth and to one another—that drives the Westerly Land Trust. Our work is about more than just the land we conserve; it is about knitting together the community that enjoys it. Whether you find your peace by connecting with neighbors or disconnecting in the quiet of the woods, WLT provides a space for you to recharge.

As you reflect on these values this season, we invite you to join our efforts to steward the land and curate the programs that weave us together. Beyond the rush of the holidays, I hope you find a moment to stop and be still—perhaps even long enough to see a shooting star.

Thank you for your partnership in our land conservation and programmatic work. From all of us at the Westerly Land Trust, we wish you a Peaceful Solstice, Happy Holidays, and a Joyous New Year.

#winter #wintersolstice #conservation #nature #outside

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Solstice greetings from the Westerly Land Trust! ❄️ For more than 5,000 years, people across the Northern Hemisphere have met the Winter Solstice with lights, feasts, and a shared sense of community. This impulse—to gather against the encroaching dark—is a calling innate to humankind. This year, that ancient tradition meets a celestial spectacle: on the night of the 21st, you might catch a glimpse of the Ursid meteor shower. There is a unique magic to the solstice sky, made even more profound when punctuated by a multitude of shooting stars. Watching this display, it is easy to feel simultaneously tiny and boundless—a perspective that leaves us feeling deeply grounded. 🌠 It is that same sense of connection—to the earth and to one another—that drives the Westerly Land Trust. Our work is about more than just the land we conserve; it is about knitting together the community that enjoys it. Whether you find your peace by connecting with neighbors or disconnecting in the quiet of the woods, WLT provides a space for you to recharge. As you reflect on these values this season, we invite you to join our efforts to steward the land and curate the programs that weave us together. Beyond the rush of the holidays, I hope you find a moment to stop and be still—perhaps even long enough to see a shooting star. Thank you for your partnership in our land conservation and programmatic work. From all of us at the Westerly Land Trust, we wish you a Peaceful Solstice, Happy Holidays, and a Joyous New Year. #winter #wintersolstice #conservation #nature #outside

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The holidays are right around the corner, and we have some sustainable, local, last-minute gift ideas for you! 🎄❄️

If you’d like a WLT bright orange beanie or WLT note cards, follow the link in our bio to order. 🗓️

💐Do you know someone who would love a fresh basket of produce or bouquet of flowers each week, @echo_rock_flowers subscription or @frontierfarmri CSA would be a perfect gift. Follow the link in our bio to visit both farmers’ websites!

To gift a friend or family member a WLT Membership, follow the link in our bio and select “Levels of Support”. 🌳

🔪 @graygoosecookerywatchhill will sharpen your knives when you make a donation to WLT at the Gray goose cookery! Sharp knives are safe knives!

👗👠 @second.serve.resale strives to lower the consumption of new clothing by promoting the benefits of resale. When you shop Second Serve Resale and select WLT at checkout, 85% of your sale will be generously donated back to WLT. Follow the link in our bio and select “Shop and Support” to check out the pieces they have.

As we wrap up 2025 we want to say a big heartfelt thank YOU to all of our volunteers, supporters, sponsors, and community partners! We couldn’t do all we do without you! 🌳💚

#westerlyri #landtrust #conservation #rhodeisland #stoningtonct

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The holidays are right around the corner, and we have some sustainable, local, last-minute gift ideas for you! 🎄❄️ If you’d like a WLT bright orange beanie or WLT note cards, follow the link in our bio to order. 🗓️ 💐Do you know someone who would love a fresh basket of produce or bouquet of flowers each week, @echo_rock_flowers subscription or @frontierfarmri CSA would be a perfect gift. Follow the link in our bio to visit both farmers’ websites! To gift a friend or family member a WLT Membership, follow the link in our bio and select “Levels of Support”. 🌳 🔪 @graygoosecookerywatchhill will sharpen your knives when you make a donation to WLT at the Gray goose cookery! Sharp knives are safe knives! 👗👠 @second.serve.resale strives to lower the consumption of new clothing by promoting the benefits of resale. When you shop Second Serve Resale and select WLT at checkout, 85% of your sale will be generously donated back to WLT. Follow the link in our bio and select “Shop and Support” to check out the pieces they have. As we wrap up 2025 we want to say a big heartfelt thank YOU to all of our volunteers, supporters, sponsors, and community partners! We couldn’t do all we do without you! 🌳💚 #westerlyri #landtrust #conservation #rhodeisland #stoningtonct

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