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Westerly Land Trust Wreaths

In the spirit of the season, the Westerly Land Trust elves are readying the workshop to make winter wreaths out of locally sourced and foraged greenery. Reserve yours today to dress your door for the holidays while supporting WLT’s land conservation work and environmental programming.
Please order your wreath by Tuesday, November 25.
Wreaths will be available for pick up at the Westerly Land Trust offices at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly-Bradford Road) from Tuesday, December 2 through Friday, December 5 (including at the Annual Meeting on December 4th).
Westerly Land Trust Notecards

Introducing Westerly Land Trust Notecards: sets of 12 cards featuring the six winning images from the 2025 Photo Contest! These cards can be used year round to send notes and the spirit of Westerly to friends and family around the world. Pre-order today, and you can pick them up at the Westerly Land Trust offices at Barlow Nature Preserve in late November (we’ll let you know when they arrive). Many thanks to all the photographers who captured the beauty of WLT preserves this year.
Westerly Land Trust Beanies

Keep your ears warm and stay safe on the trails, all while signaling your support for WLT’s conservation efforts. Order your bright orange beanie via the button below and pick it up at our office at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly-Bradford Road; 401-315-2610).
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Second Serve Resale strives to lower consumption of new clothing by promoting the benefits of resale.
This nonprofit organization was founded in Westerly, RI, by a dedicated team of volunteers, Amy Hebb, Susan Demovick, and Patti Ghezzi, who were fed up with the fast fashion industry and the increasing amount of wasted clothing. They took note that resale was becoming a big business, and then asked the question, “Could resale profits be redirected to nonprofit organizations?” And that’s just what Second Serve does– they sell donated clothes and contribute a whopping 85% of the proceeds to their nonprofit partners.
In June 2023, the Westerly Land Trust was invited to be a beneficiary of Second Serve’s good work. It is a win for everyone—you get beautiful *like-new* clothes (some still have tags), landfills stay a little less full, and WLT forges ahead in our conservation work, protecting more than 1,700 acres and 25 miles of hiking trails.
To shop Second Serve and learn more about their mission, please visit secondserveresale.org. Once your bag is full, we would be honored if you’d select the Westerly Land Trust as the recipient of 85% of your sale.
Thank you for your mindful and intentional clothing shopping!

Gray Goose Cookery, owned and operated by Suzanne and Bob Lane and located at 93 Watch Hill Road, is a one stop cooking shop where you’ll find every kitchen tool imaginable and a particularly generous deal: if you make a donation to the Westerly Land Trust while at their shop, they will sharpen your knives for free! Sharp knives are safe knives, so be sure to bring yours to Gray Goose Cookery at any point in the year (but this is particularly important around the turkey carving holidays). Bon appetit!
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Aurora Borealis over Avondale Farm Preserve🌌✨
Thanks to recent solar activity causing strong geomagnetic storms, the northern lights were pushed further south, allowing us to see them here in Westerly, RI!
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When @westerlylandtrust and @wildrootsplay.ri come together, learning turns into a magical adventure!✨
At our Prints, Paths, and Play program students discovered animal tracks and signs🐾, then hiked over to @wildrootsplay.ri for a cozy afternoon of play and tea. So grateful for a partnership that keeps curiosity and community thriving! 💚🌳
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In the spirit of the season, the Westerly Land Trust elves are readying the workshop to make winter wreaths out of locally sourced and foraged greenery. Reserve yours today to dress your door for the holidays while supporting WLT’s land conservation work and environmental programming.
🎄Please order your wreath by Tuesday, November 25.
Wreaths will be available for pick up at the Westerly Land Trust offices at Barlow Nature Preserve (449 Westerly-Bradford Road) from Tuesday, December 2 through Friday, December 5.
🏞️The Westerly Land Trust Notecards are now available for pre-order! Each set of 12 showcases the six winning images from the 2025 Photo Contest. Perfect for sending notes year-round and sharing the spirit of Westerly with friends and family. Orders will be available for pickup at the WLT offices at Barlow Nature Preserve in late November (we’ll notify you when they arrive). Thank you to all the photographers who highlighted the beauty of our preserves this year.
Follow the link in our bio to order your wreath and notecards today!
‼️Save the Date: WLT’s Annual Meeting‼️
Thursday, December 4, 5:30-7:30pm
Barlow Nature Preserve
The Westerly Land Trust Annual Meeting is open to all members. Join us as we recap 2025 and share plans for 2026. To RSVP, call 401-315-2610 or email Erika at elebling@westerlylandtrust.org.
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November brings shorter, colder days, but also more time to pause and reflect on the year coming to a close. Soon, we’ll all be in full holiday mode, moving a mile a minute. But until then, allow yourself space to sit and contemplate. How have you progressed toward your personal goals in 2025? What remains on your to-do list before the year ends? 🍂
🌳At the Westerly Land Trust, we find that these internal conversations are best had outdoors, surrounded by nature. Big things feel more achievable when you take notice of the everyday miracles around you.
💚In October, the world lost a conservation giant, Dr. Jane Goodall. As we slide headfirst into the holiday hustle, may Dr. Goodall’s words and outlook stay with you:
“People say to me so often, ‘Jane how can you be so peaceful when everywhere around you people want books signed, people are asking these questions and yet you seem peaceful,’ and I always answer that it is the peace of the forest that I carry inside.”
Witch way to the trail? 🧙♀️🕷️🎃
#halloween #witch #trail #hike #westerlyri #landtrust #nature #outside #october #fall
“All the trees are losing their leaves, and not a single one of them is worried.” - Donald Miller
Take a lesson from the trees: slow down, release what no longer serves you, and trust that growth will come again. 🍂
#nature #mindfulness #outdoors #naturelovers #seasonsofchange #fallleaves #fall #leaves #growth
Who knew stone walls could be so busy? Trail cameras at Wahaneeta Preserve have captured bobcats, raccoons, and even a curious house cat traveling these wildlife highways! 🐾🦝
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In 2024, the Westerly Land Trust partnered with the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (RIWPS) to establish a foundation plot at the Barlow Nature Preserve through RIWPS’s ReSeeding RI initiative. After a prolific summer bloom of heal-all (Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata), volunteers spent countless hours this fall deadheading the flowers and collecting the tiny seeds. 🌸
🌾CCC volunteer Ian Sykes took a break from trail stewardship to harvest seeds, and WLT Board member Deirdre O’Connor separated the seeds from a grocery bag full of flowers—when finished, she had filled a pint jar.
Some of these seeds will be replanted at Barlow, while others will be distributed by RIWPS across the state to help conserve native ecotypic plants and preserve local genetic diversity. Though the task of extracting the tiny seeds was slow and painstaking, it plays a vital role in supporting resilient native plant communities throughout Rhode Island. 🌿🌳
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