Join us for a mindful birding session at Avondale Farm Preserve focused on accessibility.Celebrate Birdability Week with a unique, inclusive nature experience that combines the healing power of Forest Bathing with the joy of inviting the birds in to help us deepen our connection with nature and ourselves. This slow-paced, sensory-rich walk is designed to [...]
WLT is honored to have been invited to lead a Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (RIWPS) First Thursday Botanizing Walk on September 4. Join WLT's Land Stewardship Manager Marc Doherty as he leads a slow walk around the coastal grasslands, shrublands, and salt marsh at WLT's founding property, Avondale Farm Preserve. Avondale Farm is a [...]
Bring your binoculars and curiosity to explore Avondale Farm for migratory birds! Birds migrating through Westerly in early spring should be on display at the Farm. Join avid birder, Barbara Seith for this fairly accessible walk/adventure - we will walk around the paved loop and then venture into the bramble to the north of the [...]
Calling all curious humans! Let’s get out there and find all the life that surrounds us, both small and large. A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many living species as possible. From fungi to trees, mammals to insects and everything in between, we will try to catch ‘em all-- [...]
Avondale Farm Preserve is where it all began for the Westerly Land Trust -- it is not only our first conserved property, but a special place for wildlife and community. Once known as Lotteryville, one of the earliest European settlements in Westerly, Avondale is a place where coastal wildflower meadows, hayfields, shrublands and salt marsh [...]
Get your bug nets ready and come explore the diverse population of pollinating insects right here in Westerly. For this all-ages, family-friendly event, the Westerly Land Trust has assembled a top-notch team of pollinator experts from around the state: Dr. Rachael Bonoan, head of the Providence College's Pollinator Lab Ren Johnson from URI's Bee Lab [...]
Connect with nature and your breath in this special outdoor slow flow with meditation led by Anja Mertl. Bring your yoga mat, another mat or sheet/blanket to place underneath, and a bottle of water. Advanced registration is required. Click here to reserve your spot. Enroll online using your existing class package or purchase a single [...]
Join us for an outdoor bootcamp, led by Diane Macera, at Avondale Farm Preserve. HOW TO REGISTER Enroll Online at barrecoast.com or contact the studio. WLT MEMBER DISCOUNTS WLT members please contact Erika Lebling at elebling@westerlylandtrust.org for reduced price registration of $10! Not-yet a WLT member but would like to be? To become a member [...]
Join us for an outdoor bootcamp, led by Diane Macera, at Avondale Farm Preserve. HOW TO REGISTER Enroll Online at barrecoast.com or contact the studio. WLT MEMBER DISCOUNTS WLT members please contact Erika Lebling at elebling@westerlylandtrust.org for reduced price registration of $10! Not-yet a WLT member but would like to be? To become a member [...]