When you sign up for Westerly Land Trust's summer youth education program, Farm Squad, you are enrolling your student in a total of 10 programs! Each Tuesday and Thursday for 5 weeks, we will gather at Barlow Nature Preserve (home to Frontier Farm, Echo Rock Flowers, and WLT’s pollinator and children’s garden), to explore the fascinating world of farming [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Join us for a Wood-Pawcatuck Wild & Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council event hosted at The Westerly Land Trust Barlow Nature Preserve for a naturalist-guided exploration of a vibrant freshwater marsh habitat, home to nesting Red-winged Blackbirds. This immersive experience combines real-time wildlife observation with engaging mini-talks about: The ecological importance of freshwater marshes How marsh [...]
WLT is looking to recruit volunteers for its new Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) program. If you are interested in forest health, tree identification and citizen science, this might be an opportunity for you! Forest Health Monitoring seeks to hit the ground running with this long-term ecological monitoring project this summer at Grills Preserve. We will [...]
March's theme is Sprout Scouts. 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 [...]
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED Explore how to identify Rhode Island's winter trees by observing bark, buds, and branches in this introductory lecture. Identifying trees in the winter might seem like an expert's task, but familiarizing oneself with bark, branches, and buds builds a strong foundation for seeing our forests for the trees! Join WLT's [...]
A student-led event where young learners share the knowledge and skills they've gained through hands-on experiences with the land.Join us for Land Leaders, a hands-on family adventure where kids become the teachers! Inspired by WLT's Living Laboratories after-school programs, students will guide their families through exciting exploration stations, featuring everything from microscopes and binoculars to [...]
Join the Westerly Land Trust and Plants by the Village to make a unique heart-shaped Valentine Trellis! Celebrate Valentine’s season with a hands-on Heart Trellis Planting Class, where creativity meets community 🌿❤️ In this guided workshop, you’ll plant a String of Hearts and train it to grow along a heart-shaped trellis—a beautiful living piece that’s perfect for your home [...]