Magical Mushrooms: Did you know that some mushrooms glow in the dark and can be found in your backyard environment?! Nature is full of fascinating surprises, and we want YOU to join us on a mushroom hunt to discover the beauty and complexity of the natural world around us. Registration closes the Friday before program at [...]
Join Deirdre O’Connor for a slow and easy walk in Wahaneeta Preserve. Forest Bathing is the pleasant practice of spending time in nature for the purpose of enhancing health and happiness. Evidenced based research confirms that time in nature has profound healing benefits for physical and emotional well – being. The term Forest Bathing comes [...]
The Westerly Track & Athletic Club hosts an annual trail race at Wahaneeta Preserve in September. This is the first of four races in WTAC's Fall Race Series. Runners and walkers are welcome. The terrain of the course is entirely dirt trails, with some technical single-track. In order to minimize bunching up at the race [...]
Join Deirdre O’Connor for a slow and easy walk in Wahaneeta Preserve. Forest Bathing is the pleasant practice of spending time in nature for the purpose of enhancing health and happiness. Evidenced based research confirms that time in nature has profound healing benefits for physical and emotional well – being. The term Forest Bathing comes [...]
In partnership with the Westerly Library and Wilcox Park, 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 short life, he was a poet, philosopher, naturalist, farmer, writer, hiker, surveyor, abolitionist, Transcendentalist, friend, and more. Whether Thoreau has been [...]
Living Laboratories for Dunn's Corners Elementary School Grades K-1 There is so much nature to be explored around you! Step into the boots of a Naturalist and grab a magnifying glass to discover what critters and plants can be found on the preserve. Study features of the habitat to understand how it has changed over [...]
Living Laboratories for Dunn's Corners Elementary School Grades 2-4 There is so much nature to be explored around you! Step into the boots of a Naturalist and grab a magnifying glass to discover what critters and plants can be found on the preserve. Study features of the habitat to understand how it has changed over [...]
Living Laboratories for State Street Elementary School Grades K-1 There is so much nature to be explored around you! Step into the boots of a Naturalist and grab a magnifying glass to discover what critters and plants can be found on the preserve. Study features of the habitat to understand how it has changed over [...]
Living Laboratories for State Street Elementary School Grades 2-4 There is so much nature to be explored around you! Step into the boots of a Naturalist and grab a magnifying glass to discover what critters and plants can be found on the preserve. Study features of the habitat to understand how it has changed over [...]
