Land Matters – Walk and Talk Property Tours

The Aquidneck Land Trust is excited to announce its 2012 Land Matters Walk and Talk Property Tours! This educational program gives the public the opportunity to get out on the land we are conserving, and connect with nature and ALT’s work. Please come prepared for a 1-2 hour long tour. Sturdy shoes and appropriate outdoor clothing are strongly recommended. Please make reservations with Sophia DeMaio, Stewardship Director, at 401-849-2799 x 14 or sdemaio@ailt.org.

The 2012 Walk & Talk Series will be led in conjunction with The Big Read. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest (www.neabigread.org) .

Morton Park – Saturday, May 12th, 2012 at 9am

Morton Park was granted to the City of Newport by former Vice President of the United States, Levi P. Morton, in 1886. On November 28, 2007, the City of Newport granted a perpetual Conservation Easement on Morton Park to the Aquidneck Land Trust to ensure that the area would always remain a public park. Please join us on a stroll through Morton Park’s urban arboretum and learn about some of the interesting trees that have shaded the park through its history.

This free tour will be led by Aquidneck Land Trust’s Stewardship Director, Sophia DeMaio. Plan to meet at 9am on Saturday, May 12 at the park entrance along Morton Avenue in Newport.

Sakonnet Greenway Trail – Saturday, June 16th, 2012 at 9am

The final section of the nearly 10 mile Sakonnet Greenway Trail, Aquidneck Island’s longest public nature trail, was recently completed! Let us introduce you to the new 5 mile loop trail. We will pass through forest, farmland, meadow, and wetland and talk about some of the many species of plants and animals that are encountered along the trail.

This free tour will be led by Aquidneck Land Trust’s Stewardship Director , Sophia DeMaio. Plan to meet at 9am on Saturday, June 16 at the Middletown Soccer Fields on Wyatt Road in Middletown.

Oakland Forest and Meadow Preserve – Saturday, June 30th, 2012 at 9am

Come see one of the few remaining old growth beech forests! We will explore this rare forest community and the adjoining meadow habitat and hear from some of the people who helped conserve the Oakland Forest & Meadow Preserve.

This free tour will be led by Aquidneck Land Trust’s Stewardship Director , Sophia DeMaio. Plan to meet at 9am on Saturday, June 30 at the Preserve’s entrance on Carriage Drive in Portsmouth.

Please make reservations with Sophia DeMaio, Stewardship Director at 401-849-2799 x14 or sdemaio@ailt.org.

All Land Matters Walk & Talk Series are FREE and Open to the Public!