Your Donation is Appreciated!
Donations of any size to our 2023-24 Annual Fund help keep our small organization going strong. Thank you for supporting Aquidneck Land Trust’s important land conservation mission and for being our Partner in Preservation – together, we are doing great things!
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Noticing a cleaner trail?! As part of Salve University`s Service Plunge 2.0, we had some volunteers help clean litter from the meadow and Sakonnet Greenway Trail around the western part of the Middletown Northern Loop. Thank you to all the students who participated through the Center of Community Engagement and Service!
#volunteer #CleanUp @salveregina @salveservice #CommunityService #LandTrust #PublicTrail #RhodeIsland #MiddletownRI #NewportRI #PortsmouthRI #conservation #AquidneckIsland #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
Happy National Pet Day! We hope your furry friends enjoy our trail network as much as Ada does🐾
📍Little Creek Preserve, Glen Pasture Loop Trail, Middletown Valley, Sakonnet Greenway Trail
#NationalPetDay #hiking #trails #DogsOfInstagram #ConservedLand #LandTrust #PublicTrails #PublicLand #RhodeIsland #LocalWalks #DogWalk #PortsmouthRI #MiddletownRI #NewportRI #AquidneckIsland #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
Want to attract pollinating insects to your garden? Check out our Pollinator Habitat Workshop on Sunday, April 21 from 9-11 a.m. at Spruce Acres Farm! Find out more and register at the link in our bio🐝🪲
#pollinator #PollinatorGarden #PollinatorHabitat #volunteer #GardenPrep #conservation #wildlife #WildlifeConservation #PublicLand #bee #beetle #butterfly #NativePlants #flowers #Spring #PortsmouthRI #MiddletownRI #NewportRI #AquidneckIsland #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
Thank you to Newport This Week for highlighting The Watershed Protectors` upcoming community meeting all about the work being done in Almy Pond to improve water quality! Be sure to attend this Wednesday, April 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Young Building at The Pell Center. Register on our website, linked in our bio!
"Lilly Dick, a Watershed Protectors member, said it is critical for the public to be involved in taking steps to improve Almy Pond. `The city can’t do everything,` she said. `This is one of the reasons we want to hold public meetings, so we can better educate residents about the problem and what they can do to help.`" Read the full article in our bio.
#watershed #ImpairedWater #NewportRI #AlmyPond #WatershedProtection #LandConservation #conservation #WaterConservation #CoastalWater #CommunityEvent #AquidneckIsland #RhodeIsland #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
We hope everyone is enjoying a cozy time inside with all this rain! Our Stewardship Team braved the weather in Oakland Forest and Meadow the other day for monitoring. The bog bridge is holding up well, with the meadow having some ducks swimming through it due to flooding🦆
#conservation #rain #RhodeIsland #RainStorm #Noreaster #NewEngland #BogBridge #PublicLand #ConservedLand #ClimateChange #ProtectedLand #StormWater #ducks #Meadow #Spring #OaklandForest #PortsmouthRI #AquidneckIsland #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
Today is #401Gives! Your tax-deductible gift helps us to advance our mission to protect the land and water resources of Aquidneck Island and connect our communities to the land that defines the Island`s natural beauty. The Land Trust has protected 99 properties covering 2,816 acres, we help make our Island more resilient to climate change, maintain over 13 miles of free, publically accessible trails, and provide educational programs in our communities and schools.
Today on 401Gives, a state-wide effort bringing people together to make a difference for local nonprofits that deliver vital services to our communities, please support Aquidneck Land Trust at the link in our bio!
#401Gives #RhodeIsland #nonprofit #donate #NatureTrails #Conservation #OpenSpace #LandConservation #ClimateResiliance #AquidneckIsland #LandTrust #GiveToday #WaterProtection #PublicLand #LandAccesss #LandProtection #WatershedProtection #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
Monday is the last day to submit your application for a community grant application! The Merritt Neighborhood Fund is an endowed fund that seeks to support the preservation of small parks, community gardens, and other natural spaces on Aquidneck Island. Applications are due Monday, April 1, 2024. See grant guidelines and apply at the link in our bio!
#LandTrust #CommunityGrant #NewportRI #MiddletownRI #PortsmouthRI #nonprofit #RhodeIsland #NeighborhoodFund #AquidneckIsland #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
Looking for a place to start your spring planting? We have a few garden beds open at the Spruce Acres Farm community garden for the upcoming season!🌱
Located at 1286 East Main Road in Middletown, the garden has water, deer fencing, and 8x4 beds filled with raised bed mix. If you are interested in applying for a bed, please review the garden info/rules and apply at the link in our bio. All applications received by March 25 at noon will be placed into a random lottery for the available beds.
#CommunityGarden #SpringPlanting #GardenBed #MiddletownRI #RhodeIsland #gardener #garden #DeerFencing #RaisedBed #MiddletownRI #PortsmouthRI #NewportRI #AquidneckIsland #AquidneckLandTrust #altweb #altwebsite
Please join The Watershed Protectors and The City of Newport for a free community event about work being done to improve the water quality in Almy Pond on Wednesday, April 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Young Building at the Pell Center, 518 Bellevue Avenue. Register here.
“On a misty morning in March, I walked along all the trails while exploring the 17-acre Carol Ballard Park and Wildlife Preserve. The wide paths are easy to follow and offer some good early spring exercise… Along the way, I also learned some history.” Read The Providence Journal article here!
Our biggest fundraiser of the year is back! Save the Date – Tuesday, July 16, and Wednesday, July 17 for An Evening At Home. Please join us for an intimate farm-to-table dining experience. More details can be found here.
Our Year in Review is here! Learn about highlights of our land conservation efforts leading up to the conservation of our 100th property, educational talks, community outreach, and events in the 2023 Annual Report.
The winners of the 2023 Art & Writing Contest have been announced! View all the winners here. All entries can be found in albums by category on our Facebook Page. Thank you to all the students, guardians, parents, and teachers who participated!
A section of the Sakonnet Greenway Trail, most of the Middletown Southern Loop on Newport National Golf Club property west of Mitchell’s Lane, is closed for safety purposes during golf course construction. A map of the affected area can be seen here. For everyone’s safety, please stay off closed trails. More details here.
The Land Trust is in the news! We love to share media coverage of our recent land conservation success stories, public events and programs, and collaborations with other non-profit organizations. READ MORE
The Land Trust is in the news! We love to share media coverage of our recent land conservation success stories, public events and programs, and collaborations with other non-profit organizations. READ MORE
