Evening at Home 2021!
Registration is now open for ‘An Evening at Home,’ our fun and delicious summer fundraiser! Sumptuous three-course meals, local wine, fresh flowers…all you need to do is set the table for your special gathering of friends and family. Choose Wednesday, July 14, or Thursday, July 15, to take part in this unhosted event. More details on our Evening at Home page.
It’s official…Ballard Park is now a conserved property, adding 16.67 acres of forested areas, a meadow, hiking trails, seasonal streams, wetlands, and a large vernal pond to ALT’s list of conserved lands. Our thanks to the Ballard Family, the City of Newport, and the many generous donors who contributed to this effort.
Please join us for a fascinating lecture on Thursday, April 22, titled “Modern Climate Change: Adapting to current changes while mitigating future disasters.” The talk will be given by Dr. Kelton McMahon of URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography at 6:30 p.m. The event is free; register here.
The annual report for ALT’s fiscal year 2020 has been mailed out to current donors. If you would like to receive a hard copy, please let us know and we will send one. Thank you to all of our supporters for being our partners in preservation!
The build-out analysis we commissioned from Sasaki & Associates is complete. Its projections are sobering; if development and conservation levels continue as projected, all of the unconserved land on Aquidneck Island will be developed by 2050. Read the full report here.
The 2020 ALT newsletter has been sent to all of our donors; if you would like to read the digital version, you can find it here. Despite the challenges of 2020, ALT remained busy, working to conserve more land and protect our vulnerable drinking water supply. Look for our fiscal year 2020 annual report in February!
We are delighted to share our conservation video with you! See how ALT’s efforts to conserve our land and water resources benefit everyone by protecting the scenic vistas, local agriculture, drinking water supply, and wildlife habitat that make Aquidneck Island special.
Newport Daily News | July 29, 2019
ALT, the City of Newport, and the Ballard Family work to conserve Ballard Park.
Providence Journal | April 28, 2019
Owner donates 6.2 acres to Land Trust
Newport Daily News | November 20, 2018
A local donor leaves ALT $250,000 bequest for land conservation.
Newport Daily News | August 25, 2018
The new Gewirz Trail at Spruce Acres is scheduled to open soon.
Newport Daily News | January 8, 2018
Efforts to clean up storm-water got a boost recently, thanks to a donation to the Aquidneck Land Trust.
Newport Daily News | March 2, 2018
Land Trust raises $368,000 to purchase 15-acre property
The Newport Daily News | September 11, 2017
Participants in the Bird Banding Walk get a close-up look at a hatch year common yellow throat in Middletown.
The Newport Daily News | June 29, 2017
Jim and Michelle Garman harvest kale for their CSA customers at their Middletown farm.
Middletown Patch | August 27, 2017
Three local organizations have won funding ranging from giving away rain barrels to installing art in Miantonomi Park.
