Aquidneck Land Trust Press Releases

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCED APRIL 1 DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS

Middletown, RI – March 11, 2024 – Aquidneck Land Trust is now accepting applications for grants from the Merritt Neighborhood Fund, an endowed fund which seeks to support the preservation of small parks, community gardens, and other natural spaces on Aquidneck Island.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES ART AND WRITING CONTEST WINNERS

Middletown, RI – February 6, 2024 – The Aquidneck Land Trust has announced 24 student winners in the 2023 Aquidneck Land Trust Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote the importance and value of the conservation of open spaces.

ALT ANNOUNCES THE PROTECTION OF ADDITIONAL COASTAL PROPERTY IN PORTSMOUTH

Middletown, RI – November 7, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of 2.5-acre wetlands property, the “Sullivan Preserve,” on Portsmouth’s northwest shore.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES 2023 ART & WRITING CONTEST

Middletown, RI. – September 28, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces the start of its annual Art & Writing Contest, a competition in which local students portray their favorite Aquidneck Island vistas

ALT ANNOUNCES PROTECTION OF ELEVEN ACRES IN MIDDLETOWN

Middletown, RI – October 20, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of 10.81 acres of land in Middletown, RI known as the “Lazy Lawn” property.

ALT ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Middletown, RI. – July 5, 2023 – Conservation leader Terry Sullivan has been appointed Executive Director of Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT)

ALT ANNOUNCES CONSERVATION OF WETLAND PROPERTY IN PORTSMOUTH

Middletown, RI. – June 15, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of a 9.85-acre wetlands property on Hedly Street in Portsmouth, RI.

ALT ANNOUNCES MERRITT FUND RECIPIENTS

Middletown, RI. – April 23, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has awarded twelve grants totaling $12,000 to local community and neighborhood groups through its annual grant program, the Merritt Neighborhood Fund.

ALT ANNOUNCES NEW INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Middletown, RI –April 3, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the appointment of Brian Gallagher as Interim Executive Director, succeeding Chuck Allott who retired in February.

ALT ANNOUNCES FISHERIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE SPEAKER EVENT

Middletown, RI – March 31, 2023 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces an Earth Week lecture with Dr. Sarah Lindley Smith; Fisheries and Climate Change: Global Issue, local consequences.

WATERSHED PROTECTORS ANNOUNCE ALMY POND WATERSHED OUTREACH EVENT

Middletown, RI – March 23, 2023 – The Watershed Protectors, a group of local non-profits and residents, announce a free public event to discuss ways in which residents can help to improve the water quality in Almy Pond and other island waterbodies.

ALT ANNOUNCES CONSERVED FARMLAND IN PORTSMOUTH

Middletown, RI – February 20, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of 11.48 acres of farmland across two parcels on Moitoza Lane in Portsmouth.

ALT ANNOUNCES ART & WRITING WINNERS

Middletown, RI – February 9, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced 29 student winners in the 2022 ALT Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote the importance and value of a healthy environment.

ALT CONSERVES COASTAL PROPERTY IN PORTSMOUTH

Middletown, RI – February 1, 2023 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of a 4.91-acre wetlands property on Portsmouth’s northwest shore.

ALT ANNOUNCES CONSERVATION OF MIDDLETOWN FARMLAND

Middletown, RI. – December 20, 2022 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of a 9.54-acre farmland property off of Third Beach Road in Middletown

ALT ANNOUNCES NEW DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Middletown, RI – December 7, 2022 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the appointment of Edward A. Magro as Development Director.

ALT ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RETIREMENT

Middletown, RI. – September 15, 2022 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the retirement of its Executive Director, Charles B. Allott, effective 31 December, 2022.

ALT ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER

Middletown, RI. – August 31, 2022 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced that Alvaro Londono has been appointed to its board of trustees.

WOODLAND CONSERVATION IN PORTSMOUTH

Middletown, RI. - July 27, 2022 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of 20.97 acres of land north of Bramans Lane in Portsmouth.

ALT ANNOUNCES MERRITT FUND RECIPIENTS

Middletown, RI. – May 10, 2022 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has awarded ten grants totaling $12,427 to local community and neighborhood groups through its annual grant program, the Merritt Neighborhood Fund.

ALT ANNOUNCES MIDDLETOWN FARM CONSERVATION

Middletown, RI. – April 20, 2022 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced the conservation of 8.64 acres of farmland in Middletown.

ALT ANNOUNCES THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS

Middletown, RI. – April 14, 2022 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced that three new board members have been appointed to its board of trustees.

ALT ANNOUNCES CONSERVATION OF GREEN END PRESERVE

Middletown, RI. – March 23, 2022 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces the conservation of a 14.73-acre Middletown property located on Green End Avenue between Vaucluse and Howland Avenues.

ALT ACCEPTING MERRITT FUND GRANT REQUESTS

Middletown, RI. – February 15, 2022 – ALT is now accepting applications for grants from the Merritt Neighborhood Fund, an endowed fund which seeks to support the preservation of natural spaces on Aquidneck Island.

ALT ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ART & WRITING CONTEST

Middletown, RI. – February 10, 2022 - ALT has announced 25 student winners in the 2021 ALT Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote the importance and value of a healthy environment.

ALT CONSERVES SECTION OF GLEN FARM

Middletown, RI. – January 7, 2022 – ALT announces that it has completed its campaign to conserve a 7.56-acre section of historic Glen Farm.

ALT ANNOUNCES CONSERVATION OF REGO FARMLAND

Middletown, RI. – December 16, 2021 – ALT announces that its campaign to purchase and conserve Rego Farmland is complete.

SVF FOUNDATION GRANTS CONSERVATION EASEMENT

Newport, R.I. (December 2, 2021) – The SVF Foundation (SVF) announced that it has granted a conservation easement to Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT), governing approximately 24 acres of land.

OAKLAND FOREST INDUCTED INTO THE OLD-GROWTH NETWORK

Middletown, RI. – October 20, 2021 – On Wednesday, October 27th, the Aquidneck Land Trust’s Oakland Forest in Portsmouth will be formally inducted into the national Old-Growth Forest Network.

ALT ANNOUNCES 2021 ART & WRITING CONTEST TRUST

Middletown, RI. – September 15, 2021 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces the start of its annual Art & Writing Contest.

ALT ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN TO CONSERVE TWO PORTSMOUTH PROPERTIES

Middletown, RI. – July 22, 2021 – Aquidneck Land Trust announces a land campaign to conserve two properties in Portsmouth.

ALT ANNOUNCES SERIES OF LAND USE PLANNING WORKSHOPS

Middletown, RI. – July 13, 2021 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces a series of free online presentations titled “Citizen Planning 101,” with one event focused on each of Aquidneck Island’s three municipalities.

ALT ANNOUNCES NEW BOARDWALK AT LITTLE CREEK PRESERVE

Middletown, RI. – May 20, 2021 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces the opening of a new 165-foot boardwalk at its Little Creek Preserve property on Bramans Lane in Portsmouth.

ALT ANNOUNCES MERRITT NEIGHORHOOD FUND AWARDS

Middletown, RI. – May 13, 2021 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has awarded thirteen grants totaling $18,000 to local community and neighborhood groups.

ALT ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT ANNUAL MEETING

Middletown, RI. – February 18, 2021 - ALT has announced that two new board members have been appointed to its board of trustees.

ALT Announces Winners of 2020 ART & WRITING CONTEST

Middletown, RI. – January 29, 2021 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced 18 student winners in the 2020 ALT Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote an appreciation of the island’s natural beauty.

ALT ANNOUNCES CONSERVATION OF TWO NEWPORT PROPERTIES

Middletown, RI. – January 21, 2021 – ALT announced the conservation of 13.62 acres of land in Newport, split between two properties located on the island’s south end.

ALT ANNOUNCES DONATION TO CONSERVE GLEN FARM

Middletown, RI. – January 4, 2021 – ALT announced a $100,000 gift to its Glen Farm campaign.

ALT TO CONSERVE NEW SECTION OF SWEET BERRY FARM

Middletown, RI. – July 20, 2020 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced a campaign to conserve a new section of Sweet Berry Farm in Middletown.

ALT ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN TO CONSERVE PORTION OF GLEN FARM

Middletown, RI. – March 4, 2020 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has announced a campaign to conserve 7.5-acres of the historic Glen Farm in Portsmouth.

ALT ANNOUNCES “THE AMAZING WORLD OF BIRDS III” COURSE

Middletown, R.I. – January 15, 2020 – ALT will offer a third series of courses about bird biology, taught by Dr. Charles Clarkson, ALT board member and professional ornithologist.

ALT ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2019 ART & WRITING CONTEST

Middletown, RI. – January 15, 2020 - ALT has announced 18 student winners in the 2019 ALT Art & Writing Contest, held annually to promote the importance and value of a healthy environment.

ALT ANNOUNCES OPENING OF LITTLE CREEK PRESERVE

Middletown, RI. – October 9, 2019 – The Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces the opening of Little Creek Preserve, a newly-conserved property on Bramans Lane in Portsmouth.

ALT ANNOUNCES COMMUNITY GARDEN AT SPRUCE ACRES FARM

Middletown, R.I. – May 14, 2019 – ALT announces the opening of nine raised garden beds at Spruce Acres Farm, now available for public use.

ALT PRESENTS CLIMATE CHANGE SPEAKER

Middletown, R.I. – May 2, 2019 – ALT announces a lecture on climate change given by Dr. Martha McConnell on Wednesday, May 8, at Rogers High School in Newport.

ALT ANNOUNCES CONSERVATION OF MIDDLETOWN PROPERTY

Middletown, R.I. – April 29, 2019 – Aquidneck Land Trust announced that a 6.20-acre property near Third Beach Road in Middletown has been placed under conservation easement.

NEW ALT BOARD MEMBERS NAMED

Middletown, RI. – March 8, 2019 - ALT has announced that two new board members were appointed to the board of trustees at the organization’s annual meeting, held February 7 at the Atlantic Resort.

2018 ART & WRITING WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Middletown, RI. – January 10, 2019 - ALT has announced fifteen student winners in the 2018 Sixteen on Center Art & Writing Contest.

ALT AND BLUE GARDEN ANNOUNCE CONSERVATION PLANS

Middletown, R.I. – January 2, 2019 – ALT and the Hamilton Family Charitable Trust announce that the Blue Garden, a historic Newport property designed from 1910–1918 by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., has been placed under permanent conservation easement.

ALT RECEIVES $250,000 BEQUEST FOR LAND CONSERVATION

Middletown, RI. – November 5, 2018 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces the receipt of a $250,000 bequest from the estate of Beth Everett, a Middletown resident and long-time ALT supporter who died in 2017.

“THE AMAZING WORLD OF BIRDS” COURSE

Middletown, R.I. – December 18, 2018 - ALT will offer a six-part course on bird biology taught by Dr. Charles Clarkson, ALT board member and professional ornithologist.

ALT ANNOUNCES 5K RACE FOR OPEN SPACE

Middletown, RI. – August 7, 2018 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has opened registration for the 11th Annual 5K Race for Open Space, to be held on November 3, 2018.

ALT ANNOUNCES MERRITT NEIGHBORHOOD FUND GRANT AWARDS

Middletown, RI. – May 22, 2018 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) has awarded 12 grants totaling $16,000 to local community and neighborhood groups through its annual grant program, the Merritt Neighborhood Fund.

ALT AWARDED GRANT FOR MAINTENANCE TRUCK AND MOWER

Middletown, RI. – May 17, 2018 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) announces the purchase of a 2010 Toyota Tacoma truck and new field and brush mower with a grant awarded by the Champlin Foundation.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES APRIL 6 DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS

Middletown, RI. – March 14, 2018 – Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) is accepting applications for grants from the Merritt Neighborhood Fund, which supports the preservation of small parks, community gardens, and other natural spaces on Aquidneck Island.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES FARMLINK AQUIDNECK INITIATIVE

Middletown, RI. – March 5, 2018 - Aquidneck Land Trust (“ALT”) recently announced the launch of Farmlink Aquidneck, an online resource for Rhode Island farmers.

LITTLE CREEK RECEIVES RHODE ISLAND DEM GRANT

Middletown, RI - January 15, 2018 – Great news! ALT has received a $151,500 grant from The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for the purchase of Little Creek Preserve in Portsmouth.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES OPEN REGISTRATION FOR ANNUAL 5K RACE FOR OPEN SPACE

Middletown, RI. – September 5, 2017 – Aquidneck Land Trust ("ALT") has opened registration for the 10th Annual 5K Race for Open Space, to be held on November 4, 2017. The 5K Run/Walk is a loop course along the scenic Sakonnet Greenway Trail.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES MERRITT NEIGHBORHOOD FUND GRANT AWARDS

Middletown, RI. – July 24, 2017 – Aquidneck Land Trust ("ALT") has awarded 15 grants totaling over $14,000 to local community and neighborhood groups through its annual grant program, the Merritt Neighborhood Fund.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST AND NEWPORT COUNTY YMCA ANNOUNCE “FITNESS IN THE PARK” IN NEWPORT

Middletown, RI. – June 28, 2017 – Aquidneck Land Trust ("ALT") and the Newport County YMCA announce plans for a free exercise program, Fitness in the Park, scheduled to take place every Sunday in August at Miantonomi Park in Newport.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS

Middletown, RI. – June 20, 2017 – Aquidneck Land Trust ("ALT") has selected two local high school seniors to receive the fourth annual Environmental Leadership Award ("ELA") for the 2016-2017 school year. The scholarship supports youth leaders on Aquidneck Island...

CITY OF NEWPORT AND AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCE OPEN DAYS AT MIANTONOMI PARK MEMORIAL TOWER

Middletown, RI. – June 14, 2017 – Aquidneck Land Trust ("ALT") and the City of Newport, as part of the Newport Open Space Partnership, announce new summer hours for the historic tower in Miantonomi Park as part of the Annual Miantonomi Exploration Days.

AQUIDNECK LAND TRUST ANNOUNCES BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT

Middletown, RI. – May 9, 2017 – Aquidneck Land Trust ("ALT") will host its fifteenth annual golf tournament on Monday, June 19, at Newport National Golf Course in Middletown, RI. The tournament raises funds to support future conservation efforts on Aquidneck Island.