Field Trips and Events

Rhode Island

Get outdoors and explore Rhode Island's wide-open spaces.  Join us for a hike!

Explore Rhode Island Outdoors

Enjoy the outdoors by visiting one of our many preserves in the state, or by participating in our ongoing events.  Check back frequently for updated nature walks and events.  Visit Places We Protect for information about our preserves open to the public.

Ongoing Special Events
Special Events
  • Dundery Brook Trail Opening Ceremony

    Veterans’ Field, Little Compton, RI
    June 01, 2012

    Join us for the Opening Ceremony of Dundery Brook Trail and welcome our special guest Bill Harley, two-time Grammy award winning artist and conservationist.  He will share songs and stories to celebrate the opening of this new Trail. And we have a lot to celebr... Learn more

  • National Trails Day Hike

    Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve in Exeter, RI
    June 02, 2012

    A new trail has opened up at the 800 + acre Cuttyhunk Brook Preserve! Come out and celebrate when The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island will reach 60 miles of hiking trails in our state! As we hike, we’ll explore some interesting features along the w... Learn more

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities
  • Help Restore Oyster Reefs

    Jerusalem, RI and Charlestown, RI
    April - June

    COASTAL AND MARINE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2012 We need YOUR help to restore oysters in Rhode Island this summer. A recent study of oyster reefs found that they have declined by 85% globally and need all the help they can get. Oyster bars and restaurants discard five and a... Learn more

  • Help protect Rhode Island’s most threatened shorebirds!

    Little Compton, RI
    Ongoing

    Help protect the habitat of threatened shorebirds like the Piping Plover and Least Tern that breed on Little Compton’s beaches from April through August. Volunteers will work with The Nature Conservancy at Goosewing Beach Preserve and other nearby areas to inst... Learn more

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