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Field Trips and Events

Rhode Island

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

Walk at Goosewing Beach Preserve © Nat Rea

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.

Events
Volunteer Opportunities

Ongoing Special Events

An Outdoor Classroom at Francis Carter Preserve

Francis C. Carter Preserve
Ongoing

Thanks to the generous support of The Champlin Foundations, Ocean State Charities Trust and The John Clarke Trust, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is able to cover up to 100 percent of the cost of a qualified school’s round trip transportation to the Carter Preser... Learn more

Special Events

Dundery Brook Trail Opening Ceremony

Veterans’ Field, Little Compton, RI
June 01, 2012
2012 06 01
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
2012 06 02
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

Thank you for your interest in volunteering. See below for volunteer listings and events. You can also visit our Volunteer page for more information.
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Become a Friend of the Dundery Brook Trail!
Volunteers Needed!

Little Compton, RI
Ongoing

Volunteering is as easy as taking a walk in the woods! We need you to help monitor trail conditions and report any problems. Check on parking area, signage, boardwalk and other structures, perform basic maintenance tasks such as removing litter and f... Learn more

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