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Rhode Island

The sun breaks over the horizon and orange skies are reflected in a pond below, ringed by pine trees.
Rhode Island Daybreak at Tillinghast Pond, TNC's largest nature preserve in the state. © Joseph Morel

Make a Difference in Rhode Island

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends, and for more than 50 years, we’ve been working in Rhode Island to do just that.

Support the RI Chapter
A weathered wood and wire fence cuts across the edge of a green salt marsh with residential homes visible in the distance

Checkups for Salt Marshes

URI Ph.D. student Madison Geraci is studying microscopic organisms that may reveal how Rhode Island salt marshes are responding to restoration efforts, supported by a TNC research award.

Why do marshes matter?
A movie poster features a school of striped bass swimming left to right with the words Ocean State in white text to the right of the fish against a dark green backdrop.

Tides of Change

Award-winning filmmaker Tomas Koeck explores the behaviors and connections between wintering wildlife in part two of Ocean State: Rhode Island's Wild Coast, a new marine science docuseries.

Watch Tides of Change
A young scientist wearing orange chest waders stands at the railing of a fishing boat at sea underneath a tall offshore wind turbine.

Marine Life Finds New Home at Base of Wind Turbines

URI GSO Ph.D. student Emmanuel Oyewole is exploring how offshore wind turbines may influence the growth, movement and productivity of Jonah crabs in waters off Rhode Island.

Do turbines help crabs?

Latest News

Aerial photo of a small pond surrounded by pine and oak forest during fall foliage season.

DEM and TNC Conserve 68 Acres on Wincheck Pond

Located in one of the most beautiful parts of Rhode Island, the property will be open to the public and incorporated into DEM’s Rockville Wildlife Management Area in Hopkinton.

Rotting timbers emerge from the water with a steel-framed swing bridge in the background on a cloudy winter day.

CRMC, TNC to Remove Hazardous Timbers from Providence River

NOAA marine debris grant enables TNC and partners to remove 300 contaminated pilings and decking from the waters underneath the Point Street Bridge in downtown Providence.

An aerial view features a small, rectangular hayfield surrounded by green pine forest reaching to the horizon in all directions.

TNC Acquires 105 Acres of West Greenwich Forest

Newly conserved land opens to the public as the Bernard and Donald Harrington Preserve--TNC’s 26th nature preserve in Rhode Island--with more than three miles of hiking trails.

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Volunteer for Nature in Rhode Island

TNC volunteers help us achieve our mission and make a big difference across Rhode Island and beyond.

Find a Project
A boardwalk trail winds through the woods in early spring.
ZigZag The boardwalk trail was designed to avoid cutting trees wherever possible. © Tim Mooney/TNC

Discover TNC's Nature Trails in Rhode Island

Whether you're looking for a rugged day hike or just want to enjoy nature, TNC offers outstanding trail experiences for people of all abilities and backgrounds. Visit one of 25 nature preserves and reap the benefits of getting outside.

List of RI Nature Trails