Free, no registration required.

Join us for a special Wednesday Walk and hands-on training session to learn how to use iNaturalist, a free online platform that encourages users to record and share nature observations.

Whether you're new to the iNaturalist app or looking to sharpen your skills, this walk will help you confidently identify and record local wildlife. We'll practice making observations and answer any questions along the way. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be moved to April 16.

No experience necessary—just bring your curiosity and a smartphone! This training will also help prepare those interested in participating in the City Nature Challenge from April 25 - 28. For more information, visit: https://normanbirdsanctuary.org/events/wednesday-walk-inaturalist-training-copy/

Join us in celebrating Earth Day! We’re excited to introduce our island-wide climate resilience collaboration to the community!

Mingle at scenic Newport Vineyards, enjoy light refreshments, and grab a drink from the cash bar while participating in activities

for all ages. This casual gathering is a great way to learn more about our efforts to work collaboratively on our island’s environmental challenges. Meet our new staff, engage with our partner organizations – some of Aquidneck Island's fantastic stewards, learn about projects already underway, and discover how to get involved. We look forward to hearing how Aquidneck Resilience can best support the community!

Pass through for a bit or stay for a while. Brief remarks will be at 6:00 pm. The event is free to attend but registration is required.

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aquidneck-resilience-earth-day-party-tickets-1296092299959?aff=oddtdtcreator

Take the bus! Newport Vineyards is serviced by RIPTA Bus 60’s East Main Before & Opposite Meadow stops.

Every day is Earth Day at NBS, but on April 22nd we honor this special place with a stroll on the trails accompanied by odes to nature and planet Earth! Citing contemporary and classic poems, prose, and perhaps even some song lyrics (singing optional!), this walk will focus on beauty, inspiration, and our connections with the planet.

This event is free. To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-day-poetry-walk-tickets-1277891561059?aff=oddtdtcreator

Members of the Island Interact Teen Club YMCA, and the Middletown Rotary Club will host a cleanup at Gaudet Middle School. Materials will be provided! Free seedlings will be given away to all participants! For information, contact Janice Kowalczyk at jckowalczyk@gmail.com

We all know how important insects are to our environment. Join us and make a bug house designed to shelter, overwinter, and provide a nesting site for beneficial insects in your garden and yard.

For Adults 18+. Registration required. Visit: https://middletownpubliclibraryri.libcal.com/event/14084931

What: AIEW-Bike Newport Borrow a Bike & Ride and Litter Pick

When: Monday, April 21st, 3pm-4:30pm

Where: Traffic Garden, 120 Hillside Ave, Newport, RI 02840

How: Borrow a bike and helmet and ride in the Traffic Garden!  Clean up around the area. Enter the raffle for prizes! 

Help keep Narragansett Bay clean with Save The Bay! Shoreline trash is ugly and harmful to wildlife, and cleanups are a great way to make a difference. We provide trash bags, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, and insect repellant - you bring the helping hands!

WHERE: Nanaquaket Bridge Waterfront Public Access Point. Use 58 Nanaquaket Rd, Tiverton, RI as an approximate address for GPS and keep an eye out for the fishing access area at the west end of the bridge. See map for exact location.

NOTE: parking is limited, please carpool if you can! Register at: https://volunteer.savebay.org/need/detail/?need_id=1039438

Join Eastern RI Conservation District to plog/pick up trash on the Newport Rhode Race Marathon course to help insure the course is free of trash for runners! We will provide clean-up materials, including bags and gloves.

Sign up: RunSignUp

Help protect Second Beach by planting beach grass! Beach grasses stabilize dunes, reduce erosion, and build up sand deposits, which create a natural buffer against waves and storms. Please bring a small shovel, gloves, and/or other planting gear if you have them. Meet near path 3. Rain or shine!

In this workshop, participants will use old books to make a flower press. Limited spots available.

Register at: https://middletownpubliclibraryri.libcal.com/event/14084930

Help keep Narragansett Bay clean with Save the Bay! Shoreline trash is ugly and dangerous to wildlife, and shoreline cleanups are a great way for volunteers to make a difference. 

Meet at the Weaver Cove boat ramp. There is no precise address for this site. Enter the park off of Burma Road and follow the road down to the parking lot. The boat ramp is on the far side of the lot. See map for exact location. Parking is limited, please carpool or take alternative transportation if possible!

Pre-registration is required. Sign up at: https://volunteer.savebay.org/need/detail/?need_id=1042160

Contact us at volunteer@savebay.org!

Join us for a documentary screening of The Last Bumblebee (2023), which showcases the importance of bee species conservation and wildflower populations. After the film, create seed balls to grow new flowers to welcome pollinators in your backyard, and bring your own (BYO) T-Shirt to create an upcycled tote bag, which is a no-sew project. Snacks and refreshments will be available to enjoy!

To register, visit: https://middletownpubliclibraryri.libcal.com/event/14297891

Join Save The Bay to help keep our neighboring parks and Narragansett Bay clean! Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium is hosting shoreline cleanups on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 10 AM to 12 PM. As a thank-you, all participants will enjoy free admission to the Aquarium on the day of the event. Be part of this impactful effort to protect our environment and support local wildlife! This month, we will be focusing on Perrotti Park & Storer Park.

We will meet by the front entrance of the Aquarium. Parking can be found here. Be sure to save your parking ticket to get validated for the day! This site is also accessible by RIPTA routes: 14, 60, 63, 64, 231 Flex, and hop-on-hop-off routes 67 and 68.

To register and find out more, visit: https://volunteer.savebay.org/need/detail/?need_id=1049547

Free, no registration required.

Join us for a special Wednesday Walk and hands-on training session to learn how to use iNaturalist, a free online platform that encourages users to record and share nature observations.

Whether you're new to the iNaturalist app or looking to sharpen your skills, this walk will help you confidently identify and record local wildlife. We'll practice making observations and answer any questions along the way. In the event of inclement weather, this program will be moved to April 16.

No experience necessary—just bring your curiosity and a smartphone! This training will also help prepare those interested in participating in the City Nature Challenge from April 25 - 28. For more information, visit: https://normanbirdsanctuary.org/events/wednesday-walk-inaturalist-training/

Start your veggie garden at the Middletown Public Library! Learn how to turn an old newspaper into paper pots for seed starting. Each participant will plant four different types of vegetable seeds to take home.

For Adults 18+. To register, visit: https://middletownpubliclibraryri.libcal.com/event/14084929

Enjoy the sounds of the spring migration with one of our local birding experts! This program is free to all. Please meet in the main parking lot. Dress for the weather and walking the trails.

WHAT: You are invited to participate in Save The Bay's Plastic Brand Survey! Collecting data on brands as a part of Break Free From Plastic's Global Brand Audit can help us hold corporations accountable for plastic pollution. We will collect shoreline litter and then practice sorting it by brand and type of plastic and entering the data on the TrashBlitz app. Participating in this pilot project will help Save The Bay design and launch a full brand survey of Narragansett Bay in the future!

For more info and to sign up, please visit: https://volunteer.savebay.org/need/detail/?need_id=913359

Any questions or difficulty registering? Contact July Lewis at jlewis@savebay.org. We want you on our team!

Join volunteers from the Middletown Tree Commission and Middletown Open Space Committee in rehabilitating a section of Albro Woods. This pilot project will explore different approaches to managing the impacts of beech leaf disease. Lend a hand in removing invasive species and planting new trees. Afterwards, everyone is invited to enjoy a potluck meal!

Registration is encouraged. Please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/879220581427?aff=oddtdtcreator

Jog a 5K while picking up trash with a local running group, Newport Run & Chug. Afterward, join us for a drink at the Fastnet Pub. Gloves, trash bags, and litter grabbers will be supplied. This event is in partnership with the Eastern R.I. Conservation District and Newport Run & Chug. Plogging is a combination of jogging while picking up litter!

For more info, visit: www.easternriconservation.org/news/plog-with-us-this-earth-month

Join Rhode Island Natural History Survey and Norman Bird Sanctuary staff to learn more about the upcoming BioBlitz at Norman Bird Sanctuary. Information about registration, event logistics, and BioBlitz teams will be shared, and refreshments and a light dinner will be provided.

Attendance at orientation is highly encouraged if you plan to attend BioBlitz at the Norman Bird Sanctuary on June 7th and 8th, 2024.

For more info and to register for this event, visit: https://rinhs.org/events/ri-bioblitz/ 

Speaker Bio: David W. Gregg has been the director of the Rhode Island Natural History Survey since 2004. An amateur naturalist since childhood, by training David is an archaeologist who’s excavated in Europe and Alaska. He holds a Ph.D. in anthropology from Brown University. Before the Survey, David directed the Spellman Museum of Stamps, in Weston, Mass., and was a curator at Brown’s Haffenreffer Museum.

Aquidneck Community Table (ACT) invites you to participate in a springtime garden clean-up, self-guided food forest tour, and youth scavenger hunt. Located on Aquidneck Land Trust property and leased by ACT, Island Community Farm (ICF) hosts 45 community garden plots, two micro farm parcels, a pollinator garden, and food forest. A parking guide will be present once you reach the property and gloves will be provided if you do not have your own. Enjoy an afternoon of light refreshments and your hands in the earth at the beautiful Island Community Farm!

Registration is requested for this event: https://aquidneckcommunitytable.org/volunteer-events/2024/4/25/food-forest-tour-and-clean-up. 

Come out and Enjoy Miantonomi Park with Bike Newport and community partners. Gloves and trash grabbers will be provided. Enjoy a free bird walk and scavenger hunt with Sachuest Point Wildlife Refuge staff. Bring your bike and take a spin on the pump track!

Choose between a guided garden tour, bird walk, or art and nature hike. This free event requires no registration and will meet outside the Welcome Center ten minutes before the walk. In the event of inclement weather, an announcement that day will be made on our website determining whether the walk will continue or not.  For more info, visit: https://normanbirdsanctuary.org/events/free-wednesday-nature-walk-apr-24/

R.I. Resource Recovery presents a free introduction to composting presentation at the Middletown library. Registration required. Visit: https://middletownpubliclibraryri.org/events/library-use-12/

The Middletown Conservation Commission invites you to a presentation by The Aquidneck Land Trust on our Aquidneck Island watersheds, which capture rainwater and channel it into reservoirs to supply our drinking water.  This event is free and open to the public.

Your backyard is the island’s backyard!

Save The Bay and the City of Newport invite you to help restore the dunes at Easton's Beach! We will restore the dune habitat by planting American beach grass (Ammophila brevigulata). Volunteer shifts run from 1:00-3:30pm and 3:30-6:00 pm.

For more information and to sign up, visit: https://volunteer.savebay.org/need/detail/?need_id=920054 

Celebrate Earth Day and join Aquidneck Land Trust at Miantonomi Memorial Park on Monday, April 22 from 9-11 a.m. for a cleanup! We are partnering with students from the Newport Public Schools to do invasive species removal as well as a litter cleanup throughout the park. Email sgrandy@ailt.org to participate in this special Earth Day event!

Mary Jameson will have an open studio on Suday, April 21 from 11-2 pm.   Mary uses seaweed and organic materials collected from the marine environment in her work.  Stop by her studio to see a seaweed pressing demonstration and learn more about how it contributes to the health of the ocean. 

The studio is located at the corner of Vernon Avenue and Freeborn Street in Newport, across from the public tennis courts.  Visit her website at https://www.saltwaterstudionewport.com.

Help keep Narragansett Bay clean with Save the Bay! Shoreline trash is ugly and dangerous to wildlife, and shoreline cleanups are a great way for volunteers to make a difference. 

Meet at the Weaver Cove boat ramp. There is no precise address for this site. Enter the park off of Burma Road and follow the road down to the parking lot. The boat ramp is on the far side of the lot. See map for exact location. Parking is limited, please carpool or take alternative transportation if possible!

Pre-registration is required. Sign up at https://volunteer.savebay.org/need/detail/?need_id=905426 . Any questions or difficulty registering? Contact us at volunteer@savebay.org!