The State of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Wild Plant Society Events
July 27 - FERNS FOR YOUR LANDSCAPE 10
Identify common native ferns with their appropriate soil and light conditions. After reviewing fern species, life cycle and propagation techniques, we’ll tour the property where a variety of native ferns add to its natural diversity and aesthetic quality.
Leader: Garry Plunkett, naturalist and NEWFS Certificate Program graduate. Fee. Register at RIWPS office: 401-789-7497
Tiverton
August 9 - QUEEN RIVER PRESERVE 8:30 -10:30
The Nature Conservancy's Queen River Preserve is an easy stroll along forested pathways to a pristine stream. Unusual pine barren community, wetlands and woods. Bring an interest, or expertise, in mosses, ferns, lichens, flowering plants and trees and see why this area is an important area to protect.Leader: Frances Topping, a nature generalist interested in the interactions of plants and animals, including humans. Fee. Register at RIWPS office 401-789-7497
Exeter
August 23 - WEED IDENTIFICATION 9-Noon
Got weeds? Don’t know what they are? The first step in weed management is proper identification. Learn how to key out weeds using Weeds of the Northeast by Uva, Neal, and DiTomasso. We will key out specimens brought in by participants, look at weed communities at the Station and talk about management strategies. A hand lens is helpful. Limited to 15 participants. Leader: Carl Sawyer M.S. in plant physiology and research associate at URI Agricultural Experiment Station. Rain or shine. Fee. Register at RIWPS office 401-789-7497
URI Agricultural Experiment Station, URI Kingston
September 6 - EASY PADDLE time to be announced
Bring your canoe or kayak to see Bidens laevis (tickseed) in bloom. By paddling around Secret Lake we will get up close to this flower in the Asteraceae family. It will feel like being in a meadow of sunflowers except we will be in the water. Leader: Sindy Hempstead Fee. Register t RIWPS office 401-789-7497
September 16 - MUSHROOM WALK 2-4
At Nettie Jones Preserve in West Greenwich, variety of habitats from mixed hardwood forest, streams and old fields should give us a diversity of mushrooms to look for. We will pick one of each type to try and identify it to a major group. There is no collecting on this foray. You are advised never to eat a wild mushroom unless you are positive of its species. Many mushrooms look alike, but some are deadly. Leader: Noel Rowe, an amateur mushroom enthusiast [but is by no means an expert).Fee. Register at RIWPS office 401-789-7497
Nettie Jones Preserve, West Greenwich
The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
Providence
401-453-3777, office@riwps.org www.riwps.org

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