The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago.  The second best time is now.   To make this your best time to plant a tree, apply by January 28th to the Providence Neighborhood Planting Program for free street trees for your block!  More information here.

Climate change is not news to Rhode Island, a leader in adapting to intensifying storms. Nor is it news to the Blackstone Parks Conservancy (BPC), which has been working for years with the city and with state and federal environmental groups to mitigate the effects of increasingly extreme weather on the two Blackstone parks. The […]

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This gorgeous barred owl was seen one afternoon last December in the woods at Blackstone Park. What a beautiful reminder that our urban public parks provide sanctuary for both people and wildlife. Please help us protect the woodland by staying on trails and keeping dogs leashed in the woods. Thank you!!