Winter Duck Walk with Dan Berard
January 16, 2019
You may have recently noticed lively black and white ducks diving into the Seekonk. They are just one of the many ducks that spend the winter in our home waters. Dan Berard, expert naturalist and ornithologist, will lead a walk along the river to spot and identify ducks. Children are welcome to walk with their parents. There will be hot chocolate and free coloring books at the Boat Club. Bring your binoculars, spotting scopes, camera. Meet at the Narragansett Boat Club Dock, 2 River Drive (River Road), Providence, RI 02906.
Sunday, February 3rd, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Rain date: Sunday, February 17th, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Our events are free for all. Donations are deeply appreciated.
Meeting Climate Change Head On
January 11, 2019
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 […]
Any the Brown U. John Hay Library: Entwined: Botany, Art and the Lost Cat Swamp Habitat
January 10, 2019
Click here for the exhibition website.
An owl at Blackstone Park
January 9, 2019
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!!
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