Education
During the pandemic we have limited our educational activities to the monthly series “Art & Science in the Park”, hosted by Melissa Guillet of 15 Minute Field Trips focusing on community action to protect wildlife, promote biodiversity, and combat climate change. The schedule for those events is posted here.
When health regulations permit, we look forward to restarting our schedule of time-proven group activities. These include:
- Spring BirdWatch walk with outstanding guide Dan Berard,
- SummerConcert with Srinivas Reddy performing classical Indian music,
- RiverRide, a water tour of the northern Seekonk basin with Save The Bay,
- Jazz In the Park with Wendy Klein and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School,
- MoonRise on the Seekonk, celebrating the first full moon in August with Joe’s Backyard Band, and
- Winter DuckWalk, with Dan Berard.
These are only the events we know about now (Winter, 2021). Other events always spontaneously materialize, and while we do our best to get the word out, it helps if you keep an eye on our “events” page.
All our events are free and open to the public. However, some of them require registration because places are limited. You will find this information on the event page.
And, while our events are free to you, they are not free to us and we are grateful for any donations you make at our events, which go to supporting future events.
Come visit our Children’s Circle, located in the woods just at the edge of Blackstone Field across from the Narragansett Boat Club. It’s a nice place to eat your lunch, have a birthday party, read a story out loud, or do any number of child-centered activities. Sometimes you’ll find us in the circle, hosting some sort of activity.
We are a volunteer organization and are always looking to add helping hands. The Education Program needs help from people drawn to organizing events that bring the public into the beauties of Blackstone Park: if this is you, see the volunteer page on our website.
Current Events
Past Events
- The Steampunk Seed Traveling Side Show, on Saturday, September 12 at 10amLearn about the amazing ways seeds travel and even “time…
- Daring Dragonflies at Blackstone Field on June 20thWhat can dragonflies and other macro invertebrates tell us about…
- Winter Duck Walk rescheduled for Sunday, February 16th at 2pmIf you look out the windows of our erg rooms,…
- Moonrise rescheduled, but RiverRide goes ahead on Sunday September 15thOne of our signature annual events, Moonrise on the Seekonk, originally planned…
- We Are All Witnesses: Sights & Stories from NatureTwo guided walks through Blackstone Park led by Midori Evans (writer…
- Classical Indian Music on Sunday, July 14th, at 6 pmJoin us for a concert of Classical Indian Music…
- Today’s 2pm concert to take place at the RI Philharmonic Music SchoolCome hear students from the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School…
- Earth DayWe celebrate Earth Day with a spring renewal in our…
- New RiverRide date: Sunday, September 30thJoin the Blackstone Parks Conservancy for a boat tour of…
- Saturday, June 2nd: Bird Walk With Dan BerardOur resident bird expert is back! During this walk, we…
- Not-so-Spooky Trail Walk on Friday, October 27th at 5:30pmJoin us for stories by Books on the Square, a…
- Lean How to Fish On the Seekonk River, August 20 & 24
- RiverWood Opening, Sunday, June 4 at 2pmOn Sunday, June 4, 2:00-4:00, the Blackstone Parks Conservancy invites…
- Native American Culture Day, Sunday October 9th at 1:30pmCome learn how Native Americans built their houses! There will…
- Park Keeping Event, Thursday September 15th at 5:30pmJoin volunteers from the Blackstone Parks Conservancy as we spread…
- Moss & Mushroom Walk on Saturday, October 17th; Goats on Sunday, October 18th.Join us at Blackstone Field for two events on Saturday,…
- Music in the Park with Lindsay Meehan, June 6th at 10:30amWe invite you to attend “Music in the Park,” a…
- Bird Banding, Saturday, May 16th at 8:30 amHave you ever held a bird in the palm of…
- Mushroom Trail Walk, August 16th, 10am at Blackstone FieldWe invite you to join a Mushroom Trail Walk in Blackstone Woods,…
- Bird Nests… How do they do it, July 19 at 10We invite you to attend the nest building workshop event “Bird…