Friends of the East Greenwich Land Trust

06/10/2026

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05/24/2026

Something new awaits you at Briggs-Boesch Farm! On your next visit, check out our new trailhead sign and trail map! The Land Trust has been developing new maps for all of the town’s public trail properties. The farm is first because it has an existing kiosk. Others will come as the town installs new kiosk structures. (Shout out to Land Trust board member Lizzie Hunt and community volunteers Corinne Steinbrenner and Cindy McMillen for their time and talents in bringing this sign to life!)

05/08/2026

Help craft a vision for open space in East Greenwich!

📣 East Greenwich residents — this one's for you!
The Town is kicking off its once-in-a-decade Comprehensive Plan update, and your voice matters. Join us at the Kick Off Meeting to help shape the future of housing, parks, streets, and more right here in EG.
🗓 Monday, May 18
⏰ 6:00 – 7:30 PM
📍 Swift Community Center Gym, 121 Peirce Street
This is your opportunity to help craft a vision for East Greenwich's future. See you there!

04/28/2026

Dear Friends of the East Greenwich Land Trust,

We’re pleased to share with you an upcoming Hunt River Watershed Community Workshop beginning this Tuesday, April 28, and we wanted to be sure our past event participants knew about it.

This five-week community workshop is being led by Beatrice McGeoch of the University of Rhode Island and is designed for anyone who lives, works, or spends time in the Hunt River watershed—including East Greenwich residents in particular. The Hunt River watershed supplies water for about 30,000 people, and this series offers an opportunity to learn more about the places we care for while connecting with neighbors who share an interest in land, water, and local ecology.

What to expect:
* Five weekly evening sessions focused on greenspace, transportation, and water management
* Guided walking explorations of different areas of the watershed
* A collaborative project to create a map of the watershed that can be used for community and youth education
* Flexible participation—it's ok if you can't join all the sessions

Meeting details:
Location: Davisville Free Library (481 Davisville Road, North Kingstown)
Time: 6:00–8:00 PM
Dates: April 28; May 5, 12, 19, and 26
Optional field trips are also offered on select Fridays and Saturdays in early and mid-May. Full details and registration information are available online.

👉 Learn more and sign up here: https://www.landingtheplane.net/hunt_river_workshop.html
Organizer: Beatrice McGeoch
University of Rhode Island, Candidate for Masters in Adult Education
Writer, Educator, Illustrator | Collaborative Publishing and Program Design
[email protected], 401.301.3997

If you have questions, feel free to reach out directly to Beatrice, or simply attend the first meeting this Tuesday to learn more.
We hope you’ll consider joining—or passing this along to someone you know in East Greenwich who might be interested.

With thanks,
Derek
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Derek Steinbrenner
Chair, East Greenwich Land Trust
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
[email protected]

East Greenwich Community Services & Parks Department East Greenwich Tree Council East Greenwich News

https://www.landingtheplane.net/hunt_river_workshop.html

Links to essays on education and collaborative watershed curriculum publishing for communities around the Narragansett Bay.

11/01/2025

Pat's Pastured at Brigg's Boesch Farm has been a great partner to our Land Trust for many years. Many of the workers there hail from Jamaica and their homes and families were impacted this week by hurricane Melissa.

Please read this shared post for more info and consider donating to help out our neighbors!
DONATE HERE: bit.ly/helppatscrew

10/21/2025

This past Saturday was a beautiful day to show off the Mawney-Pine Preserve off of Tillinghast Rd. during our RI Days event!

Thank you for the support and partnership from East Greenwich Community Services & Parks Department, East Greenwich Historic Cemetery Commission, Rhode Island Land Trust Council, National Audubon Society and Cub Scouts Pack 3 East Greenwich to help clean and prepare the property, and in marketing, scheduling and hosting the event.

We look forward to many more! 🍁🌳

05/06/2025

This past Saturday was a beautiful day to learn about the history and ecology of one of our local preserved places in East Greenwich, Frenchtown Park! Thank you for the partnership East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society and East Greenwich Community Services & Parks Department, and the leadership and knowledge from Lizzie and Kevin from EGLT and Matt and Virginia from EGHPS.

To learn more about the EG Land Trust, including membership, conservation, events, and information on parks and trails, follow this FB page or reference this link: https://www.eastgreenwichri.com/landtrust

03/16/2025

Today we had a nice event with Cub Scouts Pack 3 East Greenwich hiking around a 40-acre "Mawney-Hopkins" property acquired by the town a couple years back. It's a nice spot not a lot of people know about. It is accessible to the public, with some limited parking. The East Greenwich Land Trust is working with the East Greenwich Community Services & Parks Department to develop a small parking area, signage, and marked trails.

Pack 3 has taken the Litter Free Rhode Island pledge, and this is the 3rd time in the last few months we've been able to hike EG's trails (Briggs Boesch and Frenchtown Park, prior) and clean up as we go. These kids are working hard to keep our trails better than they found them!

https://eastgreenwichnews.com/town-buys-40-acre-tillinghast-property-for-conservation/

10/21/2024

We had another nice event at the Briggs-Boesch farm a couple weekend ago, with great weather and informative tours from our friends George Christie (find his articles in the EG News) and Pat & Kelly McNiff of Pat's Pastured.

Thank you for the support of East Greenwich Community Services & Parks Department and Rhode Island Land Trust Council. Future events we host and join will be listed with one or both groups. Give them a follow!