Land Conservancy of North Kingstown

05/14/2026

If you're free on Sunday, help Save The Bay - Narragansett Bay clean up Ryan Park. Sign up here!!!

05/07/2026

Help beautify our community!! Tree Stewardship in North Kingstown - please sign up!!

Trees are essential infrastructure for a resilient and thriving community. This page provides information about trees, street trees, and mulching around trees.

04/17/2026

Wrapped in Nature will be hosting a botanical fashion show at Kinney Azalea Gardens on May 31!!! Get your tickets for this amazing event!!
https://www.kinneyazaleagardens.com/wrappedinnature

04/03/2026

Reminder: Annual Meeting, Tuesday April 7, 6-7:30 pm at the NK Library!

After a short business meeting, Deana Tempest Thomas of the RI Mycological Society will speak about RI Mushrooms:

Deana Tempest Thomas is a biology and history student at Eastern Connecticut State University and a recent graduate of the Master Naturalist Program. She founded the Rhode Island Mycological Society to help people connect more deeply with the natural world through fungi, guided walks, and field-based learning. Her work blends education, curiosity, and conservation, and in 2024 she was honored with the Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization’s Friend of the Forest Award. She lives in North Scituate with her family, where she grows shiitake mushrooms, vegetables, and more at Bide-A-While Farm & Forest.

A Fungus Among Us

It is always a good time to look for mushrooms. In this talk, Deana Tempest Thomas will introduce us to the kingdom of fungi through a photographic tour of Rhode Island’s mushrooms and explore how fungi can help us better understand the places we care about. From seasonal change to community science, the talk will consider why fungi deserve a place in conservation conversations and how land trusts can help people connect more deeply with the land through curiosity, observation, and participation.

03/31/2026

We’re 12 hours into this year’s 410 Gives, and are appreciative of support for our mission we’ve already received.
We still have 24 hours to go and there’s some matching funds from a supporter, so your donation may be doubled!
Click here to donate, and Thank You!
https://www.401gives.org/organizations/land-conservancy-of-north-kingstown

03/26/2026

Please remember LCNK next Tuesday into Wednesday!!! https://www.401gives.org/

03/08/2026

Make the Green Bond Greener!

In a new opinion piece in The Providence Journal, three of Rhode Island's conservation leaders make the case for adding $10 million for land and water conservation to the 2027 Green Bond. Jeff Hall (Audubon Society of Rhode Island), Kate Sayles (Rhode Island Land Trust Council, and John Torgan (The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island) explain what's at risk and what's possible if the House Finance Committee acts.

Read the full piece: https://bit.ly/4rpdYeJ

How can you help? Contact your legislators and urge them to support this funding before the committee hearing on Thursday, March 5! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kOKoxf

📷: Jason Major

01/20/2026

Lots of great things happening in our community on Thursday night!!
5:30 PM - Save The Bay - Narragansett Bay outreach event about the Rodman Mill Dam https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1345865487582415&set=a.373298064839167
6:30 PM - Senator Alana DiMario, Rhode Island District 36 and RI State Senator Bridget Valverde community event at the NK Free Library https://www.facebook.com/events/100-boone-st-north-kingstown-ri-02852-5150-united-states/community-meeting-with-state-senators/1893615154573467/

Join Save the Bay for a public informational meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 5:30 pm at the North Kingstown Town Council Chambers regarding the Rodman Mill Dam.

Have questions? Please contact Kate to RSVP and come to the meeting!

01/07/2026

Community Meeting! See the flyer for more info.

11/01/2025

The Land Conservancy of North Kingstown is pleased to announce the permanent protection of 40.33 acres of pristine woodlands on the north side of Stony Lane. Christina Kirk Kramer and Nicole Kirk Webster, as executors for the estate of Heidi Kirk Duffy, have generously donated a conservation easement on four parcels. This protection is forever.

This area of mature upland forest abuts other protected lands, creating a much larger block of contiguous woodland habitat for wildlife and groundwater protection, and maintains a scenic vista. The most significant cultural resource is over a mile of old stone walls, a remnant of historic livestock use. In light of the ongoing intense residential development in this area, this is a significant and timely event. The north side abuts the massive Reynolds Farm complex of homes, condos, and apartments.

Conservation easements allow people to protect the land they love, while preserving the land for future generations by restricting certain rights or uses. It’s main function is to protect conservation values, such as agricultural and forestry lands, protection of water quality, and scenic vistas. Landowners retain many of their rights, including the right to own and use the land, sell it, and pass it on to their heirs, and use it for their recreation. A conserved property continues to provide economic benefits to both the landowner and the greater community. The land remains on the tax rolls in private ownership.

LCNK is a non-profit land trust that has been in existence since 1988. LCNK owns or holds conservation easements on 340 acres in town, mostly working farms. As a conservation organization LCNK is obligated to defend its conservation purposes through stewardship, for the benefit of the community.

Many thanks to the Kirk Duffy family.