Guidelines for Posting to the Community Bulletin Board
Announcements posted here should be of interest to Citizens of Charlestown and should not be overly commercial in nature. The moderator reserves the right to decide which announcements will be posted. To post a message to the Community Bulletin Board, send an email with the intended text of the posting to mail@CharlestownCitizens.org and use "bulletin board" in the subject line.
posted: 2/1/2010
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - these Public Programs are offered FREE to the public
Attention Scouts!
Come earn your wildlife conservation badge. Working with a Wildlife Conservation Officer you will learn about the National Wildlife Refuge System, endangered species and habitat management projects that protect our wildlife. Registration required 401-364-9124.
Thursday, February 18th, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM at Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown (50 Bend Road - off of Rt. 1)
Neil Anthes, USFWS Staff
posted: 2/1/2010
CHARLESTOWN’S LAND TRUST (South County Conservancy)
BONFIRE & OPEN SPACE CELEBRATION
When: Sunday, February 14th, 1 –4 p.m.
Where: Amos Green Farm, Charlestown, RI (RTE 112)
The original farm was established in 1750, and it is one of the town's oldest farms. The original Amos Green and his four oxen cleared the land, planted rye and corn, and raised livestock to provide his family with milk, eggs, and pork. His son, Amos Green, in addition to being a farmer, was also the head of the Charlestown militia. The acreage lies adjacent to the 800-acre Carter Preserve. This farm was protected through the generosity of the Town of Charlestown , Peter and Frances Fenner, Russell and Carla Ricci and others.
Directions: From U.S. Route 1, proceed North on Route 2 , take left onto Route 112 and take second driveway on the right immediately after the Carter Preserve (left hand side). Follow green and white South County Conservancy signs.
This is a great opportunity for open space advocates to enjoy the beauty of Charlestown.
Families Welcome. Free and open to the public, Weather permitting - no rain dates.
posted: 2/1/2010
Save The Bay Summer Camps 2010
What will the kids do this summer? Save The Bay has the solution with one of their cool summer camps. Kids enjoy the beauty of Narragansett Bay and the fascinating world of marine science through games, crafts and activities that make learning about our environment FUN! And if you register by March 1, 2010, you receive a $50 discount for each camper!
Check out their options this year:
BayCamp
Junior Bay Camp
Edgewood Sailing
Girls in Science Camp
SPARK
For questions about our camps, contact Cherisa at 401-272-3540, x139 or cfriedlander@savebay.org.
Seeking Counselors: We're looking for Camp Counselors (full summer) and Counselors-in-Training (weekly) for our 2010 camp season. Check out the requirements and apply now!
posted: 1/20/2010
Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown (50 Bend Road - off of Rt. 1)
Green Café Presents: Voices For The Earth
Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
February 26th, Silent Spring, the film. Witness the story of how the passionate biologist and environmentalist, Rachel Carson, exposed the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides by the federal government when she published her controversial work, Silent Spring, in 1962. Learn about organic gardening in Rhode Island.
March 26th, World Ocean Census: A Global Survey of Marine Life, a new book by three writers associated with the University of Rhode Island; Darlene Trew Crist, a science writer, Gail Scowcroft, the associate director of URI’s Office of Marine Programs and Executive Director of the National Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence and James Harding, a marine scientist. To discover what is in the oceans now, scientist employed icebreaking vessels, manned and unmanned submersibles as well as deep-towed vehicles pulled behind research vessels.
April 30th, Celebration of Local Food, join us for a evening featuring tasting, a panel discussion by local farmers, talks on Community Supported Agriculture, urban gardening, food co-ops, eco-films by the Greenhouse Teen Initiative and more!
Supported by Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island, Green Visions, and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
posted: 1/3/2010
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - these Public Programs are offered FREE to the public
Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown (50 Bend Road - off of Rt. 1)
February
18 Attention Scouts! Kettle Pond Visitor Center 6pm – 7:30pm
26 Green Café Presents: Silent Spring, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 7:30pm – 9pm
March
7 GreenHouse: Redesigned Fashion Show, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 10am – 4pm
7 GreenHouse: Open Mic!, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 5pm – 7pm
14 Come Sing Happy Birthday To The Refuges, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 10am – 2pm
15 Your Federal Junior Duck Stamp Art Is Due!, Kettle Pond Visitor Center
20 Piping Plover Monitoring Program, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 11am – 12pm
26 Green Café Presents: World Ocean Census, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 7:30pm – 9pm
28 Vernal Pool Walk, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 1pm – 3pm
April
30 Green Café Presents: Celebration of Local Food, Kettle Pond Visitor Center 7:30pm – 9pm
GreenHouse, a teen green initiative based at the Kettle Pond Visitor Center, is Opening 2010 with a microphone.
Kettle Pond Visitor Center opens its doors—and its podium—to young adults around Rhode Island.
In the dawn of the new year, teens all over the state are invited to come to Kettle Pond for an Open Mic Night hosted by GreenHouse, a group of students determined to stress the importance of sustainability through creative mediums.
If you have a statement to make, make it. In addition to poetry and live music, we encourage speeches, interpretive dance, film, and photography. Although an environmental theme is encouraged, everyone is an artist, and everyone deserves an outlet. The best case situation would have attendees choking on passion and ideas. Contact GreenHouse to sign up for a definite slot, otherwise there will be a sign-up at the door. Walk-ins are always welcome!
Not an artist? Come watch. Feedback is crucial, and audience members are welcome to respond to performances. This is also an opportunity to meet new people and get a feel for the talent teeming in R.I. Open Mic will be the night to chill in a casual, but intimate setting. Hot beverages and baked goods will be available.
GreenHouse’s goal as a relatively new group is to become familiar with those who may join the battle for environmental awareness, and what better weapon to fight with than creativity? Open Mic Night is intended to inspire teenagers, and to draw them to the Kettle Pond Visitor Center, a contemporary, valuable resource located right in Charlestown. A member of the teen green group says, “Maybe if we put our voices together, we will be loud enough to make a difference.”
For more information about Open Mic Night, contact Neil Anthes at 401 364-9124 or e-mail GreenHouse at greenhouseFWS@gmail.com.
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During the day, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, the GreenHouse Teen Group will be hosting a Granola Bar event, beverages and food, plus a craft using recycled materials. Suitable for all ages.
posted: 9/23/2009
Organic farm in Charlestown needs bagged leaves. Bags should not contain trash, stones or branches. For information about how to drop off leaves, please call 364-3832.
posted: 10/1/2008
The Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) has established a listserv. To be added to the listserv, please contact oceansamp@gso.uri.edu.
The Ocean SAMP, led by the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, will define use zones for Rhode Island’s offshore waters through a research and planning process that integrates the best available science with open public input and involvement.
This listserv is intended to keep Rhode Islanders and other interested individuals informed of progress on the SAMP, which will be developed over the next two years. More information on the SAMP, including a map of the proposed project area, a calendar of events, and descriptions of the research projects that will serve as the scientific foundation for the zoning process, may be found at the Ocean SAMP web site: http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/oceansamp.
We value your input and invite you to share your thoughts with us by emailing Monica Allard Cox at oceansamp@gso.uri.edu or calling (401) 874-6015. For CRMC regulatory questions, contact Laura Ricketson-Dwyer, CRMC public educator and information coordinator, at (401) 783-7886 or e-mail lricketson@crmc.ri.gov.