Keeping You Up To Date with Charlestown News and Events
Nature Conservancy Award Supports URI Research On Salt Marsh Health
Ph.D. student Madison Geraci receives a Nature Conservancy award to study microscopic organisms that reveal how local salt marshes respond to restoration and change.
Bobcats And Human Land Use In Rhode Island
When: Wednesday, April 29 at 6 pm
Where: Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown
Cost: Free and open to all! No pre-registration required.
Join URI PhD student Christopher Hickling and the Charlestown Land Trust for an engaging look at the interaction of bobcats and human land use in Rhode Island.
Join Charlestown Land Trust To Cleanup Ninigret Park And Nearby Areas
When: Saturday, April 25 from 9 am to 11 am (Rain Date: April 26)
Where: Meet at Ninigret Park parking lot, 5 Park Lane, Charlestown
Cost: Free and open to all
RSVP: Link in post to let CLT know you’re coming!
The Charlestown Land Trust (CLT) invites you to join them in a rewarding community cleanup event.
Cinder Worm Workshop – Fly Tying & Fishing – Starts April 28
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with RI Department of Environmental Management, is hosting the Cinder Worm Workshop, now in its 17th year. There will be an evening class in fly tying instruction and one weekend evening of fly fishing, all free and without charge to registrants. The course syllabus is a treasure chest of comprehensive knowledge and instructional excellence. Dates and details in post.
Community Roadside Litter Pick-Up Day
When: Saturday, April 18
Who: You and your family and friends
Where: Pick any road you like in Charlestown to pick up roadside litter
What: The town is providing the blue bags starting April 10, and the transfer station and fire stations will accept them without charge on April 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Runners Mark Your Calendars For The Deerfoot 5K
When: Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m.
Where: Ninigret Park
What: A 5K to commemorate Deerfoot (Tarzan Brown)
Cost: $25 – Link to register in post
Basic Botanical Identifying Techniques For Wildflowers
When: May 1, from 1 pm to 3 pm
Where: Francis Carter Preserve, Charlestown
Cost: Walk is free and open to the public
Registration: Preregistration is required (link to preregister in post)
Who: This walk is organized by the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society
Hone your observation skills and improve your ability to identify wildflowers.
Charlestown Land Trust Guided Winter Forest Walk
When: Thursday, April 16 (Rain Date: April 17) 3:30 pm
Where: Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Rd., Charlestown
Cost: This event is free and open to all – No pre-registration required
Warm up with hot cocoa and join arborist Dan Weise for this next event in CLT’s 2026 Winter Speaker Series! Dan will lead a guided winter forest walk featuring tree and shrub identification and much more.
Presentation On Invasive Plant Management
When: Thursday, April 16 at 5 pm
Where: Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Road, Charlestown
Cost: Free and open to all! No pre-registration required.
Join the Charlestown Land Trust for a presentation with landscape architect and arborist Michael Cavanagh on invasive plant management. A focus on the native plant communities that are used to support local ecosystems and to minimize invasive plant problems.
Eco-Depot In Narragansett
Why: Household hazardous waste must not be placed in regular garbage!
When: Saturday, April 18, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Where: Narragansett Beach – North Pavilion, 77 Boston Neck Rd., Narragansett
Appointments are required for this event – link to register in post.