Here’s a great new hike that’s perfect for a spring day! Hike around Weeden Farm following Doug McGovern’s wonderful new stone wall guide to the geology of the rocks and stones in the beautiful walls that have been restored by SKLT’s own “Rock Stars”. The guide can be found at the kiosk in the parking… Read more »

In Perryville at the historic Samuel E. Perry Grist Mill, a special event is scheduled for Sunday, May 5 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm.. Come watch the millers grind white flint corn into cornmeal and sample johnnycakes inside this fascinating working mill house, built in 1703. In continuous use since the 18th century and… Read more »

At the corner of Green Hill Beach Road and Matunuck Schoolhouse Road is a 22 acre parcel of land that is outstanding for its lush beauty—nurtured by a cold-water brook as it flows down from Factory Pond to Green Hill Pond and the ocean. Much of the eastern part of the property is a shrub… Read more »

Last September, a crack crew of Rudi’s Rangers (aka URI Master Gardener Volunteers under the direction of Rudi Hempe) installed a two-level specially designed and built, deluxe Purple Martin house in the field in front of SKLT’s Barn in Matunuck. Modeled closely after the Barn itself, this mini-condo can accommodate up to 16 martin families…. Read more »