During mid-1970’s rapid residential development and population growth, declines in water quality in South Kingstown’s fresh water and estuarine water bodies, and dramatic losses of farmland led the Town Council and Planning Board to adopt…

In 1999 the South Kingstown Land Trust protected 55 acres of pastureland on Camp Fuller Road owned by the Bayfield Corporation that was poised to become a subdivision. In 2002 SKLT protected the Rocky Meadows Farm’s 16 acres, and in 2012 added a 16-acre farm on Jerry Brown Farm Road previously owned by Bud…

By: EcoRi Staff

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The South Kingstown Land Trust recently protected 22 acres in the neighborhood of Middlebridge owned by the Smith family.

Joanne Riccitelli, director of land protection for the South Kingstown Land Trust, said siblings Heather Collins, Martha McManamy, Christopher Smith, Bruce Smith and Holly Smith worked hard to make the…

In 2001 the South Kingstown Land Trust protected 12 acres of land on Yawgoo pond that was poised to become a subdivision, and since then the Land Trust has continued working with landowners there and now preserves about half of the shoreline of the pond. SKLT is very happy to announce that we have successfully…

The South Kingstown Land Trust is very happy to announce that we have successfully protected 22 acres in Middlebridge owned by the Smith family. First, thanks to the siblings who worked so hard to make this project a reality: Heather Collins, Martha McManamy, Christopher Smith, Bruce Smith and Holly Smith. Their perseverance demonstrates their family’s…

The Narragansett Times By: Kendra Gravelle Full story here

SOUTH KINGSTOWN—In an effort to enhance the experience of hikers who flock to the trails around town, the South Kingstown Land Trust (SKLT) will install several informational kiosks this summer, with the help of Rhode Island Foundation grant money received earlier this month.

SKLT currently protects over…