THE CITY DARK (2011) is a feature documentary about the loss of night. After moving to NYC from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks a simple question – do we need the stars? – taking him from Brooklyn to Mauna Kea, Paris, and beyond. Exploring the threat of killer asteroids in Hawaii, tracking hatching turtles…

Each year the Rhode Island Land & Water Conservation Summit brings together over 300 community leaders who are passionate about protecting and restoring our lands and waters. Register now for the 11th annual Land & Water Conservation Summit which will be held on Saturday March 8 at the URI Memorial Union.

The 2014 Summit features…

The Westerly Sun:

Smiths honored for preserving grist mill — and its future

One of the most exciting Land Management developments of this past year has been the extension of the DuVal trail system onto the recently received Jones Camp lands to the west of the Polly’s Loop trail. Mike Bontecou, our Land Management Coordinator, has been using his connoisseur’s appreciation and fine touch with brush clearing machinery, with computerized…

Members and friends of South Kingstown Land Trust were invited to attend the 14th Annual Meeting of the MA/RI chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation. The event took place here in South Kingstown on Saturday, November 16th, at the SKLT Barn.  Presentations included: “Chestnut 101: A Quick Start Guide to Chestnut Restoration,” “National Meeting Update,” and “MA/RI & NE Chapter Updates.”

SKLT is offering a lease opportunity on a 10-acre portion of the former Hollis Tucker farm on Tuckertown Road for a potential organic farming or gardening operation. The lease area is located on the north side of Tuckertown Road, a half a mile west of the corner of Post Road and Tuckertown Road – denoted…