On a crisp, sunny, fall day in November, 24 Boy Scouts from Troop 44 Matunuck met at the beginning of SKLT’s DuVal trail on Post Road in Perryville. Their purpose was to raise a kiosk to shelter maps and informational material about the trail. Alex DeLuca from the Troop had worked out the design with… Read more »

A Note from SKLT’s Newest EverGreen Members – Kevin and MaryLee McDonough
Our family’s decision to become EverGreen members by including the South Kingstown Land Trust in our will is a natural extension of our commitment to the Trust while on this side of the grass. In 1998 we organized a coalition of neighbors to preserve Ward’s pasture in Green Hill by purchasing the meadows and donating… Read more »
More Protected Land on Yawgoo Pond
SKLT is pleased to announce the protection of 10 acres of land on the west side of Yawgoo pond, donated by Hays & Linda Rockwell. SKLT now protects over half the shoreline of this sparsely developed freshwater pond. The Rockwells donated a conservation easement on a portion of their land which abuts land belonging to… Read more »
Forestry Work at Browning Woods Farm
With the assistance of Natural Resource Conservation Service EQIP grants, SKLT has been carrying out forest improvement and habitat conservation projects along its 2.25 mile Browning Woods hiking trail. In accordance with our 2009 forest management plan we created a 3.5-acre forest clearing to enhance wildlife habitat diversity in our 260-acre refuge and to provide… Read more »