Audubon Society of Rhode Island   Respecting Snowy Owls – Visitors from the Arctic Tundra Snowy Owl in flight photo by Ed Hughes.    Smithfield, R.I. – A few Snowy Owls are typically spotted in Rhode Island each year, and over the past few weeks a couple of these majestic birds have been sighted.   AsRead More...

CRANBERRIES – NANCY – BUCKET LIST BY DON DOUCETTE For several days these thoughts have been swirling in my mind. Nancy had been simmering a whole cranberry sauce on the stove – I was writing a few checks at the kitchen table and the muffled pops of the heating berries took me back in timeRead More...

A Wild Turkey Named Siobhan By Lisa Knox Last spring, a wild baby turkey was brought to Winslow Farm by a concerned neighbor who found her. Her mother hadn’t returned and she was in dire need of warmth and food. I immediately brought her into the house to get her warm and to begin syringe feedings. IRead More...

Thanksgiving & Native American Heritage Month  As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving sequestered with our immediate household members, we may still wish to carry on certain traditions such as the Thanksgiving meal of turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce, squash and of course, the green bean casserole. You may think you are celebrating as the pilgrimsRead More...

The South Coast Artists return to the Dartmouth Cultural Center  3rd Annual Holiday Exhibition!      To accommodate safety guidelines, attendance is limited in number of guests to 6 at a time, with an extended exhibition schedule offering more opportunities to view and take home your favorite pieces.   Masks are required.    The show will beRead More...

“WAYERSHED RAMBLES” BY DON DOUCETTE Our local watershed adventures led us to the Westport River Watershed in Westport, Massachusetts this afternoon. The Westport River Watershed has remained a pleasing watershed environment to explore in southeastern coastal Massachusetts and consists of two main branch tributaries – the smaller west brach gathers in nearby Adamsville, Rhode IslandRead More...

THE MINERAL MUSE No wind. No Waves. No clouds. Only the whisper of the tide as it withdrew, stroking the shore, a lazy drift of gulls overhead, and tiny points of light bubbling in the channel. From The Wellfleet Whale by Stanley Kunitz) Cape Cod’s beaches have long inspired artists, probably for as long as there haveRead More...

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020 ON CAPITOL TV We’ve been keeping the list of Rhody Award winners under wraps. Tune in on Sunday, when we will share tributes to eight outstanding preservation projects (pictured here, one of them twice!) and two preservation heroes. Hosts Val Talmage (PRI) and Paul Loether (RIHPHC) will present video stories about our honorees.Read More...