Greetings, We hope this email finds you staying safe and healthy.  Last week there was a whirlwind of information on SBA emergency loans for small businesses. This could be an opportunity for many nonprofits, makers, and independent contractors to receive much-needed support during this crisis.  To help sort through the details with others in theRead More...

STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA LOCAL NONPROFIT OFFERS DISTANCE LEARNING WITH A MARITIME FLAIR   www.shiphistory.org   Lessons take advantage of unique archive located in Warwick   The content available online may seem endless these days, but most parents know it’s only a matter of time until they hear those two dreadful words: I’m bored. TakeRead More...

Good Morning, This is a weekly update on the two surveys we have going at the moment.   Fish Counting- Both sites  have been visited a few times by a few different volunteers. No fish observed making their way up the brook. As far as I know, fish have not yet been observed going upRead More...

The Bristol Art Museum Introduces Video Tours and Virtual Galleries In the wake of closures due to COVID-19, The Bristol Art Museum is changing gears and going digital to remain accessible to audiences.   Among the many changes underway is their online Social Distancing Gallery, a contact-free gallery experience where artists of all levels canRead More...

Take Away Tea Time By Don Doucette Beckwith School is an active school within the Route 44 Palmer River School complex – just out of site is the confluence of the Palmer River East and West Branches. The East Branch flows under Route 44 from Rehoboth Village and winds around the school complex to meetRead More...

ARTS FOUNDATION OF CAPE COD: NON-PROFIT TO DO LIST AFCC Member Check-In and the latest information and resources on the pandemic Dear Member, I’ll cut to the chase. This is a devastating time for the arts. We are all trying to figure things out as quickly as we can.  Right now, our focus at theRead More...

Herring Run and Vernal Pools Good Morning, I have been speaking with the RI DEM and we feel that some of the herring that are making their way up the Ten Mile River might be making their way into Sucker Pond in Pawtucket and up to McHale’s Pond in Seekonk.   They have asked that weRead More...

Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium Closed in Response to COVID-19 All Audubon Facilities are Closed Through March 31, 2020 March Nature Walks and Programs are Cancelled In support of efforts to stem the outbreak of COVID-19, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is temporarily closing the Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol, RI to theRead More...