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THE DATES!
Be sure to save these dates on your
calendar for upcoming ALT events!
Land Trust Days Moon Walk Tour
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 8pm-10pm
Sakonnet Greenway Trail
Middletown, RI
Renee Gamba, who works at Planetariums in Providence and Middletown,
will introduce us to the summer night sky, and point out celestial
interactions, features, constellations, and related myths. You will
also get a chance to think about the night time habits of wildlife
along the SGT.
This event is for children over 8 years in age. Flashlights are
prohibited but special red lights will be provided, and people should be comfortable traversing
the natural ground in the moonlight. Long pants and sturdy shoes are highly
recommended. Pets are not allowed on this particular walk.
Parking is at Albro Woods on
Mitchell's Lane in Middletown. Parking is limited, so please
carpool.
This event is FREE, click HERE to RSVP
Sweet Flag Partners Walk & Talk
Saturday, August 31, 2013 9am-11am
Sweet Flag Partners Parcel
Middletown, RI
This event is FREE, click HERE to RSVP
Rovensky Park Walk & Talk
Saturday, September 14, 2013
9am-11am
Rovensky Park
Newport, RI
This event is FREE, click HERE to RSVP
Dick Lynn, Conservation Speaker
Thursday, October 3, 2013 5pm-7pm
(*please note this date has been changed from it's
previous date of September 13th).
Oakland Forest & Meadow Preserve
Portsmouth, RI
This event is FREE, click HERE to RSVP
Art In Nature
Join artist and environmental advocate Dick Lynn for an interactive
art exhibit at Oakland Forest & Meadow Preserve. Mr. Lynn will
relate the backbone of the Japanese tea ceremony's spiritual context
in relation to fracking for natural gas, with the natural backdrop
of Oakland forest. Mr. Lynn will speak on art connecting people to
nature, and describe the Japanese tea ceremony, and the fracking
situation. Mr. Lynn's background includes working in the music
industry in New York City, producing public television on a national
level, designing and building furniture, and most recently creating
sculpture that often delivers environmental messages.
Carpooling is recommended for parking purposes for this event, as
parking is limited.
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August and September are also
Land Trust Days!
Across the state Land
Trusts are celebrating with various offerings and programs! For more information on the schedules for Land Trust Days - click HERE!
ALT will be participating with our Walk & Talks and Moon Walk on the
Sakonnet Greenway Trail!!
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Support ALT
by Donating to Our Annual Appeal!!
ALT thanks you
for your commitment to our mission. Our many accomplishments would
not be possible without your continued support!
By giving to our Annual Appeal, you
make it possible to protect local farms, scenic vistas, and drinking
water resources, build nature trails and parks, and preserve the
unique landscapes of our Island forever.
We ask you to give to ALT's Annual
Appeal so we can continue to deliver lasting green gifts like the
ones above. It is largely with contributions like yours that ALT is
able to accomplish our goals and secure a sustainable future for the
Island we all love.
CLICK
HERE to donate to ALT's Annual Appeal!
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ALT Wraps Up Two Successful
Summer Events!
This summer the Aquidneck Land
Trust ("ALT") held two of its classic summer events - the Golf
Tournament, running in its 11th year, and the much anticipated Fiesta
Verde, held this year at the Chastellux property in Newport, RI. Both Events met great success and we are grateful to all those who
came to support us in various ways throughout the two events.
Kerry Whittaker-Townsend tees off. Photo by
Jessica Pohl.
The 11th Annual ALT Golf Tournament was held on Monday, July 9th at
Newport National Golf Course in Middletown, RI - an ALT Conserved
property. This year's tournament was chaired by Nancy Cushing,
Jeff Dieffenbach, David and Christy Elwell, David and Ann Ford, Kim
Herrlinger, Nannette Herrick and Jim Richardson. We were again
joined by the Eagle Hill School, our lead sponsor for the event. Golfers competed for long drives, closest to the pin, women's, mixed,
and overall winner categories throughout the day! The overall
winners for the day were Arthur Chapman, John Finn, Ben Fernandez and
Pat LeBeau.
Golfers Pam Russel and David Elwell with Melinda & Peter
Gerard. Photo by Collective Thought Media.
We also had our 6th Annual Aquidneck Land Trust High School Cup
Tournament where, in an effort to support and inspire talented local
athletes, ALT has invited the top two players from four local high
schools to compete at our annual tournament. These teams consisted of the
top golfers from the Rogers, Middletown, Portsmouth and Tiverton high
schools. The winner of the High School Cup was Phil Caron of
Middletown High School.
High School Cup Winner Phil Caron of Middletown High
Schoo. Photo by Jessica Pohl.
Fiesta Verde this year was held at
the scenic property, Chastellux, under the kind auspices of the
Spencer family, across from ALT conserved King Park in Newport, RI. King Park is a public recreation area visited and utilized by many
residents and visitors throughout the year. The event was
chaired by the dynamic mother and daughter team of Annie Sherman Luke
and Jocelyn Sherman, with our honorary chairs Kathy Irving and her
daughter Liz Woodard helping to expand ALT's events to the next
generation! Guests joined us for a Midsummer Night's Dream
theme while dining and dancing the night away. ALT raised
critical funds through ticket sales, silent auction and a raffle -
which was won by Patricia O'Connell of Newport.
Photo Credit Billy Black.
A beautiful evening was had by all
and we are grateful for all of our attendees, in-kind donors and
auction donors who make this event possible and successful each year!
Cynthia Roche, Tina Little, Kim Dame & Kris Sumner. Photo Credit Carol Chabot, Meggie P Productions.
Lisa & Earle Stubbs. Photo Credit Billy Black.
Trish & Robert Seward. Photo Credit Carl
Chabot, Meggie P Productions.
Lilly Dick & guest. Photo Credit Carol Chabot, Meggie P
Productions.
The tournament and
Fiesta Verde generated crucial funds for ALT to move forward with
it's mission of conserving open space on Aquidneck Island - many
thanks to all who joined us and helped!
As we wrap up our summer events we
are also wrapping up our Annual Appeal for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. We are just in sight of our goal, so if you would like to donate to
help us reach it, you can click HERE to make a donation under the heading Annual Appeal. Your gift is
tax deductible.
We also look forward to our fall event - the much anticipated 7th
Annual Race for Open Space 5K Run/Walk to be held on Saturday,
November 2nd! This event gathers hundreds of ALT supports and
friends alike to join us for one of the only trail races in Rhode
Island. The race will be chaired this year by Linda Ujifusa and
Julia Coll. You can register for this year's race by clicking HERE! We hope to see you
there!
Runners take off from the start line at the Race for
Open Space 5K Run/Walk. Photo by Joe Menassas.
ALT's time-sensitive mission is to conserve Aquidneck Island's open
spaces and natural character for the lasting benefit of our community. The organization has conserved
2,429.60 acres on 69 properties across Aquidneck Island since its
founding in 1990. ALT is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization, and the first land trust in Rhode Island to
have received national accreditation. For more information, visit www.AquidneckLandTrust.org
As
always, thank you for your continued support
for conservation on
our Island.
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