THE SCITUATE LAND TRUST &
CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Recent news and events
Looking for a place to walk with your dog?
Check out Trott/Perry Preserve, and Esek Hopkins park. Find them above in our "Land Trust Properties" pages.
We have new maps on all the properties along with interpretive signage too! Stay tuned for a guided audio tour at Esek Hopkins.
We ask that you respect the town ordinance for Tasca Field where there are no dogs allowed on the field or track that circles it. Walking nearby in the lot area is fine, however.
Though our properties are not open for seasonal hunting, we do suggest that you wear orange when walking Esek Hopkins and Westconnaug Meadows, as these properties are close by to some areas that RI DEM opens to deer hunting. From the news release:
..."wear 200 square inches (a hat or vest) of orange clothing from Saturday, Sept. 13 through Friday, Feb. 27".
https://riparks.ri.gov/press-releases/orange-you-glad-safety-always-style
Fall 2025:
Grant work is completed!
Come by and see the new accessible trail at EHP and the Native Plant Garden!
You are cordially invited to the Trail Improvement and Reforestation Celebration at Esek Hopkins Park
Sunday, September 7, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Guests include Senator Jack Reed, Terrence Gray, DEM Director, and Kate Sayles, Executive Director of the RI Land Trust Council
A guided tour will follow at 12:00pm. Leashed dogs are welcome.
April 2025: Most of the grant work is now finished! Members have been busy getting new signage up on 4 properties, including new maps (thank you Chris Mason LT member), kiosk signage and interpretive signs along the trails.
More detailed updates soon, including pictures but be sure to go out and visit the properties this spring and take in all of the amazing work thanks to federal and state grant funding. Be sure to look out for the bobolinks that nest in the main grassland area. Bring your binoculars but keep your furry companion at home :)
Special shout out must go to Rob Bower (LT chair), Cindy Gianfrancesco (LT vice chair/CC chair), and Laureen Avery (LT member) for all their hard work with the grant management and overseeing all of the work. We also appreciate the support we have received by the town council. We've already received a lot of great feedback and we hope everyone enjoys the improvements!
Fall/Winter 2025:
Land Trust and Conservation Commission chairs Rob and Cindy along with LT members Laureen and Chris have been busy with final grant work....producing maps, grant accounting and over seeing site work.
In early November, members were back at Lawton Farm to finish up boardwalk construction along a longer wet area just after the foot bridge, and among a new trail that will be part of the updated maps we'll upload soon for all of the properties.
Here's some pics from that day:
Check out Trott/Perry Preserve, and Esek Hopkins park. Find them above in our "Land Trust Properties" pages.
We have new maps on all the properties along with interpretive signage too! Stay tuned for a guided audio tour at Esek Hopkins.
We ask that you respect the town ordinance for Tasca Field where there are no dogs allowed on the field or track that circles it. Walking nearby in the lot area is fine, however.
Though our properties are not open for seasonal hunting, we do suggest that you wear orange when walking Esek Hopkins and Westconnaug Meadows, as these properties are close by to some areas that RI DEM opens to deer hunting. From the news release:
..."wear 200 square inches (a hat or vest) of orange clothing from Saturday, Sept. 13 through Friday, Feb. 27".
https://riparks.ri.gov/press-releases/orange-you-glad-safety-always-style
Fall 2025:
Grant work is completed!
Come by and see the new accessible trail at EHP and the Native Plant Garden!
You are cordially invited to the Trail Improvement and Reforestation Celebration at Esek Hopkins Park
Sunday, September 7, 2025, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Guests include Senator Jack Reed, Terrence Gray, DEM Director, and Kate Sayles, Executive Director of the RI Land Trust Council
A guided tour will follow at 12:00pm. Leashed dogs are welcome.
April 2025: Most of the grant work is now finished! Members have been busy getting new signage up on 4 properties, including new maps (thank you Chris Mason LT member), kiosk signage and interpretive signs along the trails.
More detailed updates soon, including pictures but be sure to go out and visit the properties this spring and take in all of the amazing work thanks to federal and state grant funding. Be sure to look out for the bobolinks that nest in the main grassland area. Bring your binoculars but keep your furry companion at home :)
Special shout out must go to Rob Bower (LT chair), Cindy Gianfrancesco (LT vice chair/CC chair), and Laureen Avery (LT member) for all their hard work with the grant management and overseeing all of the work. We also appreciate the support we have received by the town council. We've already received a lot of great feedback and we hope everyone enjoys the improvements!
Fall/Winter 2025:
Land Trust and Conservation Commission chairs Rob and Cindy along with LT members Laureen and Chris have been busy with final grant work....producing maps, grant accounting and over seeing site work.
In early November, members were back at Lawton Farm to finish up boardwalk construction along a longer wet area just after the foot bridge, and among a new trail that will be part of the updated maps we'll upload soon for all of the properties.
Here's some pics from that day:
August 2025:
Members of the LT/CC and volunteers helped get boardwalks set up at the foot bridge! This will help keep everyone on the trail when walking to go over the small footbridge- an area that gets very muddy and wet in rainy seasons.
Special thanks to Tom Angell, former Conservation Commission chair!
Here's some pics from the day back in late August.
Members of the LT/CC and volunteers helped get boardwalks set up at the foot bridge! This will help keep everyone on the trail when walking to go over the small footbridge- an area that gets very muddy and wet in rainy seasons.
Special thanks to Tom Angell, former Conservation Commission chair!
Here's some pics from the day back in late August.
