Activities
Letter from the President
Click on this link to view the SPA President’s letter to the membership regarding the permanence of conservation easements.
Calendar of Events
May 19, 2012: SPA & Art Cafe Celebration
It is SPA’s 40th Anniversary! Please stop by to celebrate and join the Commons Cottage Gallery’s Art Opening.
Place: 7 South of Commons Road
Time: 4:00 to 6:00pm
June 1, 2012: Dundery Brook Trail Opening Celebration
Place: Entrance to Dundery Brook Trail (near Tennis Courts at Veterans Field)
Time: 10:00am
July 10, 2012: SPA Annual Meeting
SPA Annual Meeting with Miyoko Chu from the Cornell Orinthology Lab, author of Songbird Journeys.
Place: Sakonnet Golf Club Playhouse
Time: 6:00pm Business Meeting with Program to immediately follow
August 31, 2012: Dundery Brook Trail Walk
RI Land Trust Days Event – Dundery Brook Trail walk with The Nature Conservancy of RI guide, naturalist and orinthologist, Scott Comings.
Place: Entrance to Dundery Brook Trail (near Tennis Courts at Veterans Field)
Time: 11:00am
September 2011: International Coastal Cleanup:
The SPA participated in the International Coastal Cleanup. The effort is locally sponsored by Audubon Society of RI and Sogkonate Garden Club. Club members focused on the clearing of debris from the East & West Islands located near Sakonnet Light House. Members also cleaned the coastal areas of SPA properties.
Land Trust Alliance (LTA) 2011 Rally
Please google: LTA Rally 2011 for more information regarding the Rally that was held in October in Milwaukee, WI.
Kids’ Fishing Day at the Ponderosa
For a second year, the SPA, Little Compton Grange & RIDEM joined forces to hold a special fishing day for children at the Ponderosa Pond in Little Compton. DEM stocked the pond with approximately 250 trout. The Grange supplied doughnuts and hot beverages, and literature about Fishing Opening Day, fishing facts and other regulations. While SPA provided the ideal location (SPA is owner of the Ponderosa property). The people considered it a fun day, eventhough no fish were caught. The event is also planned for 2013.
Fieldtrip to Audubon Center in Bristol, RI with Grade 2 Students
Each Spring, the Sakonnet Preservation Association sponsors a fieldtrip to the environmental center for the Wilbur & McMahon Schools’ Grade 2 students to learn about wetlands. Member, Piper Hawes, has dedicated many years to this enjoyable program. See http://www.asri.org/ for more information about the Audubon Center in Bristol, RI.
Salmon in the Classroom
Each Spring, the Sakonnet Preservation Association sponsor a program for the students in the Wilbur & McMahon Schools that focuses on re-introducing salmon to the Pawcatuck River. The eggs are delivered to the school, the students hatch the eggs and nurture them until they are 2-3 inch “fry”, (See Winter 2008 SPA Newsletter). The students then drive to the river and set them free. This program originated in the Connecticutt region and was brought to our area through our former Board Member and fish-lover, Bob Wolter. See http://www.dem.ri.gov/news/2004/pr/0319041.htm for more info.
“Sakonnet Point Perspectives” Books
Authored by James C. Garman and Michelle Styger available through SPA and the LC Historical Society. Packed with oral histories, color illustrations, maps and photos telling the history of Sakonnet Point from Native American times to the present. For sale at the SPA Office and Art Cafe.
- $12 for members
- $15 for non-members
Volunteer Opportunities
Any interest in volunteering? Monitor SPA Fee properties or assist with activities or serve on a Committee to the Board. Call the SPA office at 635-8800 to volunteer.
