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FortPond.gifAudubon protects nearly 9,500 acres of wildlife habitats throughout Rhode Island, making the organization the state's largest private landholder. Our conserved lands shelter and preserve watersheds, coastline, meadows and woodlands, maintaining pristine habitats where multitudes of wildlife species thrive.

We add acreage to our refuge system through ownership and conservation easements. Our conservation efforts preserve sensitive habitats for animals and plants, revitalize endangered species, and save precious natural space from development.

Audubon manages and maintains its conserved land through staff and volunteer efforts that guard against invasive species and inappropriate human use. We regularly form partnerships with government agencies and other not-for-profit organizations to ensure the success of conservation efforts. Audubon's conservation strategies are comprehensively visionary and safeguard Rhode Island's diverse and vibrant ecology.

 

 

Kimball Wildlife Sanctuary

Watchaug Pond, Charlestown

Want to make your garden the talk of the town? Go beyond attracting songbirds and butterflies and lure less common backyard critters to your yard.
As you manage your land to attract more birds and other wildlife, whether a 50-acre farm or half-acre suburban lot, you can make small changes to attract pollinators.

At several refuges managed by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI), autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus), common reed (Phragmites australis) and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) are just a few of the introduced species that dominate fields, encroach on marshes, alter forest edges and threaten riparian corridors.

pumpkin.jpgWhether you wake to find mist hanging in damp hollows, snow draping the last of your tomato vines, or sunshine glinting off a warm sea, there is one thing that unites us all this month: pumpkins. With Halloween quickly followed by Thanksgiving, pumpkins seem to define this season. We make family trips in a quest for the perfect jack-o'-lantern, dress up in pumpkin costumes to go trick or treating, decorate our homes with them, and slice them up to make pies, bread, and soup.

Pumpkins are native to Central America and the desert Southwest. The pumpkin we typically carve or cook is a species called Cucurbita pepo, although there are four species of Cucurbita that include cultivars called pumpkins. With corn and beans, pumpkins and other squash form the "three sisters," a staple part of Native American agriculture. Because of this, pumpkins spread to new areas of North America, including New England, where Native tribes introduced the early Pilgrims to pumpkins. This was fortunate for the settlers, as pumpkins helped them fend off starvation during their first winters.

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