First Saturday – Free Admission for Providence Residents
On the first Saturday of each month, Providence residents with valid ID or proof or residency receive FREE admission to: The Botanical Center, open 11am-4pm Roger Williams Park Zoo, open 10am-4pm from October March and 10am-5pm from April-September Please note: the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is closed on Saturday, May 5. The Museum will be […]
Insects in the Garden: Friend or Foe?
Botanical Center 1000 Elmwood Ave, ProvidencePam Gilpin, self-trained in the science of entomology and an estate gardener in the Newport area, will offer an informative photo essay and discussion about insects found in our gardens. Insects play an essential role in our gardens as pollinators, predators, recyclers of decomposing animal and plant material and as a source of food for […]
Jane’s Walk: Discovering Roger Williams Park
Meet at the Monument to Roger Williams (map) (Located near the Park's Elmwood Avenue entrance, between the Casino and Betsey Williams Cottage) Explore some of the Park’s history, venues, sculpture, and landscape and engage in a lively discussion: Many parks, like Roger Williams Park, were created over a century ago. How do we care for […]