Local Lands Among 'Land Trust Days'
Veterans Memorial Park and Johannis Farm in Barrington are among the preserved natural areas that are part of the RI Land Trust Council's six-week celebration.
Two of the natural areas preserved by the land trust in Barrington are part of the first-ever Rhode Island Land Trust Days that run from Saturday, Aug. 11, to Saturday, Sept. 29. The Land Trust Days, sponsored by the RI Land Trust Council, include six weeks of outdoor activities to celebrate natural areas like Veterans Memorial Park in Barrington and Johannis Farm that are just a short walk away. You can take guided hikes of these natural areas and many more throughout the state, many of which have historic and cultural value above and beyond their natural beauty, according to the Land Trust Council. Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the Bayside YMCA is the location for a “day” on Wednesday, Aug. 15, that starts at 4:30 pm. The Barrington…
Gary Morse
9:33 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
A warning to all the Land Trust preservationists out there. The current Barrington Town Council's math on future town development to meet the affordable housing objectives calls for 4350 new homes in Barrington to meet the affordable 10% quota. Here is the math: The current town ordinance calls for 20% of any development to be affordable homes. Thus the target of 10% total affordable homes … more ›