Bees Please!: Spring is bee season
It was mid-October, not exactly a beach day, when Jim Turenne suited up for a marine rescue mission. Not a bathing suit, but a bee suit. “Rescue on the Rocks, […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
EcoRI News Roundup: Compiled by Bonnie Phillips/EcoRI News
BILL WOULD INJECT $16 MILLION INTO GREEN ECONOMY BOND PROVIDENCE — State lawmakers and environmental groups are teaming up to plug a funding gap and save Rhode Island’s land conservation […]
Spring Planting Guide: Adapted from the URI Cooperative Extension’s Planting Calendar
To start seeds indoors this spring, you will need small pots or containers filled with seed-starting mix or potting soil. With either soil, be sure to make sure the mix […]
Skeff’s Pub: Tábhairne Fíor-Ghaeilge (a genuine Irish Pub)
I met Eileen Harvey, then Eileen Skeffington, in 1978 when she and her parents moved to my neighborhood. Eileen grew up with her older brother and sister in a big […]
A Lifetime of Stories: A conversation with Rhode Island director Christian De Rezendes about his newest, and oldest, project
Behind every abandoned building is a story. Within its walls forgotten voices whisper endless conversations, once-important papers yellow in the sun that sneaks through cracked windows, old time cards sit […]
Ocean State of the Arts: Living with art at East Manning Projects
When I walk up to the triple-decker home on the quaint residential street, the blinds are closed. In the space between the blinds, a pedestal is visible in the center […]
Woony Wonders: May 2024
Hello! My name is Brookie – I am a female brook trout and ambassador for the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council‘s Environmental Education programs. Comic by Lermworm.
Spring in the Stars
At long last spring arrives late evening on March 19. The season promises to be one of surprises and extremes. Weather events, political fallout, and freaky episodes occur suddenly and […]
Lunar Notes: March 1 to 15, 2024
Aries: Much goes on beneath the surface with you these days. You engage in a lot of quiet contemplation and inner dialogue as you come to a new understanding of […]
An Ode to Providence
Like many young people, I came to Rhode Island for college. Sure, I liked Providence, but I was far too focused on doing well in classes, making friends, and trying […]