A healthy network of plants and insects is the foundation of a healthy environment for all life on Earth, including people. In Rhode Island, there’s a whole community of programs working on the plant-insect network: studying pollinators, promoting native plants, building sustainable agriculture, and educating… Continue reading
In 2021, the Survey managed to expand in a number of directions despite the challenges of the continuing pandemic. If you missed the Survey’s 2022 annual meeting, which was held online on April 7, you can still catch up on all the news, including the finance report, nominating committee report, and program report, by taking a look at this PDF of the 2022 annual meeting slideshow that was shown that night.
Publishing a periodical bulletin is a great way for the Natural History Survey to fulfill its mission to connect those knowledgeable about Rhode Island’s animals, plants, ecological systems. It is also a great way to memorialize research results, discoveries, commentary, and art pertaining to those… Continue reading
Dear Survey Members and Friends, Normally around this time of year we all would be getting together for the Survey’s annual meeting…an update on the organization’s programs, strategy, and finances, a vote for the directors, and an informative and inspiring talk. The speakers for the… Continue reading
The Rhode Island Natural History Survey is excited to announce the return of its periodic publication, the Rhode Island Naturalist. This publication covers local natural history stories written by professional and amateur scientists and naturalists. The Survey will publish two issues per year, Summer and… Continue reading
By Scott Buchanan, Ph.D., Herpetologist, RIDEM Division of Fish & Wildlife … As I neared my home about midnight, there was virtually no amphibian activity, and so a stout frog sitting in the road near an area of unpromising oak woodland could not help but… Continue reading
by Stephen S. Hale If you reached this page following a link to Stephen Hale’s blog about the Newport Natural History Society, you should know that he developed his blog into a full-fledged article and we published it in our bulletin, the Rhode Island Naturalist… Continue reading
By Keith Killingbeck From the annals of Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show and The Magnificent Carnac, the answer is … KIRI. The question is: What is … a) a genetically engineered fruit from New Zealand similar to the kiwi? b) Google’s version of Siri? c) a… Continue reading
At a press event Thursday, June 4, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey announced that citizen scientists participating in the 2014 BioBlitz event at Rocky Point Park, in Warwick, re-discovered a species of ladybug once common throughout eastern North America but now virtually absent. The… Continue reading
Nancy Karraker was born at the Grand Canyon and grew up in Yosemite National Park and Olympic National Park, so it’s no wonder that she became interested in wildlife and conservation. Her father, a ranger for the National Park Service, tells the story of how… Continue reading