RI Families in Nature

01/10/2024

Don't forget that it's hunting season! See below for a great visual guide from the Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife Outdoor Education to help you figure out when to wear your "orange" and how much to wear!

05/06/2024

Great programs through the RIEEA - Rhode Island Environmental Education Association! One of them is even family-friendly.

(Disclosure: RI Families in Nature founder, Jeanine Silversmith, works at RIEEA!)

✨ Registration is now OPEN for our upcoming workshop series, Creative Practices for Environmental Learning!

🎨 This series explores the intersection of art, education, and the environment. Each workshop is collaboratively co-facilitated by a Rhode Island artist and Rhode Island environmental educator.

🌿 Learn more at the following link, and register to save your spot today! (Space is limited.) https://www.rieea.org/save-the-date-creative-practices-for-environmental-learning/

06/05/2024

Check out this great story by Nancy Kirsch on Ocean State Stories. Founder/Director of RI Families in Nature, Jeanine Silversmith, was interviewed for it!

Even spending short amounts of time in nature can reduce stress, and improve mental health and language, math and...

20/02/2024

Looking for something to do this week with the kiddos? Take the and try to find one of these cute little creatures!

03/12/2023

Shotgun deer season runs throughout the month of December. According to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, this means you will need to wear 500 square inches of fluorescent orange. This is a hat AND vest!

22/11/2023

Looking for a great holiday gift? Look no further! Our family hiking guide is perfect for your family, friends, and coworkers - and if you order before December 3, you can get 15% off. Order at https://www.rifamiliesinnature.org/15-percent-discount/

26/09/2023

John Kostrzewa, author of the “Walking Rhode Island” column for The Providence Journal and the recently published "Walking Rhode Island: 40 Hikes for Nature and History Lovers with GPS Coordinates, Photos and Trail Maps", is giving a talk at the Barrington Public Library, hosted by the Barrington Land Conservation Trust on October 10 about how he started, where he has hiked, and what he has learned.

Learn more and register for this free event at https://www.blct.org/event/walking-rhode-island/

05/05/2023

Join our founder and director, Jeanine Silversmith, tomorrow at Wakefield Books !

Saturday looks like a great day to go for a hike - before you hit the trails, stop in and meet Jeanine Silversmith from RI Families in Nature, and pick up your copy of the newly revised Rhode Island Family Hiking Guide and Journal. Jeanine will be on hand to sign books and provide great insider info for all your Rhode Island hiking adventures!

01/05/2023

Really looking forward to this event this Saturday, May 6! I am forever grateful to Kim, Sue, Bob, and all of the wonderful staff at Wakefield Books (my local bookstore!) for all of their help through the years - not just selling The Rhode Island Family Hiking Guide and Journal, but actually helping me figure out how to write the thing. 😄

Come pick up your copy of the newly revised edition of the Rhode Island Family Hiking Guide and Journal, and meet the author, Jeanine Silversmith on Saturday May 6, from 10am to noon. Jeanine will be on hand for a meet and greet and book signing, and to chat all things hiking in Rhode Island!

01/05/2023

Come pick up your copy of the newly revised edition of the Rhode Island Family Hiking Guide and Journal, and meet the author, Jeanine Silversmith on Saturday May 6, from 10am to noon. Jeanine will be on hand for a meet and greet and book signing, and to chat all things hiking in Rhode Island!

25/10/2022

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11/09/2022

It's been 7 years to the month since I published my hiking guide and after a long process (too long I must admit), I am happy to say that the revised version is finally here!

Order The Revised Rhode Island Family Hiking Guide and Journal at http://www.rifamiliesinnature.org/hiking-guide/