A bewildering array of agencies, departments, commissions, working groups, teams, businesses, and other assorted organizations of citizens, professionals, hobbyists, and environmentalists impact Rhode Island's natural resources. If you know of another group that should be listed here, send info to The Providential Gardener.
Partial List of Organizations of Interest to Rhode Islanders
- American Forests
- American Society of Landscape Architects ~ RI Chapter
- Blackstone Parks Conservancy (Providence)
- Blithewold Gardens
- Center for Environmental Studies at Brown U.
- Citywide Green
- Clean the Bay
- ELA - Ecological Landscaping Association
- Environment Council of RI
- Environment Rhode Island
- Farm Fresh Rhode Island
- Friends of India Point Park
- Green Living Rhode Island Resources
- Greenways Alliance of RI
- Groundwork Providence
- Herb Society of America
- Keep Blackstone Valley Beautiful
- Landscape Institute (Arnold Arboretum)
- Local Harvest (RI sites)
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Natural News Network
- Nature Conservancy~ Rhode Island Chapter
- New England Carnivorous Plant Society
- New England Small Farm Institute
- Newport Tree Society
- Norman Bird Sanctuary
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of RI
- Northern RI Conservation District
- Ocean State Aquaculture Association
- PostCarbon Rhode Island
- Providence Neighborhood Planting Program
- RI Agriculture Council
- RI Aquaculture Initiatve
- RI Audubon Society
- RI Beekeepers Association
- RI Environmental Education Association
- RI Environmental Network
- RI Farmways
- RI Federation of Garden Clubs
- RI Forest Conservators Organization
- RI Fruit Growers Association
- RI Future Farmers of America
- RI Interfaith Power & Light
- RI Jewish Environmental Alliance
- RI National Wildlife Refuges Friends
- RI Natural History Survey
- RI Natural Resource Conservation Service
- RI Nursery & Landscape Association
- RI Rivers Council
- RI Rose Society
- RI Tree Council
- RI Tree Farm Program
- RI Wild Plant Society
- RICAPE
- Ruffed Grouse Society
- Safe Lawns
- Save The Bay
- Sierra Club Rhode Island
- South County Conservancy
- Southern RI Conservation District
- Southside Community Land Trust
- The Underground
- Toxics Information Project
- Toxics Information Project
- Trustom Pond NWR
- URI Cooperative Extension
- URI Master Gardeners
- Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
- Worm Ladies of Charlestown