Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Touro Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Come along for a crisp autumn stroll through Newport’s beautiful Island Cemetery.

 What better way to spend an October evening than on a tree walk through the beautiful and historic Island Cemetery! Join NTC Living Collections Manager Joe Verstandig and Island Cemetery Grounds Keeper Frank Amaral as they discuss the many beautiful trees and shrubs scattered throughout the grounds, as well as the history of this important public burial ground. The group will also get to view the recently renovated Belmont Chapel.

Parking: Cemetery Grounds, along Warner Street.

Meeting Location: Belmont Chapel

Registration is required.

This program involves walking/standing for the duration of the event.

Please dress appropriately for the weather conditions.

Join us at King Park to explore how local organizations are working together to build a more resilient future for Newport.

The Newport Tree Conservancy is partnering with Aquidneck Resilience for a guided resilience walk through King Park. Along the way, we’ll explore resilient tree species and discuss strategies for creating healthier, more climate-ready landscapes—including resilient planting, stormwater management, flood mitigation, and nature-based solutions.

Come learn how thoughtful landscape choices can help King Park, and our community, adapt to a changing climate.

Aquidneck Resilience is a collaboration between the City of Newport, the Town of Middletown, the Town of Portsmouth, and Naval Station Newport, proudly hosted by the Aquidneck Island Land Trust. Together, we work with partners across the island to address climate impacts and build a community that protects our land, water, and people.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Storer Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

The Newport Tree Conservancy invites you to take a stroll through Second Wind Arboretum.

This Ocean Drive Neighborhood gem on 2.7 acres includes Gingko plantings, forested wetland featuring native serviceberry (Amelanchier canadensis) and Red Maple (Acer rubrum), and the owner’s Heritage Collection – specimen trees planted in honor of members of the family inspired by favorite trees planted along Bellevue Avenue. This vibrant, whimsical property is a must see!

NTC Members: Use your membership code to receive $5 off.

Non-Members:  General admission opens to the public on August 28th.

Please note this tour involves standing and walking for the duration of the program time.

We have reserved October 2nd for the rain date.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Storer Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join us for a stroll through Rovensky Park!

Rovensky Park is a beautifully planted, public greenspace on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, with a nice array of deciduous and evergreen trees.. Living Collections Manager Joe Verstandig will discuss several interesting species and varieties showing seasonal interest in late September. He will also touch on several species adapted to and thriving in the wet soil conditions the park offers. Lastly, Joe will discuss collecting tree seed and general plant pathology. Approximate walking distance is under ½ mile, mainly on a foot path.

Parking: Along Rovensky Ave

Meeting spot: Entrance to Rovensky Park

Help us keep our city-wide tree map up to date!

We are looking for volunteers to help us update our city-wide tree map! If you are interested in learning how, join us Wednesday September 23rd in Touro Park at 11:00 am for a training that goes over the basics.

After training, this is a self-led volunteer opportunity, enjoy the arrival of cooler weather while walking the city and collecting tree data!

Let us know you’re coming, click below to register!

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy in Braga Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy in Miantonomi Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join NTC for a tour of Bonniecrest Arboretum!

With sweeping views of the picturesque Newport Harbor, Bonniecrest is an ideal location for an arboretum. The historic Brick Tudor house, built in 1912, is surronded by many interesting and historic plantings that dot the Olmsted brother's landscape design. Interesting plants include a perfect specimen "Dwaft" Hinoki Falsecypress, Japanese umbrella pines, beech, oak, hemlock, and true cedars. NTC Living Collections Manager Joe Verstandig will lead the group and highlight standout trees, and give a short tutorial on pruning rhododendrons and azaleas. 

NTC Members: Use your membership code to receive $5 off. The code can also be entered to get tickets two weeks before General Admission opens.

Non-Members:  General admission opens to the public on August 21st. To become a member and gain access to early registration click here.

Please note this tour involves standing and walking for the duration of the program time.

We have reserved September 16th as our rain date for this tour.

Please dress for the weather, bringing water is recommended.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy in Miantonomi Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Pell Elementary for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join us for a stroll through one of Newport’s classic neighborhoods!

For our August tree walk, we will be heading to the shady neighborhood streets off of Rhode Island Ave to enjoy the incredibly diverse landscape plantings of both new and old. Living Collections manager Joe Verstandig is excited to discuss many interesting trees, from the eye - catching purple fountain beech to the storied Franklin tree (Franklinia altamaha). Joe will also remark on proper tree selections for the yard and garden, as well as give helpful tips on pruning shrubs and helping prevent the spread of disease. Approximate walking distance is around a ½ mile. Water is encouraged.

Parking: Public spots on the street

Meeting Spot: Intersection of Ayrault and Catherine

Come take a tour with NTC of the historic Oakwood Mansion!

Oakwood is a grand, mid 19th century estate located in the heart of the city of Newport. The property, five acres in total, is a plant lovers paradise! The arboretum has several different unique garden spaces, from the beech collection along Spring Street, to the wisteria arbor and laburnum walk, winding over to the attention grabing lily pond. The pond, a rectangular cement pool, contains several beautiful aquatic species including sacred water lotus and fantastic victorian lilies. A humbling fernleaf beech tree (Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia') has the ability to bring one to their knees.

NTC Members: Use your membership code to receive $5 off. The code can also be entered to get tickets two weeks before General Admission opens.

Non-Members:  General admission opens to the public on July 22nd. To become a member and gain access to early registration click here [link to membership page].

Please note this tour involves standing and walking for the duration of the program time.

We have reserved August 26th as a rain date.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Vernon Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Pell Elementary for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Pell Elementary for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Pell Elementary for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join us for a walk through the seaside campus of Salve Regina University!

The beautiful seaside campus of Salve Regina University possesses an impressive collection of specimen trees, and is accredited as a level 2 Arboretum by the Morton Arboretum’s ArbNet. Join NTC Living Collection’s manager Joe Verstandig for a stroll through the heart of the arboretum, and enjoy some interesting information on the species and cultivars that reside there. Some highlights include numerous ancient beech trees, Japanese maples, lindens, and host of interesting and mature conifers. Please dress and prepare for walking in warm weather.

Meeting Spot: intersection of Leroy Ave and Ochre Point Ave.

Parking: Leroy Ave.

This is your chance to join the Newport Tree Conservancy on a tour of the beautiful seaside Stonybrook Arboretum!

This property boasts a 20th century Gothic Revival manor house on 4.8 acres filled with gorgeous collections. Plant highlights include an extensive beech collection, a host of conifers, mature oaks, and plants capable of thriving in the harsh maritime climate. The Sakonnet river and divergent small creek, which lends the Arboretum its name, are the perfect backdrop. Please dress for the weather and walking. Water is highly encouraged.

NTC Members: Use your membership code to receive $5 off. The code can also be entered to get tickets two weeks before General Admission opens.

Non-Members:  General admission opens to the public on June 17th. To become a member and gain access to early registration click here.

Please note this tour involves standing and walking for the duration of the program time.

We have reserved July 22nd as a rain date in case of inclement weather.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Pell Elementary for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Storer Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join the Newport Tree Conservancy at Touro Park for a rewarding morning of tree care and community stewardship.

Volunteers will help weed, mulch, and lightly prune trees throughout the park, ensuring they remain healthy and vibrant for years to come. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or trying something new, this hands-on volunteer opportunity is a great way to give back, enjoy the outdoors, and help keep Newport's urban forest thriving.

As a special thank you, volunteers can enjoy a free lunch provided by our sponsors at The Lobster Bar. Be sure to add the free "Lunch Ticket" add-on option when registering so we know to have a meal prepared for you.

Please wear closed toed shoes and bring your own water. Volunteers will be provided with volunteer t-shirts.

Join Newport Tree Conservancy as we explore Bois Doré Arboretum.

The stately trees at Bois Doré Arboretum will impress even the most modest tree lovers, and remain engrained in the memory of those who have serious dendronlogical passions. Highlights of the collection include the alleé of pollarded silver lindens, perhaps the finest landscape feature of its kind in Newport. The signature beech cultivars, 'Atropunicea', 'Pendula', and 'Asplenifolia', are well represented, as well as other Newport classics including london plane, european hornbeam, and common horsechestnut. A host of rhododendron varieties, lilacs, conifers, and a massive weeping cherry provide the finishing touches to an outstanding woody plant collection.

NTC Members: Use your membership code to receive $5 off. The code can also be entered to get tickets two weeks before General Admission opens.

Please note this tour involves standing and walking for the duration of the program time.

Join us for a tour of our Heritage Tree Nursery and explore the behind the scenes of what NTC is all about!

As we prepare for the summer season, the Newport Tree Conservancy invites you to tour our new growing facility, the Minnie Cushing Coleman Heritage Nursery, to see the exciting work we are doing. Come explore our growing collection of trees and shrubs, learn about our propagation and growing efforts, and get a behind-the-scenes look at how we're growing the next generation of trees for our community. We hope you'll join us!

Join us for Tree Corps to mulch and care for the trees in Spencer Park!

Join us Saturday morning at Spencer Park to mulch, weed, and prune trees—then relax with the cool ocean breeze and a delicious lunch, generously provided by The Landing, Lobster Bar, and Zelda's. Please bring your own water and gloves. Be sure to dress for the weather.

When signing up on eventbrite please be sure to select the "Lunch Ticket" Add-on if you would like a lunch!

Volunteers receive NTC T-shirts. Tools will be provided, and experience is not necessary.

Please dress for the weather. No open-toed shoes.

Street parking available along King Park.

This beautiful Arboretum, covering one-quarter of an acre, is rich in diverse plant life.

This beautiful Arboretum, covering one quarter of an acre, is rich in diverse plant life. The owners have cultivated a gorgeous collection of trees of Japanese origin, including four species of Japanese maple, the herbaceous perennial Kirengeshoma palmata, and the Japanese Wood Poppy. Pax et Bonum Arboretum also features ingenious water conservation through existing infrastructure uncovered on the property and expertly trained espaliered fruit trees which display how space can be efficiently used to create a truly unique home garden.

NTC Members: Use your membership code to receive $5 off. The code can also be entered to get tickets two weeks before General Admission opens.

Non-Members: General admission now open

To become a member and gain access to early registration click here.

Please note this tour involves standing and walking for the duration of the program time.

We have reserved Friday, June 26th as a rain date in case of inclement weather.

Join us for a morning of cool ocean breezes and NTC Living Collections Manager Joe Verstandig’s engaging dialogue on the trees of Storer Park and the surrounding neighborhood.

Join us for a morning of cool ocean breezes and NTC Living Collections Manager Joe Verstandig’s engaging dialogue on the trees of Storer Park and the surrounding neighborhood. Joe will touch on some of the interesting species and cultivars growing in the area, including a massive sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) and fruiting quince tree (Cydonia oblonga), and several others. Joe will also touch upon trees that perform well in the difficult bayside location of Storer Park. Water is encouraged; please dress for warm temperatures.

Our meeting spot will be at the Storer Park sign.

Parking along Washington Street/Goat Island Connector.