History of the West Bay Land Trust

2015	Worked with the Cranston City Council to develop initial solar installation standards
2011	Obtained grant funding to emplace Historic Farm Route signs
2010	West Bay Land Trust wins a grant from the RI attorney general to take kids to local farms as part of the Green Bean Project.
2010	The WBLT also received a DEM grant to plant trees for the ExploreCranston “All About Water” program.
2009	The first ExploreCranston event launches with sailing, canoeing, photography, fishing and nature walks.
2009	The first ExploreCranston event launches with sailing, canoeing, photography, fishing and nature walks.
2008	Working with local grassroots groups, the West Bay Land Trust assists in the passage of the 2008 Open Space Bonds.
2004	Kate Smith receives the Peter Merritt Award for her preservation efforts in creating The Cranston Historic Farm Route.
2004	With funding from the Cranston Open Space Bond Issue, the Nature Conservancy, the Champlin Foundation, RI Department of Environmental Management and the WBLT, the Knight Farm is preserved. This protected property forms the cornerstone of The Cranston Historic Farm Route.
2003	High Hopes Organic Childrens Garden at Hope Highlands Elementary School is planted.
2002	The West Bay Land Trust becomes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
1999	The West Bay Land Trust, led by Kate Smith, emerges from FOREST.
1998	The City of Cranston proposes to turn John L. Curran State Park into a municipal golf course. The citizens group FOREST (Families Opposed to Ruining Environmental State Treasures), forms, and their effort results in legislation to protect John L. Curran Park from future development.