West Bay Land Trust

protecting farmland and agricultural activities in Cranston, RI

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History of the West Bay Land Trust

2015Worked with the Cranston City Council to develop initial solar installation standards
2011Obtained grant funding to emplace Historic Farm Route signs
2010West Bay Land Trust wins a grant from the RI attorney general to take kids to local farms as part of the Green Bean Project.
2010The WBLT also received a DEM grant to plant trees for the ExploreCranston “All About Water” program.
2009The first ExploreCranston event launches with sailing, canoeing, photography, fishing and nature walks.
2009The first ExploreCranston event launches with sailing, canoeing, photography, fishing and nature walks.
2008Working with local grassroots groups, the West Bay Land Trust assists in the passage of the 2008 Open Space Bonds.
2004Kate Smith receives the Peter Merritt Award for her preservation efforts in creating The Cranston Historic Farm Route.
2004With 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.
2003High Hopes Organic Childrens Garden at Hope Highlands Elementary School is planted.
2002The West Bay Land Trust becomes a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.
1999The West Bay Land Trust, led by Kate Smith, emerges from FOREST.
1998The 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.

About the Land Trust

West Bay Land TrustThe West Bay Land Trust was formed back in 1999 to save historic farmland and woodland acreage in western Cranston from commercial development. We maintain the Cranston Historic Farm Route Loop, Knight Farm Trail, and many other projects. [Read More]

The West Bay Land Trust

P.O. Box 2205
Cranston, RI 02905
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The Land Trust Network

  • The West Bay Land Trust of Cranston, Rhode Island:
  • West Bay Land Trust
  • Friends of the Pawtuxet
  • Pawtuxet Village Farmer's Market

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