Providence, Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE as Viewed by The Providential Gardener

I am developing this list of links so residents can find everything related to the Providence "Growing Community" in one place. Suggestions for things to add are most welcome! I already have lots more to add, so keep checking this page. ~ SK

• City of Providence's own Homepage
• RI.gov info on Providence
• Neighborhood Profiles
• Providence Land Information Tool
• Providence Urban Land Reform
• EPA Urban Environmental Program ~ Providence
• Livable Providence 2000 (a Brown Environmental Studies Thesis) - somewhat dated, but interesting to compare with current situation.
• Neighborhood Organizations
• • Downtown Neighborhood Alliance
• • Fox Point Neighborhood Association
  • College Hill Neighborhood Association
  • Summit Neighborhood Association
  • West Broadway Neighborhood Association
• LAND AREAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC devoted to
• • Gardens
    • Roger Williams Park Botanical Center and Gardens
    • Victorian Rose Garden at Roger Williams Park (maintained by the Rhode Island Rose Society)
  • Parks
    • List of more than 100 parks and public spaces in Providence (from Citywide Green)
    • Neighborhood Profiles have maps indicating parks
    • Parks and Public Spaces Survey and Inventory Project (from Citywide Green)
    • List of Friends of Parks groups in Providence (from Citywide Green)
    • Blackstone Park Conservancy
    • India Point Park
    • Neutaconkanut Hill Association
    • Providence Dog Park Association
    • Roger Williams National Memorial
  • Cemeteries for exploring on foot - Great trees!
    
    • North Burial Ground
    • Swan Point Cemetery
  • Nature preserves
  • Land trusts
    • Southside Community Land Trust
  • Forests ~
    
    • Providence Urban Forest Analysis
    • Providence City Forester, Doug Still
    • Providence Neighborhood Planting Program
    • List of parks with forests or woodlands:
    • Blackstone Park

    • Neutaconkanut Park

    • Roger Williams Park
  • Etc. (even if they're nonprofit- or state-owned lands)
    • Roger Williams Park Zoo
  • Playgrounds
  • Schools (the Children's Garden Network's goal is to have a garden at every RI school by 2010)
  • Elementary Schools
  • Middle Schools
  • High Schools
  • Community gardens There are more than 20 in Providence. See Community Gardens Page
  • Rivers, streams, and shoreline
  • Providence River
  • Moshassuck River
    • Friends of the Moshassuck
  • Narragansett Bay
    • Clean the Bay
    • Narragansett Bay Commission
    • Save the Bay
      • Habitat Restoration
  • Woonasquatucket River
    • Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
    • Woonasquatucket River Greenway Plan (1997)
  • Seekonk River
  • Farmstands, farms, orchards. See Community Gardens and Farmers' Markets
  • There aren't many farms in the city now, but once upon a time there were lots of farms.... The first settlers all had farms running up the hill from North Main to Brook Street.
  • Farmer's markets
  • Downtown Providence Farmers' Market
  • Hope High School Farmers' Market
  • Community organizations devoted to gardening, farming, etc.
  • Citywide Green
  • Groundwork Providence
  • Providence Neighborhood Planting Program
  • Southside Community Land Trust
  • Government officials and agencies relevant to gardening, farming, etc. (complete list of officials maintained by Office of the Secretary of State; list of Providence agencies)
    
  • Providence Parks Department, Superintendent of Parks, Robert F. McMahon
  • Forestry Division, Parks Department, City Forester, Doug Still
  • • Trees 2020
  • Providence Board of Park Commissioners
  • Providence Down City District Design Review
  • Providence Mayor's Neighborhood Council
  • Providence Public Works Committee
  • Providence Redevelopment Agency
  • Providence Thayer Street District Authority
  • City Ordinances
  • Chapter 6 ~ Cemeteries
    • Article I ~ General (& Hopkins Burial Ground)
    • Article II ~ North Burial Ground
  • Chapter 18 ~ Parks and Recreation
  • Chapter 23 ~ Tree Ordinance
  • Projects and plans
  • Parks and Public Spaces Survey and Inventory Project (from Citywide Green)
  • Planning documents for local projects
  • Garden centers, nurseries, florists
  • Professional landscape services, landscape architects etc., whose offices are located in Providence
  • College/University programs, courses, projects
  • Brown U Center for Environmental Studies
  • RISD Certificate Program in Natural Science Illustration
  • RISD Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture
  • Lecture series, workshops (at the local library or other organization) - periodic or occasional
  • Suggestions for activities/projects
  • Providence Blogs
  • • Bike Providence
    • Connect Providence
    • Downtown Providence
    • Greater City Providence
    • North Main Street Project
  • Problem Solving ~ Groups devoted to making/keeping things welcoming and inviting
    
  • Downtown Improvement Association
  • Groundwork Providence
  • Graffiti (Anti-Graffiti Patrol: 421-7740 x 300
  • Grass cutting in public parks, Providence Parks Department 785-9450 x 230
  • Events, harvest celebrations, festivals involving gardening, etc.
  • Citywide Green Events & Projects Page
  • Waterfire