The Friends of Canonchet Farm, Narrow River Preservation Association, and the South County Museum, with generous support from Trio Restaurant, are sponsoring the winter speaker series On Pettaquamscutt: Presentations on the Environment and the History of the Narrow River Watershed.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Attendees explored Narrow River without getting wet or cold, as NRPA Board member Dr. Veronica Berounsky presented “Narrow River – Past and Present.” Veronica led a virtual tour of the Narrow River and sites in its watershed and discussed and illustrated important issues along the way.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Wildlife biologist Mike Lapisky, former chief of the Division of Fish and Wildlife of R.I. DEM and a member of the Friends of Canonchet Farm, displayed skulls and pelts in his presentation, “Wildlife at Canonchet Farm.”
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Jim Crothers, Executive Director of South County Museum, traced the history of the property now known as Canonchet Farm from the time of the Pettaquamscutt Purchase in 1657 to its purchase by the Town of Narragansett in the middle of the 20th Century.
