Welcome!

The Coalition sponsors a number of events, including the following:


2010

• 2010 Eighth Annual Fish Count Program - April 1 - May 15, 2010
  This important program runs April 1st through early May and we need volunteers! A short, 10 minute training session for new volunteers is required at either of these times:
  
  • Thursday, March 25, 2010 anytime between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 27, 2010 anytime between 10:00 and 11 a.m.
  Please click here for more information from Bill Aldrich about the 2010 Annual Fish Count Event..


• 2010 13th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Celebration - April 18, 2009
  Will be held Saturday, April 17, 2010. Registration starts at 9:00 and the event will run to noon. This is an excellent opportunity to share your appreciation of our planet with your families, children and neighbors. Plan to meet us at the Warwick Knights of Columbus Hall at 475 Sandy Lane in Warwick, RI. Dress weather appropriate and wear gloves and waterproof boots if possible. (Rain date - Sunday, April 18, 2010).

  For More information please call Paul Earnshaw at 401-739-6592.

  Volunteers will be divided into groups under the leadership of team captains, who will bring their groups to their locations throughout the watershed. You will be supplied with bags to retrieve litter.

  Certificates will be available upon request for volunteer hours.

  Supported and done in collaboration with The City of Warwick and Mill Cove Conservancy, this exciting event is an educational & rewarding experience. Come, find the outdoors an learn and experience what the Buckeye Brook Coalition is all about and help make a difference by helping us to care for Mother Earth and setting an example for others to follow. Please click here for a copy of the invitation from Bill Aldrich about our 13th Annual Earth Day Cleanup Celebration..

2009

• The 2009 Buckeye Brook Coalition Fundraiser - September 20,2009 The Buckeye Brook Coalition is holding a fund raiser on September 20, 2009 from 4:00PM - 6:30PMat 15 River Vue Avenue, Warwick, RI. There will be hamburger & hot dog cookout, soft drinks, live band, games and activities for children. Come join us, enjoy a late summer afternoon overlooking Mill Cove and Narragansett Bay,and learn what the Buckeye Brook Coalition has been doing to make a difference in our community. Other community & environmental organizations will also be participating and offering information and displays about their exciting programs. Our Key Note Speaker will be Michael Sullivan, Director of the RI Department of Environmental Management. Tickets are $10 for members and $15 for non-members.Children under 12 are free. Reservations are required so please call George & Stephanie Shuster at 401-737-1278 or email slvp21@gmail.com to reserve your spot on the shore. Event sponsors are: Sandy Lane Meat Market, Home Loan Bank, Picasso's Pizza, Twinns Karate. (Rain Date Sept 27 same time).
• 2009 Seventh Annual Direct Fish Count - April - May 2009
  This program runs April through early May and we need volunteers! Please contact Steve Insana (401-737-1342) as soon as possible if you want to be a fish count monitor. 2009 Training dates for new people will be held before this event. Stay posted for the dates. Click here to read an article in the Warwick Beacon about our 2008 Training Program.
• 2009 12th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Celebration - April 18, 2009
  Will be held Saturday, April 18, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Plan to meet us at the Warwick Knights of Columbus Hall at 475 Sandy Lane in Warwick. Dress warmly and wear waterproof boots if possible. (Rain date - Sunday, April 19, 2009).
2008


• Click here to read a letter from our President, Paul Earnshaw about the Coalition,its activites in 2008 and goals for 2009.

• Riding the Tide with Buckeye Brook - June 21, 2008
  Explore Warwick’s hidden treasures with the Buckeye Brook coalition for this paddling event, which is open to all levels of experience. Join us for a casual paddle where we will meet at the parking lot at Conimicut Point, near the play ground area. We will be heading out at approximately 9:00 AM heading west to the estuary of Mill Cove. Where we will discuss over 300 years of history made along this absolutely beautiful watershed. Explore the wildlife & picturesque scenery, Buckeye Brook is a jewel within the urban city of Warwick. It is the home to one of Rhode Islands only natural free flowing herring runs in the state. The trip should take only about 2 hours, & will be just prior to an incoming high tide, & an out going tide on the return trip. Come enjoy wildlife, history, & the beauty that Buckeye Brook has to offer. Bring your own canoe or kayak, refreshments, binoculars, & maybe some bug spray. For more information contact Paul Earnshaw 401-739-6592
• 2008 Sixth Annual Direct Fish Count - April - May 2008
  This program ran April through early May. Click here to read an article in the Warwick Beacon about our 2007 Program.
• 2008 11th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Celebration - April 19, 2008
  Was held Saturday, April 19, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.
2007

• 2007 10th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Celebration
  Was held Saturday, April 14, 2007. Click here to see images of and read about our 2007 event in the Warwick Beacon and Providence Journal.
• 2007 Fifth Annual Direct Fish Count
  This program ran April through early May 2007. Click here to read an article in the Warwick Beacon about the exciting 2007 Fish Count Program.
• 2007 URI Watershed Watch
  Was held in May 2007. We will need contacts and volunteers for people interested in this program for 2008. Click here for details.
• 2007 Water Quality Monitoring May - October 2007
  This event also runs May through early October and more water quality volunteers are needed for the URI Watershed Watch. We have four sites to monitor in the Buckeye Brook watershed. Please contact Steve if you are interested in particating. Click here and wait patiently for a large detailed map of the water quality montioring stations to load.
2006

• Buckeye Brook Coalition Boat Trip,
  Members met on April 22, 2006 for a memorable and informal canoe and kayak paddle down Buckeye Brook.
• Historical Cemetary Clean Up , January 14, 2006.
  Grab your tools and a warm coat and join us as we work with the Warwick Historical Cemetary Committee and the Knights of Columbus. We meet at the Knights of Columbus parking lot at 9AM.
• 9th Annual Earth Day Clean Up and Breakfast April 1, 2006
  Was be held Saturday, April 1, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Click here to see images of our 2005 8th Annual Earth Day Clean Up Event
2005

• Buckeye Brook Cultural Historic Tour
  Last year we met on Saturday, June 18, 2005 for a facinating tour of the cultural assests of the Buckeye Brook Watershed and Old Mill Cove, including discussion of the old mill, the Shawomet Indian summer camp, and the old Warner sites (house and grave site). We will post dates for the 2008 tour when they are set.
2004

• 2004 Fall Chicken and Macaroni Dinner - October 3, 2004 Held at the Warwick Knights of Columbus at 4-7pm.
• 2004 Social Events Calendar
2003

• RI Fish and Wildlife Restocking Warwick Lake