Join the International Coastal Cleanup with Save The Bay! Shoreline trash is unpleasant for visitors and dangerous to wildlife, and shoreline cleanups are a great way for volunteers to make a difference.
We will divide into teams to pick up trash and record what we find. The data will be included in the Ocean Conservancy’s annual report on marine debris.
An engaging play hut has been installed to encourage children to venture onto the nature trails with their guardians and stretch their imaginations. The hut will also support our efforts to develop a children’s outdoor education program.
The open walled construction provides lovely views of the nearby vernal pond and South Cove while allowing guardians to monitor active youngsters.
Cedar logs were milled into thick planks that were bolted together as modules, which were then transported by electric cart to the installation site with minimal environmental impact.
We are grateful to the City of Warwick for supporting this project, the VJ Palmieri Charitable Trust for a grant to cover the project cost of $8,800, David Goss for arranging purchase and milling of the cedar poles by Jim Lawson, Steve Douglas for providing storage for the cedar planks, and Don Nguyen for fabricating and installing the hut.
While the park was under a thick cover of snow during February 2026, certain brush piles were surrounded by abundant tracks of the Eastern Cottontail.
Abundant tracks of the Eastern Cottontail
Once the snow had melted, the appearance of well-worn entrance holes in these brush piles proved that they were used as shelters during a period of extreme cold.
Entry holes were excavated from around logs
The location of where entrance holes were excavated and their relationship to the overall matrix of the popular brush piles suggest that a good one must include different kinds of plant material in alternate layers. A loosely interwoven network of woody stems of different diameters is important to form a sturdy dome-like shape that holds grassy material, herbaceous vines, and leaf litter for thermal insulation.
Brush piles that are well-built can last several years since component materials can be added over time. Such stable locations would provide save havens for wildlife from predators as well.
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Salter Grove isn’t just a great place to picnic, play, and go fishing—you can also find it artistically inspiring like Pat Perry did in July! Pat set up her portable easel for a bit of “plein air” painting, capturing the beauty of the cove, causeway, and breakwater from the eastern shore under a bright summer sky.
Pat came “all the way” from West Greenwich to paint a view from Salter Grove.
And earlier today on the west side of the park, “sidewalk artists” Sabrina and Adam created quite an impressive display of magical beasts, national flags, and planets to explore in chalk on the paved path to the playground.
You never know what may inspire you at Salter Grove!
