Highlighting Rhode Island's Most Endangered Habitat

A staple of Roger Williams Park Zoo, the original wetlands trail opened in 1980 as a sanctuary for the unique plants and animals indigenous to New England, some of them threatened. This total revitalization of the Wetlands Trail transformed it into a beautiful 1/4 mile walking path through Rhode Island's most endangered habitat.  On any given day, visitors can discover a variety of native wildlife including great blue herons, wood ducks, turtles and Canada geese (you can often see goslings walking around the Zoo in the spring!).

What it Looks Like

Interactive features along the trail are aimed at encouraging visitors to engage with the natural world around them.  These include a cedar bird blind, artists' easels, cedar docent exploration station and identification signs for the native plants and animals, designed to look like notes and sketches in the pages of a nature journal.