Can I Receive Help Saving or Improving a Small Community Open Space?
If you have a small community space youd like to save or improve, consider applying for a community conservation grant through Aquidneck Land Trusts Merritt Neighborhood Fund program. The Funds modest $100-$2,500 grants are designed to encourage the preservation and appropriate use, for community good, of small open spaces serving residential neighborhoods and other community areas. Sample projects include pocket parks, community gardens, and transformation of neglected properties for community recreational and environmental benefit. The Merritt Neighborhood Fund was established in 1999 to honor the late Peter M. Merritt, the organizations visionary past president, for his decade of leadership. Peter had a vision to someday execute the mission of the Land Trust on a smaller scale to benefit individual neighborhoods across the island. If you have questions about ALTs Merritt Neighborhood Fund, please contact Jessica Pohl, Assistant Development Director Aquidneck Land Trust, 790 Aquidnec
