The Northern Rhode Island Conservation District works in partnership with private land owners, farmers, municipalities, state and federal agencies, as well as non-governmental agencies. NRICD is not a regulatory or enforcement agency, but rather provides assistance to those who desire to work as a team to face issues -- watershed by watershed.
Please contact Molly Allard, District Manager at mallard.nricd@gmail.com or call 401.934.0840 ext. 2 to set up an appointment.
Farm, Forest, and Open Space program applications are signed by appointment only. To arrange an appointment, please contact Molly Allard at mallard.nricd@gmail.com or 401.934.0840 ext. 2. These appointments take 15-30 minutes, can typically be scheduled within the week, and a $100 fee to NRICD is due at the time of the appointment.
For more information about Farm, Forest, and Open Space, please visit the RIDEM Division of Agriculture or speak with your local tax assessor.
FFOS Citizen Guide
Learn more about the Farm, Forest, and Open Spaces program from...
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management:
https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/agriculture-and-forest-environment/agriculture/farmland-preservation/farm
University of Rhode Island:
https://web.uri.edu/rhodeislandwoods/landowner-toolbox/programs-supporting-landowners/
Thursday, January 15, 2026
5:30-6:30pm
Mohr Library
1 Memorial Avenue
Johnston, RI
Check out our feature episode on the newest Farm Answers podcast, where Molly Allard, District Manager, and Gennifer Keller, Urban Agriculture Program Manager, discuss our Urban Growers' Leadership Program!
Listen Here:
https://farmanswers.captivate.fm/episode/molly-allard-gennifer-keller-northern-rhode-island-conservation-district/
Our DM Molly is radio famous! Listen below to her interview on the Resiliency Radio Hour show, hosted by the Southern RI Conservation District (SRICD). Gina Fuller, SRICD District Manager, and Katie Keiffer, SRICD Board Member, host this weekly broadcast highlighting the latest in RI conservation news.
Listen to Molly's episode:
https://tinyurl.com/Molly-Allard
Learn more about Resiliency Radio Hour:
https://www.sricd.org/resiliency-radio-hour-17f616a
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