Cooperative Extension provides non-formal education and learning opportunities to people throughout the United States—serving farmers and rural communities as well as those in urban areas. In Rhode Island, we strive to reach every corner of the state, delivering science-based information through our educational programs and services to help people make informed decisions in their daily lives.
To highlight the breadth of our impact, we’ve developed a new ArcGIS map dashboard showcasing the many programs offered by URI Cooperative Extension and the number of cities and towns we reach. Check it out!
Learn more about Cooperative Extension and our history to discover how we’ve been making a difference for generations.
News and Stories
PrepareRI Students Join URI Cooperative Extension for a Summer of Discovery August 20, 2026
Poison Ivy Pointers August 18, 2026 - URI Natural Resources Science professor offers advice to avoid rash from unwelcome weed
URI cut flower trial August open house to welcome growers, put spotlight on summer blooms August 13, 2026 - The University Agronomy Farm is inviting cut flower growers, florists, and farmers to join an evening walk through the trial field to see the many varieties being evaluated this season at URI
Local legislators and town officials visit URI to learn about environmental and science research in action August 13, 2026 - URI Land- and Sea-Grant Showcase draws legislators from across Rhode Island to learn more about University programs and services
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URI Cooperative Extension
Kathleen M. Mallon Outreach Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881
p: 401-874-2900
coopext@uri.edu
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Learn moreThe University of Rhode Island occupies the traditional stomping ground of the Narragansett Nation and the Niantic People. We honor and respect the enduring and continuing relationship between the Indigenous people and this land by teaching and learning more about their history and present-day communities, and by becoming stewards of the land we, too, inhabit.