KINGSTON, R.I., Sept. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news release:
KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 4, 2026 - The Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden at the University of Rhode Island offers visitors a quiet, tranquil environment within the bustling Kingston Campus, as well as an education in more than 300 species of medicinal plants used for both traditional healing and modern medicine.
Visitors can now learn more about some of the therapeutic plants in the garden, and their traditional cultural uses among the Narragansett people, thanks to a new self-guided audio tour that turns a stroll through the peaceful space into an educational opportunity. The audio tour takes visitors through some of the medicinal plants in th...