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Preserving Our Environment Environmental Protection Bureau Environmental Police Climate Change Emergency Response Land Conservation Narragansett Bay Stormwater Solutions Revitalization Rhode Share A Concern
Exploring Rhode Island Agriculture & RI Grown Food RI Forests & Urban Trees Bikeways Blueways & Greenways Boating Fishing & Hunting Local Seafood/Quahog Week RI State Parks, Beaches & Campgrounds State Beach Parking Passes
Doing Business with Us Applications & Forms Commercial Fisheries Septic System Records/Guidance Enviro Site Search Have A Question? File Reviews Rules & Regulations Permit Search Permits & Licenses
Sep 27 Beavertail State Park Master Plan Public Workshop Location: amestown Community and Recreation Center, 41 Conanicus Avenue, Jamestown 5:30pm 7:30pm
Sep 29 RI Grown Farmer's Market at Goddard Memorial Location: Goddard Memorial State Park, 1095 Ives Rd, Warwick, RI 02818 9:00am 1:00pm
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth Thursday, September 21, 2023 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Lower Melville Pond in Po ... Read article
DEM Invites Public to Celebrate National Drive Electric Week at Drive Green Event at Colt State Park on Saturday, Sept. 30 Thursday, September 21, 2023 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), ... Read article
State Announces EEE Virus Positive Mosquito Sample on Block Island, Additional WNV Positive Sample in Westerly; Urges Rhode Islanders to Use Personal Precautions to Reduce Risk Tuesday, September 19, 2023 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that one mosquito sample collected Sept. ... Read article