DEM Offering $65K in Grant Funding to Communities and Organizations to Provide Free Swimming Lessons to Youth from Low-Income Households Monday, May 20, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – Responding to the accidental drownings that impact families every year in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is offering gran ... Read article
DEM Behooves The Public Not To Remove Fawns And Other Baby Animals From The Wild Friday, May 17, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again cautioning the public not to assume that finding a baby animal means it needs to be rescued. ... Read article
Heavy Rains Forces Precautionary Shellfish Closure Of Harvesting Areas In South County Salt Ponds Thursday, May 16, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that several shellfish areas along the south coast of Rhode Island have been closed due ... Read article
DEM Announces That State Lifeguard Certification Testing Begins This Weekend Tuesday, May 14, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that state lifeguard certification testing begins this weekend. ... Read article
DEM Issues Draft Impaired Waters List And Opens Public Comment Period, Hosting May 22 Workshop To Discuss Findings Of Statewide Water Quality Assessment And TMDL Presentation Monday, May 13, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is soliciting comments on the state’s Impaired Waters List and will hold a virtual publ ... Read article
Rhode Islanders Reminded to Be Prepared for Harmful Algae Blooms this Summer and to Avoid Contact with Little Beach at Slack’s Reservoir in Smithfield Thursday, May 09, 2024 With recreational activities on the state’s lakes, ponds, and rivers set to increase in the coming weeks, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Envi ... Read article
DEM Announces $2.6 Million in Green Bond Awards to Help Communities Protect Open Space Thursday, May 09, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today the award of $2.6 million in grants to help communities and local conservation organizations protect v ... Read article
Keep Clam and Quahog On: The 8th Annual Quahog Week Is Set For May 11-18, Celebrating RI's State Clam, The Businesses That Serve It & The Labor Of Those Who Dig It Thursday, May 09, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island and Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and ... Read article
DEM Announces Weekend Opening of Two State Beaches Starting May 11 - Two Weeks Before the Official Opening Wednesday, May 08, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that Scarboro ... Read article
Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management Group Recognizes DEM Employees for Contributions to Fisheries Management, Policy, and Science Monday, May 06, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is proud to announce that the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries ... Read article