During the first round of cleanouts, over 100 chemicals including 300 lbs. of oily waste, 61 lbs. of hazardous waste, and 100 gallons of flammable liquids were removed. Funding is available to help rid chemicals from more schools.
PROVIDENCE – So far this year, the Department of Environmental...
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that small game hunting season opens this month.
The season for pheasant, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, bobwhite quail, red and gray fox opens Saturday, October 19 – Saturday, February 29, 2020. The season...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has revised the locations along the Beaver River in Richmond where trout will be stocked in advance of Columbus Day weekend, a popular time for recreational fishing.
The Rt. 138 access will not be stocked due to low...
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Parks and Recreation invites Rhode Islanders to a fun-filled, family festival at Burlingame State Park and Campground in Charlestown on Sunday, October 13. The Burlingame Family Festival will be held from 11 AM to 5 PM and...
PROVIDENCE – Although the forecast of the season's first frost advisory tonight with temperatures falling into the mid-30s is welcome news, the state Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are reminding Rhode Islanders that the risk of mosquito-...
PROVIDENCE – The second round of aerial mosquito treatments that state officials announced last week will likely begin either Tuesday night or Wednesday night this week, depending on weather conditions. The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (...
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with Ducks Unlimited, will offer a youth waterfowl orientation and training workshop from 4 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, September 26, at the Great Swamp Field Headquarters in West Kingston. The workshop will provide an...
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that $5 million in outdoor recreation matching grants is available to help local municipalities and Native American tribes acquire, develop, or renovate outdoor recreational facilities in their communities. The DEM...
The dispersal of aerial mosquito treatments in four areas that state officials have determined to be at critical risk for the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus will continue Monday night after a successful first phase of the spraying plan Sunday night.
On Sunday night and early Monday...
Favorable weather may allow for the completion of pesticide treatment in two of the four areas that state officials have assessed to be at critical risk for the EEE virus – and possibly one more zone. Originating at Quonset State Airport, the first flight took off shortly after 7 PM. The operation...
