PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Departments of Environmental Management (DEM) and Transportation (RIDOT) have awarded 22 projects a total of approximately $1.4M in recreational trail grants to support trail development and improvement projects throughout the state. The Recreational Trails Program...
To assist the State with its goal of vaccinating more Rhode Islanders against COVID-19, The Town Dock has partnered with Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to host free, walk-up vaccination clinics for crews of...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is asking the public to report sightings of wild turkey hens – both with a brood of baby turkeys and without – and tom turkeys to help with research efforts. Information gathered from the public is helpful in determining...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising the public to exercise caution along shoreline areas Thursday afternoon into Saturday due to anticipated rip currents and high surf.
Tropical Storm Elsa is forecast to pass over southeast New England on Friday,
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that all 92 mosquito samples from 28 traps set statewide on June 17 and June 21 have tested negative by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) for both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that daily parking fees at Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly have changed. The new rates are as follows:
- The new daily parking rate for non-residents is $20 on weekdays and $30 on weekends & holidays.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that the Wyoming Upper Reservoir Dam repair project has begun today.
The state-owned, 300-year-old dam impounds the Wood River to form the 35-acre Wyoming Reservoir in the towns of Hopkinton and Richmond. It's...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach UNHEALTHY levels during the late afternoon and into the evening on Wednesday June 30th. The alert is being issued statewide. The poor air quality will be due to elevated ground level...
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that annual fees for RI Pollution Discharge Elimination System (RIPDES) permits can now be paid online.
The online payment system, found at www.ri.gov/DEM/ripdes , replaces the previous paper-only payment system and offers...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach UNHEALTHY levels during the late afternoon and into the evening on Tuesday June 29th. The alert is being issued statewide. The poor air quality will be due to elevated ground level...
