PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising Rhode Islanders that with the beginning of spring, they are likely to see an increase in coyote sightings as adult coyotes enter the pup-rearing season and begin to search for food for their litters. DEM reminds residents to...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the RI Tree Council, RI Nursery and Landscape Association, and the Arbor Day Foundation, is providing 1,000 free trees to Rhode Island residents this spring. Now in its 12th season, the program helps Rhode...
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that as a result of improved water level and access conditions, three additional fishing areas will be stocked this week in advance of the April 7th opening of trout fishing season. They include:
- Lake Tiogue, Coventry
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PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding Rhode Islanders to remove potential food sources from their properties as black bears emerge from hibernation.
Black bears are generally shy and will avoid interactions with humans. Until their natural food sources...
PROVIDENCE – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced $35,000 in Produce Safety Improvement Grants for seven projects that help farmers and food producers implement food safety practices and comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that permits for the spring turkey hunting season will be available beginning April 1. Hunters are encouraged to purchase their permit online at www.dem.ri.gov/huntfish.
The 2021 spring turkey season will be...
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the state's plan to guide forest management priorities over the next decade. The Rhode Island 2020 State Forest Action Plan (SFAP) describes forest resources,...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is actively recruiting lifeguards, park rangers, facilities attendants and other key staff to fill seasonal employment positions at state beaches, parks, and campgrounds during the 2021 recreation season. Rhode Island...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Agriculture and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are notifying the public about a New England cottontail rabbit from Patience Island that tested positive for tularemia (Franisella tularensis)...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management is urging Rhode Islanders to refrain from any open-air burning today as there is an elevated fire danger.
DEM's Division of Forest Environment's Forest Fire Program is advising residents that critical fire weather conditions exist in Rhode...