PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is urging Rhode Islanders to exercise care when disposing of wood, coal stove, and fireplace ashes. Mild weather and lack of snow cover has meant an earlier-than-usual start of brush fire season. State forest rangers...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is accepting applications for new and renewed commercial fishing licenses through Friday, February 28. Although 2020 is a leap year, that does not extend the deadline date. A limited number of new commercial fishing...

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that Rhode Island, along with Massachusetts and Maine, is preparing to regulate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), highly potent greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. HFCs often are used in commercial refrigeration,...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with The Light Foundation, will offer the first Mentored Youth Wild Turkey Hunt in Rhode Island this spring. The two-day event is open to youths ages 12 to 15. The program kicks off on Friday, April 24,...

A project of the RI Tree Council and Forest Conservation Advisory Committee, The Value of Rhode Island Forests report spotlights the benefits provided by forestlands and recommends strategies to encourage conservation PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's 386,373 acres of forest protect drinking water,...

After a competitive bidding process, DEM selects LAZ Parking to operate and modernize parking at state beaches. The company – which manages more than a million parking spaces across the country for clients including California State Parks and Beaches and TF Green Airport – will use better...

New ramp and floating dock to ease launch and retrieval of boats at popular destination for boaters, anglers, and paddlers PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announce that construction of boat ramp improvements at Quonochontaug (Quonnie)

$3 million in new funding is available to improve municipal resilience PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that around $3 million in matching grants is available for climate resilience projects throughout Rhode Island. A Request for...

PROVIDENCE – Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Janet Coit is congratulating two individuals – State Land Conservation Program Manager Michelle Sheehan of DEM's Division of Planning and Development and Nancy Hess, Supervising Planner in the Department of Administration's...

With funding provided through the US Fish & Wildlife Service and state Open Space Bonds, the $265,000 acquisition will enhance recreational opportunities in southwest Rhode Island PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announce the...