PROVIDENCE – On Saturday, August 17 the Rhode Island Departments of Environmental Management and Health will award thousands of dollars worth of outdoor recreational equipment at the final event of the 2013 Great Outdoors Pursuit at Burlingame State Park Campground in Charlestown.
The Great...
PROVIDENCE –The results of an animal autopsy performed on the brown calf that was housed in the pen adjacent to Gray's Ice Cream in Tiverton, and which was euthanized on July 26, showed no evidence that the calf posed any public health threat. The testing, which was conducted at the University...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management reports that all but one of the 165 mosquito samples collected from 33 traps set on July 29 have been confirmed negative for West Nile Virus (WNV) and for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Last week, the state's first finding of WNV for the...
Work Performed in Conjunction with Centredale Manor Restoration Superfund Project
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that work to limit access to the flood plain of the Woonasquatucket River in North Providence will begin next week. This work will be performed in...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) have announced that a sample of mosquitoes collected on July 29 in the Smith Hill area of Providence has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). Samples are tested weekly at the RI...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, announces the start of a reconstruction and expansion project for the fishing pier at Colt State Park in Bristol. The site will give disabled anglers and others improved access to one of the state'...
Medical Waste Generators Required to Register and to Report the Amount of Waste Produced and Discarded During the Calendar Year
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management is reminding generators of medical waste that they must register online for a new MWG number for the 2014...
Tomatoes, Corn, Summer Squash, Peaches, Blueberries and Early McIntosh Apples among Locally-Grown Items Currently Featured at Farmers' Markets
PROVIDENCE - An abundance of locally-grown produce, meats and seafood is now available for purchase at farmers' markets and roadside stands throughout...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from all 163 mosquito pools, or samples, from 33 traps set statewide during the week of July 22 are negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
Throughout the mosquito season, residents...
Volunteers Needed to Help with Tree Surveys at Browning Mill Pond, Otis Farm Preserve, and Goddard Memorial State Park
PROVIDENCE - Through a cooperative effort with the USDA and Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS), the Department of Environmental Management will conduct tree...
