Press Releases | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

DEM Environmental Police, RI State Fire Marshall Bomb Squad, West Marine Hosting Free Expired Safety Flare Collection Events for Boaters

Thursday, April 11, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Environmental Police Officers from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) ...

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Free Trees Available, Just in Time for Spring Planting: Registration Begins April 12 for Popular Energy-Saving Tree Program

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) – along with partners the RI Tree Council, ...

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A Rite of Spring, Rain or Shine: Opening Day of Trout Season is Set for April 13; DEM has Stocked 60,000 Fish in Over 100 Waterbodies

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – As sure a rite of spring as the budding of willows and peeping of peepers, Opening Day of the trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department ...

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DEM Issues Compliance Order Directing Coventry Dam Owner to Immediately Correct Safety Deficiencies

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

DEM, Attorney General continue fighting to compel dam owner to comply with state laws ...

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Governor McKee, DEM, CRMC and RIIB Announce Availability of Nearly $4M in Grants for Resilience Projects to Protect Coastal Habitat Shoreline Access on Public Lands

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode ...

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DEM Announces Opening of Great Swamp Shooting Range

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has opened the Great Swamp Shooting Range for the season and welcomes sportsmen and women to use Rhode Island’s only free, public o ...

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DEM Announces Brush-Clearing Project to Lessen the Threat of Uncontrolled Wildfire at Carolina Management Area

Friday, April 05, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it will conduct a project of thinning dense tree cover and removing underlying brush within the Carolina M ...

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DEM Reminds Public to Remain Vigilant of Invasive Plant Pests Spotted Lanternfly and Winter Moth During the Springtime

Tuesday, April 02, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding Rhode Islanders to remain vigilant for invasive species as their lifecycles progress and they emerg ...

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Governor McKee, DEM, RI General Assembly Announce 2024 Local Agriculture and Seafood Act Grantees, Helping Grow Agricultural, Seafood Businesses

Friday, March 29, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, members of the Rhode Island General Assembly, and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced the 2024 ...

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Work With Us! DEM Seeking Lifeguards, Park Rangers, and Many More Seasonal Positions to Staff State Beaches, Parks, and Natural Places this Summer

Friday, March 29, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it is recruiting to fill a wide range of seasonal jobs to fill critical summ ...

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