Press Releases | Rhode Island State Parks

DEM's Seasonal Bay Line is Open Allowing Constituents to Report Problems Associated with Narragansett Bay

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that its seasonal 24-hour telephone information line has opened and will remain open until Oct. ...

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DEM Announces That Seasonal Shellfish Area Closures Take Effect on Saturday, May 25

Friday, May 24, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that seasonal shellfish area closures will take effect at sunrise on Saturday, May 25, and will remain ...

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National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, Highlights the Importance of Always Wearing Life Jackets

Thursday, May 23, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Environmental Police Officers from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are teaming up with boating safety advocates across the United States and Can ...

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State Beaches Open Daily Starting Saturday, But Beach Traffic Makes Everyone Salty - So, Buy Your Parking Pass Beforehand

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Memorial Day Weekend is the official kick-off of the summer beach season, and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is encouraging beachgoers to buy their state be ...

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DEM Offering $65K in Grant Funding to Communities and Organizations to Provide Free Swimming Lessons to Youth from Low-Income Households

Monday, May 20, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Responding to the accidental drownings that impact families every year in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is offering gran ...

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DEM Behooves The Public Not To Remove Fawns And Other Baby Animals From The Wild

Friday, May 17, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again cautioning the public not to assume that finding a baby animal means it needs to be rescued. ...

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Heavy Rains Forces Precautionary Shellfish Closure Of Harvesting Areas In South County Salt Ponds

Thursday, May 16, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that several shellfish areas along the south coast of Rhode Island have been closed due ...

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DEM Announces That State Lifeguard Certification Testing Begins This Weekend

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that state lifeguard certification testing begins this weekend. ...

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Rhode Islanders Reminded to Be Prepared for Harmful Algae Blooms this Summer and to Avoid Contact with Little Beach at Slack’s Reservoir in Smithfield

Thursday, May 09, 2024

With recreational activities on the state’s lakes, ponds, and rivers set to increase in the coming weeks, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Envi ...

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DEM Announces $2.6 Million in Green Bond Awards to Help Communities Protect Open Space

Thursday, May 09, 2024

>PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today the award of $2.6 million in grants to help communities and local conservation organizations prote ...

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