Press Releases | Rhode Island State Parks

DEM Reminds Hunters that Turkey Permits Go On Sale April 1

Thursday, March 28, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that spring wild turkey hunting permits go on sale Monday, April 1, for the youth, paraplegic, and pub ...

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Ahoy! DEM Offers Youth Boating Safety Class May 18-19

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) Division of Law E ...

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DEM Announces that the Western Side of Bristol Harbor Reopens to Shellfishing Tomorrow, March 23 at Sunrise

Friday, March 22, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that a 458-acre portion of the western side of Bristol Harbor, that had been ...

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DEM Announces That 1.5 Mile Stretch of the East Bay Bike Path in Riverside Will Be Closed From March 19-22 For Repair Work

Friday, March 15, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is informing users of the ...

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DEM Plans to Conduct Prescribed Burn at Pratt Farm in Arcadia Management Area on March 14 for Habitat Restoration and to Reduce Risk of Unplanned Wildfires

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that depending on weather and wind conditions, ...

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Sewage Spill Closes Western Side of Bristol Harbor to Shellfishing

Friday, March 08, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that a 458-acre portion of the western si ...

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Governor McKee, First Lady Announce Litter-Free Rhode Island Microgrant Program Aimed at Empowering Community Groups to Conduct Local Trash Pick-Ups Across State

Friday, March 08, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Dan McKee, First Lady Susan McKee, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental M ...

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DEM, RIDOH Remind Public of Rabies Prevention Tips as Spring Approaches and Wildlife Becomes More Active

Wednesday, March 06, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are reminding the public that as winte ...

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DEM Set to Hold Public Workshop on Proposed Freshwater Fishing and Hunting Regulations on March 12

Monday, February 26, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it will be holding a public workshop on Tuesday, March 12 at 5:30 PM regard ...

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DEM, RIDOH Confirm That Coyote Involved in Human Attacks in Scituate and Johnston was Rabid

Monday, February 12, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that a single coyote that was ...

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