Press Releases | Rhode Island State Parks

DEM Poised to Resume Prescribed Burns in the Coming Weeks, Ahead of the Spring Fire Season for Habitat Restoration & to Reduce Risk of Unplanned Wildfires

Wednesday, February 07, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that depending on weather and wind conditions, it plans on conducting low-severity prescribed ...

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Spring Into Spring By Signing Up For A DEM Outdoors Course

Tuesday, February 06, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) ...

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DEM Soliciting Vendors to Run Swim Lessons and Paddle Craft Safety Classes at Three State Facilities this Summer

Thursday, February 01, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Responding to the scourge of accidental drownings that occurs every year in the Ocean State including some at state facilities, the Department of Env ...

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

Thursday, January 18, 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 at ...

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DEM Stocking 11 Freshwater Ponds with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Salmon for Winter Fishing Starting January 17

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that it will be stocking 11 freshwater ponds with Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, and Se ...

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Heavy Rain Forces Closure of Shellfish Areas in Bay

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that several shellfish areas in Narragansett Bay have ...

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Forget Winter, Beach Season is Coming! Buy Your 2024 RI State Beach Season Parking Pass Online Today

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that ...

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'Tis the Season to Recycle your Christmas Tree; DEM Collecting 'Trees for Trout' to Improve Wild Trout, Aquatic Habitats

Thursday, December 28, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again partnering with the ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting Restrictions for Blue-green Algae

Friday, December 22, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the recreational advisories at Waterman Reservoir in Gl ...

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Rhode Islanders Invited to Kick Off the New Year with #FirstDayHike at George Washington State Campground

Monday, December 18, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) invites Rhode Islanders to kick off 2024 and celebrate the New Year by joining a #FirstD ...

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