Press Releases | Rhode Island State Parks

DEM Advises Pet Owners Not To Let Their Dogs Mingle With Other Dogs Until Respiratory Disease Is Identified

Thursday, December 14, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising Rhode Island dog owners not to let their pets mingle with other dogs until veterinarians and epidemiologist ...

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DEM Reminds Public that Plastic Waste Reduction Act Regulations Go Into Effect in the New Year

Thursday, December 14, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding the public that the Plastic Waste Reduction Act ...

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McKee Highlights 2023 DEM Accomplishments: Progress Toward Act on Climate, 8 Million Visits to State Parks and Beaches, New Environmental Justice Policy to Correct Historic Inequities

Monday, December 11, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has marked 2023 by making s ...

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DEM Stocking Four Additional Freshwater Ponds Next Week with Sebago Salmon, Brook and Rainbow Trout

Wednesday, December 06, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that four additional freshwater ponds will be stocked with fish during the wee ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting Restrictions for Blue-green Algae in Tiogue Lake

Tuesday, December 05, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Tiogue Lake in ...

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DEM Invites Public to Celebrate 150 Years of the Eisenhower House at Special Holiday Events

Friday, December 01, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – This holiday season, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) invites the public to celebrate the 150th anniver ...

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DEM Reminds Public to Wear 500 Square Inches of Solid Fluorescent Orange During Shotgun Season, Starting Dec. 2

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reminds Rhode Islanders that solid, fluorescent orange must be worn in all s ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting Restrictions for Blue-Green Algae in Melville Ponds and Carbuncle Pond

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recrea ...

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DEM Reminds Boaters and Anglers to Clean Off Gear After Invasive Hydrilla Plant Found Infesting Worden Pond

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that the highly aggressive invasive plant, ...

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Blue-Green Algae Bloom at Indian Lake

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Indian Lake in South Kingstown ...

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