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DEM & RIRRC Offering Small Grants for 2014 Earth Day Cleanup Projects

In celebration of Earth Day - April 22, 2014 - DEM is partnering with the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation to offer grants to organizers of local Earth Day 2014 cleanup projects. The goal of this grant program is to highlight Earth Day 2014 and the value of the environment, and recognize the importance of people improving the quality of life in their communities. (More info)

Governor Chafee and R.I. DEM Announce $200,000 in Grants to Strengthen Local Food Systems

Governor Lincoln D. Chafee announced today that DEM is accepting applications for Local Agriculture and Seafood Act (LASA) grants, which will assist small or beginning farmers promote and market their agricultural products grown in Rhode Island, as well as local seafood businesses. (More info)

DEM Announces Availability of Farm Viability Grant Funds to Enhance and Promote Rhode Island Specialty Crops

DEM announces that $150,000 in farm viability grant funds is available through DEM for grants to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops grown in Rhode Island... Specialty crops are defined by this federally-supported program as fruits and vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, and nursery crops including floriculture and turf grass production. (More info)

DEM and Its Partners Take Action for Wildlife

DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife announces a new community liaison for Rhode Island's Wildlife Action Plan and the development of a list of vulnerable fish and wildlife species in Rhode Island. (More info)

Additional RI Ponds Stocked by DEM for the Winter Fishing Season

DEM has stocked additional areas in Rhode Island for the winter fishing season. Beginning in January 2014, Olney Pond, Lincoln Woods State Park, Lincoln, Upper Mellville Pond, Portsmouth, and the Roundtop Ponds in Burrillville will be stocked with over 1000 brook trout. (More info)

Seven Indoor Winter Farmers' Markets Throughout the State Offer Rhode Islanders a Wide Variety of Local Products

Rhode Islanders now have seven winter farmers' markets available throughout the state where they can purchase a wide variety of locally-grown and produced products. DEM's Division of Agriculture and partners are helping to sponsor the indoor farmers' markets through the "Get Fresh. Buy Local." statewide campaign aimed at promoting awareness of and interest in buying RI-grown specialty crops. (More info)

DEM's Division of Fish & Wildlife Publishes New Book, Inland Fishes of Rhode Island

DEM announces the publication of Inland Fishes of Rhode Island, a beautiful book depicting the more than 70 species of fish found in Rhode Island's ponds, streams and rivers. (More info)