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News Release

RI Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade St., Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462

For Release: September 20, 1999

Contact: Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402

Stephanie Powell 222-4700 ext. 4418

NOAA INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT AT SEPTEMBER 22 MEETING ON NARRAGANSETT BAY ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE MANAGED BY DEM

PROVIDENCE - Officials from the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, September 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve to take comments on the Reserve's operations and programs. The Reserve is managed by the Department of Environmental Management.

The meeting will be held in the South Prudence Field Station at the Reserve on Prudence Island, as part of NOAA's three-year evaluation of the Reserve mandated by the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. Access is available through the Prudence Island ferry, which is located in Bristol.

NOAA contributes to funding for the Reserve's scientific research facilities and its public recreational and education facilities.
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