|
|
2002 News Archive
December 2002
DEM Announces Current 2002 Commercial Fishing Licenses Are Valid Through January 14th
DEM Announces That Commercial Black Sea Bass and Scup Fisheries Will Reopen on January 1
DEM Expands Emergency Regulations to Keep Chronic Wasting Disease Out of the State
DEM Issues Draft Listing of Rhode Island Waters Impaired by Pollution
DEM Seeking Nominations for Two Vacancies on RI Marine Fisheries Council
**Cancellation Notice- RI Marine Fisheries Council's Summer Flounder Advisory Panel**
DEM Says It's Not Too Soon to Apply for Summer Jobs
DEM to Hold Hearing Monday, December 16 on Proposed Guidelines Governing Administrative Inspections
DEM Will Hold Hearing Thursday, December 12 on Regulations Governing Reduction of Mercury in the Environment
DEM Warns: No Safe Ice Yet at State Parks
DEM Issues Update on Pascoag Groundwater Cleanup: Current Remediation System to Be Expanded, Second System to Be Installed
DEM Announces Home Fuelwood Cutting Program at Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
November 2002
DEM Announces Change in Commercial Summer Flounder Limit, Early Closure of Scup Fishery
DEM Asks Hunters for Help in Keeping Rhode Island Deer Herds Free of Chronic Wasting Disease
State's Share of Federal Economic Assistance for Commercial Groundfishermen Slated for Discussion
DEM to Present Recreation Survey Results at Public Meeting on Monday, November 25
DEM to Host Kickoff Meeting for Auto Body Repair Facility Certification Program
Commercial Tautog Fishery to Close Saturday, November 23; Seasonal Quota Reached
Seasonal Quota Reached, Commerical Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close November 22
Almond Announces Open Space Grants
DEM Notes Private Salvage Operation Near Prudence Island Set for Holiday Weekend
DEM Cautions Drivers to Be Alert for Deer
DEM Announces Two Public Meetings to Review Russian Fish-Processing Ship Proposal
DEM Announces Closure of Champlin's Cove Shellfish Harvesting Area in Narragansett
October 2002
DEM Announces That Commercial Fishery for Spiny Dogfish Will Re-Open on Friday, November 1
Almond Announces Ringrose Farm Purchase
DEM Purchase of Ringrose Farm Will Provide Unique Opportunity for Southside Community Land Trust to Operate Community Farm
DEM Announces Prudence/Patience Islands Archery Deer Season
Commercial Possession Limit for Black Sea Bass Will Be Lowered on Thursday, October 24
DEM Will Hold Workshops on New Shellfish Harvesting and Aquaculture Regulations on November 6 & 7
DEM, Local Officials Cut Ribbon on State Pier 9 Reconstruction Project in Newport
DEM Invites Public to Three Upcoming Events Marking 25/30 Years of Environmental Progress in Rhode Island
Public Workshop to Review New Commercial Fishing Licensing Program Set for Saturday, October 19 at URI
DEM, Local Officials to Cut Ribbon on Pier 9 Improvement Project
DEM Announces 2002 Muzzle Loader Deer Season
DEM Increases Catch Limits for Commercial Scup Fishery
Walks In the Forest at Goddard Memorial State Park Date Moved to Thursday, October 17 Because of Rain
DEM Approves One Permit, With Conditions, for New Fish Trap Site Near Harbor of Refuge
Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Date Moved to Monday, October 14 Because of Rain
DEM Sponsors Harvest Festival at Warwick Mall
DEM, EMA to Hold Tabletop Training Exercise on Containing Mock Outbreak of Highly Contagious Animal Disease
Department of Environmental Management, Clean Water Act Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries in October
DEM Announces Small Game Hunting Season Dates and Limits
DEM, RI Pumpkin Growers, Invite Public to Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off
DEM, Rhode Island Foresters Offering Walks in the Forest at Goddard Memorial State Park on October 16
DEM Announces Closure of Commercial Striped Bass Fishery for Floating Fish Traps
September 2002
DEM Increases Catch Limits for Commercial Scup Fishery
DEM, The Nature Conservancy, Announce Carter Preserve Bow Hunting Rules
DEM to Host October 3 Meeting on Woonasquatucket Greenspace Implementation Plan
DEM Receives National Award for Handicap Accessible Boat Ramp
DEM Announces Waterfowl Regulations For the 2002-2003 Seasons
DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife Offering Tours of Great Swamp on Wednesday, October 9
DEM Announces Public Review Schedule for Draft Commercial Fishing Licensing Program
DEM Cautions That Mosquito Biting Activity Will Increase Late This Week
DEM Announces October 1 Opening of Mainland Archery Deer Season
DEM Announces That 2002-2003 Hunting, Trapping Abstract is Available
DEM Issues Order of Approval for Final Portion of First Phase of CSO Abatement Project, and Establishes Deadline
North Cape Shellfish Restoration Project Seeking Volunteers to Tag and Plant Seed Scallops in Point Judith Pond
Johnston Company Ordered to Pay $125,000 Fine for Illegal Construction and Demolition Facility
Metals Recycling LLC Indicted by Grand Jury on Hazardous Waste Charges Stemming from DEM Investigation
August 2002
DEM Presents Proposed Commercial Fisheries Management Plan and Licensing Regulations to RI Marine Fisheries Council
DEM Holding Hearing on Waterfowl Season and Falconry Regulations on Wednesday, September 4
DEM to Distribute Another Round of Larvicide to Communities on Thursday, August 29
DEM Debuts Interactive Recreational Map Online
DEM Sets Dates for Class IV Soil Evaluator and ISDS Designers' Exams
DEM Notified of EEE-Positive Horse; Normal Precautions in Order
DEM Takes Action to Suspend and Revoke NEED's Solid Waste Management Facility License
DEM Releases Governor's Growth Planning Council Report
DEM Announces That Permits are Available for Special Resident Canada Goose Hunting Season in September
DEM Announces That Meadowburg Farm in Richmond Has Been Named Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year
DEM Invites Public to Farmers' Market Celebration on Wednesday, August 21 at Haines Memorial State Park in East Providence
DEM Offers Septic System Status Checks on Internet via RI.gov
DEM Increases Catch Limits for Commercial Scup Fishery
DEM to Hold Public Meeting on August 21st to Discuss Ways to Restore Water Quality in Crooked Brook
DEM Accepting Application Requests for Prudence/Patience Island Archery Deer Lottery
Rhode Islanders Aim to Cool Global Warming; Identify More Than 50 Ways to Cut Greenhouse Gases
July 2002
Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close August 6; Seasonal Quota Reached
DEM, EPA to Conduct Site Investigation at the Former West Kingston Town Dump/URI Disposal Area Next Month
Groundswell of Support Initiates Natural Resources Leadership Council of the States
DEM to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Dredge Regulations
DEM Files Upcoming Seasons' Hunting, Fishing Regulations
DEM Announces August 9th Celebration at Goddard Memorial State Park in Support of Farmers' Markets
'Snakehead' Species of Fish Quarantined under DEM Emergency Regulations
DEM Employees Honored for Outstanding Work
DEM Awards $825,000 in Storm Water Management Grants
DEM to Announce $825,000 in Water Quality Improvement Grants to Municipalities Statewide
DEM, URI Urban Field Center Host Environmental Summer Program for City Youth
DEM's Environmental Police Stepping Up Drunk Driving Enforcement in State Parks and Campgrounds
DEM Announces Temporary Closure of Commercial Striped Bass Fishery for Floating Fish Traps
DEM Testing This Summer for Next Year's Lifeguards
DEM Hosting Free Celebration on July 26 at Colt Memorial State Park in Support of Rhode Island Farmers' Markets
Commercial Possession Limit for Black Sea Bass Will Be Lowered to 100 Pounds on Tuesday, July 16
Farmers' Market Festival Set For Sunday, July 14 at Fishermen's Memorial State Park in Narragansett
New DEM Farmers' Market Opening July 17 at Haines Memorial Park in East Providence
DEM Says Algae Blooms in Warwick Cove Are Causing Foul Odors
DEM to Hold Public Meeting on July 16 to Discuss Ways to Restore Water Quality in the Barrington and Runnins Rivers
DEM Asks Public to Help Track West Nile Virus by Reporting Dead Crows and Bluejays
DEM Announces Availability of $4 Million in Open Space Grants
DEM Urges Owners to Keep Cats Indoors
June 2002
Seasonal Quota Reached; Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery to Close on July 1
DEM Announces Closure of Commercial Striped Bass Fishery
DEM Offers Tips on Wildlife-Proofing Your Home and Yard
It's Strawberry Season, and DEM Can Help You Find the Place to Pick Your Own
DEM to Open Part of Greenwich Bay Shellfish Management Area for Summer Quahaug Harvest
DEM Announces Temporary Closure of Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery
Governor Almond and Partners Dedicate New Handicap-Accessible Boat Ramp at Haines Memorial State Park
Dedication Ceremony Set for Haines Park Boat Ramp
DEM Announces Agreement with Army Corps of Engineers to Restore Lonsdale Drive-In Site
DEM Asks for Information on Wild Turkey Brood Sightings
DEM Accepting Applications for Forest Legacy Program on Year-Round Basis
DEM, Governor Almond and Army Corps of Engineers to Announce Restoration Plan for Lonsdale Drive-In Site in Lincoln
DEM Bans Import of Deer and Elk in Move to Keep Chronic Wasting Disease Away from State
Almond Cuts Ribbon on New Segment of Blackstone Valley Bikeway
DEM to Give State Beach Back to Block Island
DEM, Health Announce Mercury Thermometer & Thermostat Take-Back on Saturday, June 8
DEM, DOT, Governor Almond to Cut Ribbon on New Segment of the Blackstone Valley Bikeway
Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery to Close June 7; Seasonal Quota Reached
May 2002
DEM, EPA to Hold Public Meeting June 11 on Restoring Water Quality in Mashapaug Pond
DEM Seeks Public Comment on Recreational Scup Season and Possession Limits
DEM Sets June 5 Hearing on Proposed Hunting and Freshwater Fishing Regulations and Stafford Bond Boat Ramp Restriction
DEM Announces Annual Seasonal Shellfish Closures and Changes to Three Shellfish Harvesting Areas
Commercial Possession Limit for Black Sea Bass Will Be Lowered to 150 Pounds on Tuesday, May 28
DEM Honors Harold Ward, Ph.D. with Alfred L. Hawkes Environmental Award
DEM Announces Daily Opening of State Beaches Beginning Saturday May 25
Farmers' Market Opening Sunday, May 26 at Fishermen's Memorial State Park in Narragansett
DEM to Hold Hearing Tuesday, May 21 on Amendments to Regulations Governing Farm, Forest and Open Space Act
DEM Report Assessing Water Quality in Rhode Island is Available
Westerly to Apply Mosquito Larvicide to Swamp Areas
Personal Protection Urged As Mosquito Season Approaches
DEM Files Memorandum Today in Support of Motion Asking Reconsideration of Part of Court's Recent Fisheries Ruling
Public Invited to DEM's Wetlands Open House Next Tuesday
Commercial Possession Limit of Scup Will Decrease on May 11
With Special Photo ID, Vehicles with Disabled Passengers as Well as Drivers Will Gain Free Admittance to State Beaches
Governor Almond Launches E-Government Services
Public Invited to Two Meetings on North Cape Shellfish Restoration Project Plan
April 2002
Almond, DEM Celebrate Opening of First Class Aquatic Research Center at Fort Wetherill in Jamestown
DEM Announces Award of $ 340,000 in Farm Viability Grants to Promote Rhode Island Agricultural Commodities
Farmers' Markets Opening Friday, May 3 at Goddard and Colt State Parks
DEM Announces $52,000 in Grants at Arbor Day Ceremony in Newport
DEM Announces That Commercial Spiny Dogfish Fishery Will Reopen on Wednesday, May 1
DEM Announces Temporary Closure of Commercial Tautog Fishery on Sunday, April 28
RI Earth Day Committee Honors Earth Day Environmentalists of the Year
DEM's Annual Report for 2001 Shows Progress and Challenges
DEM Announces Changes to Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Regulations
DEM Employees Set Riverbank Cleanup for April 18
Earth Day Festival Set for April 20 at Roger Williams Park Zoo; RIPTA Will Provide Free Transportation to the Zoo That Day
Earth Day Cleanups Scheduled for April 20 and 21
DEM Receives Award for South County Planning Assistance from RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
DEM Plans Prescribed Burn in Small Portion of South Prudence Island
DEM Plans for April 13 Opening Day of Trout Season
DEM Announces Reopening of Stafford Pond Boat Ramp
DEM Increases Beach, Camping and Golf Fees to Maintain Current Services
Earth Day Cleanups Scheduled for April 13 And 14
DEM Announces Storm Water Management Grants Program
DEM Announces $10,600 in Earth Day Grants
Volunteers Needed for Earth Day Cleanups
DEM Announces Revisions to Summer Flounder Regulations
March 2002
It's Time to Apply for Summer Jobs at State Parks and Beaches
DEM Law Enforcement Officers and the RI Conservation Officer Association to Hold April 6 Earth Day Cleanup at Big River Management Area
DEM Will Hold Hearing on Proposed Regulations for Hunting, Fishing License Vendors Friday, April 5
DEM, Governor Almond, and Farmers Celebrate RI Agriculture Day in State House Festivities
Earth Day 2002 Plans Well Underway
Russian Fish-Processing Ship to Move Offshore
DEM to Hold Hearing March 15 on Proposed Increases to Beach, Camping and Golf Fees
DEM Announces That Commercial Possession Limit for Scup Drops to 1,000 Pounds Thursday, March 7
DEM Law Enforcement Officers and the RI Conservation Officer Association Seek Volunteers for April 6th Earth Day Cleanup
February 2002
Harbor of Refuge, Lower Point Judith Pond Reopened to Fishing
DEM Issues Emergency Fisheries Closure in the Harbor of Refuge and Lower Point Judith Pond as a Result of Tuesday's Oil Spill
DEM Will Hold Workshop on Proposed Regulations for Hunting, Fishing License Vendors Friday, February 22
DEM Reminds Young Boaters They Must Complete Boating Safety Course
DEM Reminds Prudence and Patience Island Bowhunters to Return Harvest Record Cards by March 1
Haines Memorial State Park Boat Ramp Temporarily Closed for Improvements to Parking Area
DEM to Highlight Hannah Robinson Tower at Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show
DEM Increases Possession Limit for Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery
DEM's Hazardous Waste Permitting Program Receives National EPA Award
DEM Offering Small Grants for Earth Day Cleanups and Environmental Education
DEM to Exhibit at RI League of Cities and Towns Convention on Thursday, February 7
January 2002
RIDOT and DEM Award $405,000 In Recreational Trail Grants
DEM & EPA Award $452,592 In Water Pollution Management Grants
DEM & EPA Award $71,300 In Water Pollution Management Grants to the Town of Warren
DEM, EPA to Announce $450,000 In Water Quality Improvement Grants to Municipalities and Community Organization
DEM, EPA to Present Water Quality Improvement Grants to the Town of Warren
DEM Announces That Federal Funds Are Available to Promote Rhode Island Agricultural Commodities
Decorated Rhode Island Egg to Be Displayed at White House
DEM Releases Preliminary Deer Season Tally
DEM Reminds Hunters That Late Hunting Season for Canada Geese Begins on January 21
DEM Offers Boat Registration Renewal, Safe Boating Information Center, Summer Job Applications at Boat Show
|
