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	2006 Press Releases December 2006 DEM Announces Reopening of Great Swamp Shooting Range DEM Classifies Westerly Tidal Pond Not Known as a Prime Shellfish Harvesting Area as Off-Limits to Shellfishing in Future DEM to Hold Public Meeting on January 4 to Discuss Ways to Restore Water Quality in the Woonasquatucket River DEM Announces That Applications for 2007 Aggregate Landing Permit Program for Scup and Summer Flounder Now Available DEM Reminds Anglers and Hunters That the Hunters and Fishermen for the Hungry Program Needs Their Support DEM Says It's Not Too Soon to Apply for 2007 Summer Jobs DEM, City of Providence, Announce Port Protection Initiative DEM Announces Finalization of Rhode Island's List of Waters Impaired by Pollution DEM Asks Deer Hunters to Continue Submitting Samples for Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance DEM Announces Changes to Marine Fisheries Regulations DEM Announces Replacement of Dilapidated Silos at Dame Farm As Measure to Preserve Historical Family Farms for Future DEM Announces Plans to Stock Trout in Anticipation of Ice Fishing DEM Announces Greenwich Bay Shellfishing Dates Begin on December 11 DEM Announces Availability of Farm Viability Grant Funds to Enhance and Promote Rhode Island Specialty Crops November 2006 DEM Announces Shotgun Deer-Hunting Dates and Regulations DEM Announces Controlled Archery Hunt on Portion of Beavertail State Park November 13 Through January 31 DEM to Hold Public Hearing on Monday, November 20 Regarding Proposed Changes to State Commercial Fisheries Regulations DEM and Veterans Groups to Dedicate Interpretive Military Signage at Fort Wetherill Marine Fisheries Center in Jamestown DEM to Hold Two Hearings on Weaver Cove Energy LLC's Request to Dredge Navigation Channel in Mount Hope Bay October 2006 DEM Invites Public to Art Exhibit and Reception on November 15 to Mark 100 Years of Forest Service in Rhode Island DEM Announces Plans to Stock Atlantic Salmon DEM Awards $153,925 in Grants for Riparian Restoration Projects DEM Issues End-of-Summer Bay Monitoring Summary; Beach Closure Report Provided by Health Department DEM Anounces Start of Final Phase of Construction Activities to Cap Former Rose Hill Regional Landfill in South Kingstown DEM: October 23 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM: October 17 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Cautions Drivers to Be Alert for Deer DEM Announces That EEE Again Found in Mosquitoes Trapped at Chapmans Swamp in Westerly DEM: October 10 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Announces Muzzleloader and Shotgun Deer Seasons DEM Announces Prudence/Patience Islands Archery Deer Season Earth Day RI Seeking Nomination for 2007 Environmentalist of the Year Awards DEM Announces 2006 Small Game Hunting Season Begins October 21 DEM Announces Conservation Development Workshops DEM Announces Availability of Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology DEM: October 3 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Announces That Public Is Invited to Climb Fire Tower at Chopmist Forestry Headquarters during October 14-15 Open House September 2006 DEM and EPA Announce the Release of the Record of Decision for the West Kingston/URI Disposal Area Superfund Site DEM Accepting Applications from Communities, Non-Profit Environmental Agencies, and Land Trusts for Open Space Grants DEM to Participate in Oil Spill Containment/Recovery Training for Providence, East Providence, and Cranston Fire Departments DEM Offers Special Deer Seasons on Prudence Island and in Narragansett for Paraplegics/Double Amputees DEM Announces EEE Found in Westerly Pool of Mosquitoes DEM: September 25 West Nile/EEE Status Update Public Invited to Annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off Sponsored By DEM, RI Pumpkin Growers, at Frerichs Farm in Warren DEM: September 20 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM to Hold Public Hearing September 27 on New Regulations Pertaining to Nuisance Wildlife Control Specialists DEM to Hold October 10 Workshop on Proposed Dam Safety Regulations and Dam Hazard Classifications DEM to Hold October 16 Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to State Commercial Fishing Licensing Regulations DEM Issues 2006-2007 Hunting and Trapping Abstract DEM: September 13 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Announces Upcoming Workshop on Storm Preparedness and Response in Regard to Community Trees DEM Announces Public "Walks In The Forest" DEM: September 11 West Nile/EEE Status Update Lonsdale Drive-In Restoration Project Team Recognized by Coastal America for Environmental Successes DEM, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, and Other Partners in Lonsdale Drive-In Restoration Project to Be Recognized by Coastal America for Environmental Successes DEM to Sponsor Public Workshops on Scituate Reservoir Watershed Greenspace Project DEM Announces That Nine Felony Counts of Illegal Discharge of Waste Oil and Antifreeze Have Been Filed Against N.E. Environmental services, Inc., Its President and Vice-President DEM: September 5 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM, Health, Say Rhode Islanders Now at Higher Risk for EEE, West Nile Virus DEM Will Hold Public Hearing Wednesday, September 6, on Proposed Waterfowl Season and Falconry Regulations DEM Announces September 11 Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to State's Marine Fisheries Regulations DEM Testing Migratory Waterfowl for Avian Influenza August 2006 DEM Offers Recorded Information About Avian Influenza DEM: August 29 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife Offering Several Fishing Programs this Fall DEM Announces that Three Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus DEM Announces that Arruda's Dairy Farm in Tiverton Has Been Named Rhode Island's 2006 Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year DEM Announces That Two Mosquito Samples Test Positive for West Nile Virus DEM Foresters to Crown Young Winners of Woodsmen's Competition at Washington State Fair on Saturday, August 19 DEM: August 16 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Announces August 21 South Kingstown Public Meeting on Dale Carlia Stormwater Report North Cape Oil Spill Trustees and Industry Successfully Complete North Cape Lobster Restoration Program Governor Carcieri to Join Sen. Jack Reed, Representatives from Federal Agencies, and the Lobster Industry to Recognize Accomplishments of North Cape Lobster Restoration Program DEM: August 7 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Says Law Change Requires Children 12 and Under on Recreational Vessels Less Than 65 Feet to Wear Life Jackets DEM Will Hold Hearing on Proposed Waterfowl Season and Falconry Regulations on Wednesday, September 6 DEM Celebrates National Farmers' Market Week with Special Events on Friday, August 11 Ozone Alert - Health Advisory (August 3) DEM: August 1 West Nile/EEE Status Update Ozone Alert - Health Advisory (August 2) July 2006 Ozone Alert - Health Advisory (August 1) DEM Accepting Application Requests for Prudence/Patience Island Archery Deer Reservation Lottery DEM Testing This Summer for Next Year's Lifeguards Governor Carcieri to Attend Groundbreaking on Bay Day for Point Judith Commercial Fishermen's Memorial at Camp Cronin Tall Ship Eagle to Visit Newport July 28 through July 31 RI DEM, CT DEP, Participating in Multi-Agency Shoreline Study of Pawcatuck River to Find Sources of Pollution DEM: July 24 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Offers Advice for Coping with Unhealthy Air Quality Days DEM, City of Warwick to Undertake Joint Effort to Remove Sea Lettuce Washing Ashore on Conimicut Beach DEM Closes Section of East Bay Bike Path Along Veterans Memorial Parkway Until Friday Due to Storm Damage DEM Says Portuguese Man-of-War Have Been Reported at Beaches in Jamestown And Middletown DEM: July 18 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Announces Grand Opening Tuesday, July 25 of Farmers' Market at Blackstone River State Park Visitor Center in Lincoln DEM to Reopen Easton Bay to Shellfishing Tuesday Ozone Alert - Health Advisory (July 18) Ozone Alert - Health Advisory (July 17) DEM Seeking Members for New Environmental Equity Workgroup DEM Seeking Several Seasonal Employees for Ft. Adams State Park DEM Announces Shellfish Closure in Easton Bay Beginning at Noon Today, Thursday, July 13, Due to Sewage Overflows DEM: July 10 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Says Spring Turkey Hunt Was "Outstanding" DEM Asks Campers to Use Only Local Firewood to Prevent Importation of Invasive Wood-Boring Insects Governor Carcieri Announces Bay Day 2006 Fine Particle Pollution - Health Advisory (July 5) DEM: July 3 West Nile/EEE Status Update June 2006 DEM Hosting International Group's Wildlife Rehabilitation Course DEM Announces That Grant Funds Are Available for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control DEM Says Strawberries Are Ripe for the Picking DEM: June 27 West Nile/EEE Status Update DEM Honors Environmental Education Advocate Michael Ferry with Alfred L. Hawkes Award DEM Issues Notice of Rabies Vaccine Recall DEM and EPA to Hold Public Informational Meeting on June 28 on Proposed Cleanup Plan for the West Kingston / URI Disposal Area Superfund Site Narragansett Bay Commission, Department of Environmental Management Sign Clean Water Agreement DEM Says First Mosquitoes Trapped Test Negative for WNV and EEE Ozone Alert - Health Advisory (June 18) DEM and NBC to Hold News Conference on Discharge Permit Modifications for Bucklin and Fields Point Wastewater Treatment Facilities Newport Middle School Students to Release Salmon Fry Into the Pawcatuck River on Monday, June 19 Rhode Island's New No-Discharge Compliance Program Now in Effect DEM Makes Arrest in Illegal Dumping of Hundreds of Cans of Paint DEM to Host Public Meeting June 12 on Scituate Reservoir Watershed Greenspace Project DEM Announces Shellfish Closure in Bristol Harbor Beginning at Noon Today Due to Sewage Overflows DEM Asks for Information on Wild Turkey Brood Sightings DEM to Hold Public Hearing on June 14 on Proposed Hunting and Freshwater Fishing Regulations DEM Announces Free Fishing Days June 3 and 4 Numerous Events Planned Around Rhode Island for Tick Control Awareness Day, June 3 DEM Announces That the 2006 Marine Fisheries Abstract Is Now Available May 2006 DEM Says Now Is the Time to Control Damage from Gypsy Moth Caterpillars Governor Carcieri Hails 8-Million Dollars in Grants to Build New Playing Fields, Running Tracks and Outdoor Recreational Sites DEM Extends Closure of Section of Greenwich Bay to Shellfishing until Sunrise on June 1 Due to Sewage Pump Station Failure DEM Takes Steps to Increase Minority Youth Interest in Environmental Career Paths DEM to Conduct Lifeguard Testing Thursday and Friday 2 DEM Announces Annual Reclassification of Shellfish Waters and Seasonal Shellfish Closures DEM Files Emergency Regulations Banning the Importation, Sale and Use of Goldfish as Bait in the State's Fresh Waters DEM'S 24-Hour Bay Line Open for Season DEM to Distribute Larvicide to Communities for Mosquito Control DEM, URI, to Hold Free Seminar on Avian Influenza in Domestic and Wild Birds North Cape Shellfish Restoration Program to Hold May 24 Evening Meeting RI Trails Advisory Committee Soliciting Proposals for Properties for Motorized Off-Road Vehicle Use DEM Announces Daily Opening of State Beaches Beginning Saturday, May 27 Governor Carcieri, DEM, and Farmers to Celebrate Rhode Island Agriculture Day in State House Festivities DEM Issues Draft Listing of Rhode Island Waters Impaired by Pollution DEM Says Tests Have Not Detected Chronic Wasting Disease in Rhode Island's Deer Population DEM Says Young Birds and Mammals Should Be Left Alone Westerly to Apply Mosquito Larvicide to Swamp Areas on Friday, May 12 in Yearly Routine (Updated) DEM, URI, Announce Free Seminar on Avian Influenza in Domestic and Wild Birds at URI on May 22 DEM Predicts Heavy Populations of Gypsy Moths in Areas of Coventry and Scituate Hard Hit By the Insects Last Year Governor Carcieri, DEM, and Farmers to Celebrate Rhode Island Agriculture Day in State House Festivities on May 17 State Gears Up for Mosquito Season, Reminds Residents to Eliminate Mosquito Breeding Grounds Around Their Homes DEM Offering Flyfishing Program on Saturday, May 13 DEM Announces Opening of 52-Foot Courtesy Dock at Fort Adams DEM Announces May 18 Public Hearing on Proposed Changes to Commercial Lobster Regulations DEM to Host Tree Planting Ceremony at St. Mary School State Launches 2006 Ozone Alert Program April 2006 DEM Conducts Intensified Search for Missing URI Students After Body Is Found Off Galilee; Two Students Remain Missing DEM Announces Arbor Day Celebration, Open House Tours of Forestry Headquarters, to Mark 100 Years of RI Forest Service DEM Announces That Four Weekly Farmers' Markets at State Parks Will Open in Early May; Offers Free Brochure DEM Announces Availability of $700,000 in Grants for Riparian Buffer Restoration Projects DEM Announces Arbor Day Celebration, Open House Tours of Forestry Headquarters, to Mark 100 Years of RI Forest Service DEM Advises Consumers That Gasoline in Rhode Island Is Changing DEM to Hold Public Workshop on May 4 on Proposed Hunting and Freshwater Fishing Regulations DEM Plans Quahog Transplants on May 3, 10 & 17; Seeks Shellfishermen to Participate DEM, Partners Dedicate John H. Chafee Nature Preserve at Rome Point in North Kingstown John H. Chafee Nature Preserve at Rome Point in North Kingstown to Be Dedicated Monday DEM Announces Formation of Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat, and Water Quality Restoration Team DEM, CRMC, Ocean State Aquaculture Association, Announce New Brochure Promoting State's Aquaculture Industry DEM Announces Dates of Wild Turkey Hunting Season DEM to Hold Public Hearing May 4 on Proposed Changes to Regulations Governing Management of Marine Fisheries Earth Day 2006 Programing Well Underway DEM's "Environmental Watch Dog" Program to Teach Elementary and Middle School Students About the Importance of Protecting ahe Environment and How They Can Help Prevent Pollution DEM Hikes Pay for Lifeguards, Rangers, and Other Seasonal Employees at State Parks and Beaches DEM Announces Giant Pumpkin-Growing Workshop for Public DEM, Health Complete Project That Is Helping Them Reach Southeast Asian Populations with Important Health Messages March 2006 DEM Announces April 8 Opening Day of Freshwater Fishing Season DEM's 100-Year Old Forestry Service Establishes Web-Based Geocache as Part of Year-Long Anniversary Celebration DEM Issues Preliminary Deer Season Tally DEM Announces Immediate Ban on the Taking and Possession of Herring DEM Solicits Public Feedback on Permitting Programs through Online Customer Service Surveys DEM Announces EPA Approval of Two Water Quality Restoration Plans DEM to Scale Back Search for Missing URI Students at Sunset DEM Welcomes NRC Recommendation That States Be Allowed to Set California Air Pollution Standards for Vehicles DEM Will Hold March 22 Workshop on New Dental Amalgam Mercury Recycling Certification Program Small Portion of Ninigret Sand Trail Must Close Temporarily to Vehicles This Summer DEM Steps Up Enforcement of Illegal Use of ATVs in State Management Areas DEM's "Environmental Watch Dog" Program to Teach Elementary Students about the Importance of Protecting the Environment and How They Can Help Prevent Pollution DEM Announces Completion of Narragansett Bay Recreational Fishing Access Report DEM to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Amendments to Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Regulations on Monday, March 13 February 2006 DEM Says No Safe Ice Yet at State Parks DEM Says Seal Population in Area Continues to Grow Violator of Water Pollution Law Pays $25,000 Settlement Under Agreement Reached With DEM and Attorney General's Office DEM and RIDOT Announce $412,260 in Recreational Trails Grants DEM Reminds Commercial Fishermen That the Application Deadline for New and Renewed Licenses Is February 28 DEM to Brief Media on Data Gathered through Airport Monitoring Study in Advance of Tonight's Public Meeting Mid-Year Report on Air Monitoring Study Near TF Green Airport to Be Presented at February 9 Public Meeting Hosted by DEM, City of Warwick, and Airport Advisory Committee January 2006 DEM, Health, Brown University Dining Services, Farm Fresh Rhode Island, and Kids First to Host Local Food Forum on February 3 DEM Accepting Public Comments on Proposed Consent Decree Between State, US Navy for Damages at Allen Harbor DEM's "Environmental Watch Dog" Program to Teach Elementary Students About the Importance of Protecting the Environment and How They Can Help Prevent Pollution Decorated Rhode Island Egg to Be Displayed at White House DEM Says Although It Is Too Warm for Ice Fishing, Weather Is Good for Catching Stocked Trout and Salmon from Shore Governor Carcieri Leads Celebration Marking Opening of State's Blackstone River State Park Visitor Center