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State Beaches Open Saturday

Locally, Scarborough, Roger Wheeler and East Matunuck all open up on Saturday.

Release courtesy the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The Department of Environmental Management announces that four state beaches in South County will be open weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning this Saturday, May 11.  Scarborough North, Roger Wheeler, East Matunuck and Misquamicut State beaches will be open Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, from May 11 until Memorial Day to accommodate early beach-goers and advance season pass sales. All state beaches will be open on a daily basis from Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer outdoor recreation season, through Labor Day.  “We’re excited to welcome Rhode Islanders and visitors back to Rhode Island’s spectacular state beaches this season, …

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DEM: Freshwater Fishing Season Opens April 13

In advance of the freshwater fishing season, about 80,000 trout have been stocked in Rhode Island ponds and streams.

When is opening day? Release courtesy of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces that the 2013 trout and general freshwater fishing season will begin at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 13.  More than 20,000 anglers are expected to turn out at dawn on Opening Day. About 80,000 hatchery-raised brook, brown and rainbow trout with an average individual weight of one and a half pounds are being stocked by Division staff in more than 100 ponds and streams for the start of the fishing season. “For generations of Rhode Islanders, Opening Day is a traditional time to get out at dawn and head to a favorite fishing spot to experience the delight of catching …

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DEM: Workshops on Fishing, Hunting Regulations in April

Hearings on regulations for the 2014-15 fishing season and the 2013-14 hunting and falconry seasons will be held April 2 and 3.

Release courtesy of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold public workshops in Tiverton and Exeter in early April to discuss the proposed 2014-2015 freshwater fishing seasons, 2013-2014 falconry season, and the 2013-2014 hunting season and bag limit regulations. Public workshops will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at the Tiverton Rod and Gun Club located at 1529 Fish Road in Tiverton, and on Wednesday, April 3 at the Education Center located within Arcadia Management Area at the former Camp Ehuntee, located at 1B Camp Ehuntee Place in Exeter.   Both workshops will start at 6:00 p.m.  A public hearing on the proposed regulations will be held …

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DEM: Viruses Found in Charlestown, NK Mosquitoes

According to DEM officials, West Nile Virus has been found in Charlestown mosquitoes, and the Highlands J virus in North Kingstown mosquitoes.

Release courtesy of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from one mosquito pool, or sample, from a trap set in the southeast area of Charlestown has been confirmed positive for West Nile Virus. It is the fourth time this year that WNV has been positively identified in Rhode Island.  The positive WNV result was from a species of mosquitoes that feeds on both birds and mammals. In addition, a sample of mosquitoes also collected on Sept. 5 in North Kingstown near Wickford has tested positive for Highlands J virus. The positive result was from a Culiseta species that bites birds. Highlands J virus is a bird disease that doesn't affect humans, but which …

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Govstench

4:40 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012

Looks like Mr. Gettman had better get some fly swatters and bug spray and get out behind the desk and do his job. All this nice stuff about bugs biting after dark, DUH???? We don't know this? Are these people in the Twilight Zone?   more ›

DEM: Grant Applications Available for Boat Pump-Out Facilities

According to the DEM, there is $680,000 in federal Clean Vessel Act funds available for boat pump-outs.

The Department of Environmental Management announces that it is now accepting applications from qualified public and private marinas, yacht clubs and municipalities to construct, replace, retrofit and maintain marine pump-out boats and land-based pump-out facilities. Up to $18,750 is available for each land-based facility grant, and up to $56,250 is available for each pump-out boat. Each type requires a 25 percent match. A total of $680,000 in US Fish and Wildlife Service Clean Vessel Act funds provided to DEM is available to be awarded through this grant round. In 1998 Rhode Island became the first state in the country to receive the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “No Discharge” designation, which prohibits the discharge of sewage…

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