Whats New Around the Watershed?
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped clean
up Roger Williams Park!
And a special thanks to Serve Rhode Island who led the event and helped gather more than 300 volunteers to attend the cleanup on Saturday, April 21. More than 3,000 pouinds of trash was collected! Check out the blog and accompanying video by Mary Grady at Rhode Island Monthly! Another great video created by Bernie from Serve RI can be viewed here.
We will have lots of other opportunities for folks to volunteer and get engaged in restoring the park. To learn more about some of the options visit our Volunteer for Roger Williams Park page.
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Watershed Counts Earth Day Report a Success
The annual Watershed Counts Earth Day report was well received by the audience on April 24, 2012 at the Rhode Island State House. Governor Chafee spoke about the great collaboration between the 46 organizations that helped develop the indicators in the report. RI DEM Director Janet Coit emphasized the critical connection between Rhode Island's environmental quality and economic prosperity. Both reiterated the need for support from R.I. Legislatures in passing environmental bonds. The 2012 report and posters can be viewed and downloaded at watershedcounts.org
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The Narragansett Bay Journal, Spring 2012 Issue #22 is out. The Summer issue will be out in early June.
The spring issue features articles about the rich history of the Narragansett Bay Region. From the last glacial period to the latest Pettawuamscutt Purchase, this issue is filled with great articles about how, who and what made Rhode Island the great place that it is today.
The Summer issue #23 will come out in June and will focus on the indicators from the Watershed Counts Report
To view past issues and download all articles and issues click here.
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