The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced a strategy of increasing the use of low-severity prescribed burns in several areas of Rhode Island to reduce the buildup of combustible materials on forest floors and grasslands – thus minimizing the risk of high-severity, unplanned, destructive wildfires. In 2022, which was marked by a […]
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DEM Acquires More Than 90 Acres on Prudence Island
(Photo via Google Maps) The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Prudence Conservancy, announce the acquisition of nearly 93 acres of land on Prudence Island in Portsmouth. The acquisition of Eugene Chase Farm – known for its ecological and […]