This is a project to develop the "Rhode Island Transit Master Plan (TMP)! The Project Team (RIPTA, RIDOT, and RI Statewide Planning) will be using this website, and other tools, to engage and communicate with project stakeholders and the public. We look forward to providing updates on project happenings and progress."
From the website, November 29, 2018.
The RI Park Naturalist program runs the Beavertail Aquarium, which is housed in what was the foghorn house for the Beavertail Lighthouse. The tanks in the aquarium are set up to imitate the environment of the Jamestown shoreline. From crabs to fish and shellfish, there's always something new to discover at the aquarium. Staff collect samples of marine life for the aquarium and return them to their natural habitat after a couple of weeks. They also facilitate tidal pool explorations along the shore at low tide, and host special events such as Bioluminescence Night.
"The Rhode Island Environmental Monitoring Collaborative (RIEMC) was statutorily established to coordinate environmental monitoring strategies among a broad range of partners as well as to identify state monitoring priorities. The RIEMC brings together stakeholders from executive agencies, university-based programs, non-governmental organizations, and others to enhance coordination and collaboration." Read more.
- From the website, August 2, 2018
"The Resilient Rhode Island Act established the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) in 2014. It also sets specific greenhouse gas reduction targets; establishes two advisory bodies, the EC4 Advisory Board and the EC4 Science and Technical Advisory Board, to assist the Council; and incorporates consideration of climate change impacts into the powers and duties of all state agencies."
"The Rhode Island State Conservation Committee has been established within the Department of Environmental Management to serve as an agency of the State and to perform the functions conferred upon it by Chapter 2-4 of the Rhode Island General Laws. These functions include coordination of Conservation District activities with other federal, state and local entities regarding natural resources within the State of Rhode Island." read more...
From the website, December 8, 2018
