Posts Tagged ‘2A’
Outdoors in RI: Wolves, Deer, Marine pump-outs, conserving Burrillville, 2A Firearm bans in Canada
Wolf protection lessened in Europe to better manage population The European Union will adapt the protection status of the wolf from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’ effective March of 2025. This change will give additional flexibility to “Member States” in managing their local wolf populations. At the same time, as the wolf will remain a protected…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Deer season record breaker, FEMA, Poaching, Hunter helps solve a murder, 2A
Climate Change – Hazard Mitigation – Port of Galilee The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), and the Congressional Delegation announced that Rhode Island has received a $15.5M Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program award – the largest grant ever received by the state through the…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: RIDEM classes. Coyotes, Birding, Tracking, Game Cooking, Firearms 101. 2A update
Photo: This Eastern Coyote is just chillin’ in its winter coat. Learn about the often-misunderstood coyote in DEM’s “Coexisting with Coyotes” class. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) has another season of great winter programs scheduled to connect Rhode Islanders with our state’s beautiful natural resources. From fly tying to…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: VOTE. Take a walk in the woods. Check your deer, no fires, hunt, waterfowl hunt…
Southern Rhode Island Conservation forestry walking tour in Richmond The Southern Rhode Island Conservation District will be hosting a free Forestry Walking Tour at Hillsdale Preserve forestry research site in Richmond, RI on November 16 from 10 am – 12 pm to learn about enhancing forest resilience and addressing climate-related challenges. The preserve is located…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Dear Deer, Size matters, Hunting 101, Nature art in our parks, 2A and the candidates
Photo, top, RIDEM & Vincent Simms (right) It’s Deer Mating Season – Be Alert for Deer Crossing Roadways With days growing shorter, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is cautioning motorists to be on high alert for deer crossing roadways, particularly at dawn and dusk. The deer mating season (known as the “rut”)…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Hike part 2, fishing, URI Rifle Team, photography, Library of Things, 2A – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, outdoors and 2A In Part 2 of my Durfee Hill Management area hike, I found there is a large pond in the northern section of the property. A very appealing body of water that may be stocked with trout as there is a trout sign in the parking lot. Guy…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Of rattlesnakes and wildlife, health tip, offshore wind farms, 2A updates – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, outdoors, 2A Wildlife As more and more people are enjoying the woods, they should be aware of the wildlife in the woods. Bears, Bobcats, and Coyotes are everywhere now – and all 3 can be a threat to man. Another threat that is starting to pop up are Rattlesnakes. Common in…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Breakheart Pond hike, DEM survey, EEE lockdown, 2A scrappers or doers – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, outdoors and 2A Breakheart Pond is ever changin’ – let’s keep it going strong Finishing the Breakheart Pond hike I discovered that the pond area is intersections of various hiking trails. (See photo below) One can spend hours losing themselves in the canopy that overhangs the various trails. The road pictured below is…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: All politics is local, Breakheart Pond a-changin, Hunters prep, 2A – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer on outdoor issues, 2A, commentary Breaking 2A news: The 9th Circuit court of appeals held that California’s limitations on 1 gun a month maximum purchase is unconstitutional and the lower district court ruling is correct which held that the law was also unconstitutional. Rhode Island attempted to put forth S2219…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: On fishing, dragonflies, politics, campaigns, polls, MSM, and 2A – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary, 2A Photo, top: Jon Gray Fishing at the Moose While many of us anglers enjoy catching Small and Largemouth bass, there is great concern that these bass are predators in Moosehead Lake, Maine. Understandably so, as I believe Moosehead has a natural spawn of trout. These bass will eagerly…
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