Posts Tagged ‘Second Amendment’
Outdoors in RI: Sheep festival, a RIDEM summer, shellfish water quality, 2A State House update
The Annual Sheep & Wool Festival at Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 10am to 4pm at 1 Colt Drive. The festival brings traditional fiber arts to life with sheep shearing and wool dyeing demonstrations, spinning and weaving exhibits and Two Coves Farm sheepdog herding demonstrations. Browse a…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Tree Stewards, Ag and Seafood funding, Educator training, Yellow shirts a 2A force
Rhode Island Tree Council announces Spring Tree Stewards course From John Campanini, Technical Director, RI Tree Council The Rhode Island Tree Council announced that registration is now open for its Spring Tree Stewards course, which will be held at the AAA building in Warwick. The course’s lecture sessions are May 1, 8, 15, and 22…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Water watchers, Easter at The Preserve, Title IX, family fish, bow hunt, 2A time
Photo, top: URI Watershed Watch (URI Photo/Bill McCusker) Water Watchers! URI Watershed Watch, which has collected water quality data on lakes, ponds, reservoirs, rivers, streams and the marine environment throughout southern New England, for more than 35 years, is seeking volunteers. A program of URI Cooperative Extension, Watershed Watch volunteers help to assess the impacts…
Read MoreRoom for both. International Women’s Day meets Ladies Day for 2A – TODAY at the RI State House
Women who advocate for causes near and dear to their hearts can often me found at the RI State House. They are the very foundation of the citizen advocacy groups. Sometimes they wear red – for Moms Demand Action. Sometimes they wear pink – for Breast Cancer causes. This Tuesday – TODAY – it might…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Second amendment challenges in Rhode Island
We look at the group of bills working their way through the Rhode Island legislature have impact the Second Amendment. Notably this year, Senate and House leadership, who have always limited their support for bills that would create an “assault weapons ban”, and supported 2nd Amendment rights, this year that support has waned. This article…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: 2A local action, summertime jobs, hunting and fishing licenses, hiking plans
Photo: RIDEM – Seasonal workers can choose from summer jobs at a sandy beach, off the beaten path in a forest, aboard a research vessel in the Bay, and alongside environmental leaders working to protect, restore, and promote Rhode Island’s natural resources. RIDEM seeking Lifeguards Park Rangers, other Seasonal Positions The Rhode Island Department of…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Public space improvements, RI least vulnerable to natural disasters, 2A, more…
A lot happening in Rhode Island to enhance our outdoor experience, and maintain and improve it for future generations. Placemaking grants Placemaking – Outdoor and Public Space Capital Improvements – CommerceRI allocated over $2M for “placemaking” awards, which include sculptures and funds for outdoor fairs and festivals. But, among them are two specific outdoor and…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: 2A season looms, Wild plant funds, Coyotes, Prescribed burns take care of our forests
Prescribed Fires begin in RI – Managing our forest land critically more important The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces its plans to conduct low-severity prescribed burns on state lands on Prudence Island in Portsmouth, Exeter, West Greenwich, Coventry, Richmond, Glocester, Jamestown, and South Kingstown. The first prescribed burn of 2025 will take…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Year-end review of state programs, Trees for Trout, 1st Day Hike, Licenses, 2A update
American Bald Eagle President Biden signed into law the bill that makes the American Bald Eagle the official bird of the United States of America. As always, lots of updates from the RI Department of Environmental Management follow – Fishing, Marine Licenses The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding Rhode Islanders and…
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…
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