DEM, WOOD-PAWCATUCK WILD & SCENIC RIVERS STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL PARTNER TO IMPROVE AWARENESS OF RIVER ACCESS POINTS PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild & Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council (WPWSRSC) are working in partnership to increase public awareness of the seven newly designated Wood Pawcatuck Wild & Scenic Rivers. Signage […]
ONWARD History was made this morning. Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Kamala Harris will be the first woman, first Black, and first South Asian vice president. Let it sink in. 100 years after women secured the right to vote and 55 years after people of color solidified access to the […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What on Earth is “plant blindness?” – Betsy Carlucci. New York, NY Our inability to notice or care about the plants around us could pose an existential threat to humanity. Credit: Francesca Zama, Pexels. Botanists James Wandersee and Elizabeth Schussler coined the term […]
Hidden Gem to Visit This Veterans Day Veteran’s Day is November 11th, and this year it falls on a Wednesday. Do you know why this date was chosen? Originally, it was celebrated as Armistice Day and fell on November 11th because it celebrated the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. […]
Happy Friday! I had no idea when I started making these Friday videos that November 6th would land on a Friday…which just so happens to be my birthday. So, it gives me the perfect chance to say thank you for the overwhelming outpouring of birthday wishes, love, and support you have shown me not just today, […]
RIVERS – LAKES – PONDS PROVIDENCE – In honor of all veterans, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will be stocking ponds and rivers across Rhode Island with trout in advance of Veterans Day – a popular time for recreational fishing. Some areas that were not stocked with trout in October are able to be […]
WOMR Celebrates Mayflower Anniversary On Air Community radio station teams up with Harwich festival for anniversary-date concert Provincetown, November 6: On Wednesday, November 11th, WOMR will play 60 plus minutes of music from the Harwich (UK) Festival of the Arts, the community radio station announced today. The event—called the Mayflower Connection—is part of the celebration […]
Colorful flower bulbs for plant lovers Plants make us feel good, so do some good with plants. Plants do more than just provide us with moments of Zen: they also put a smile on our faces. Flower bulbs in particular keep us busy in the garden even after what we think of as the gardening […]
