Conservation

Raising Awareness

AIS found in our trip locations for 2023 click here Ron Entringer

Weeding Out the Invasive Water Chestnut

"Volunteer Bill Luther, of the 10 Mile River Watershed Association, paddles to the shore with a canoe full of the invasive water chestnut plants he has pulled from the Turner Reservoir in East Providence on Saturday morning." Kris Craig, The Providence Journal 7/15/2022

The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is looking for volunteers to help pull water chestnut weeds in several water bodies this season. It is an invasive species, which spreads rapidly and is very difficult to control. To learn more about the water chestnut, watch this video: https://youtu.be/-kfzKm-TkEM.

June 10 Blackstone River (Central Falls, RI ) 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June 13 & 14 Turner Reservoir (East Providence, RI) 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 17 Lake Quinsigamond (Shrewsbury, MA) 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
June 17 Turner Reservoir (East Providence, RI) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
June 20 Blackstone River (Central Falls, RI) 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
June 24 (rain date June 25) Uxbridge, MA, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June 27 & 28 (if needed/rain dates) 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
July 8 Lake Quinsigamond (Shrewsbury, MA) 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

To volunteer, send an email with the dates you would like to attend to bvtcrivertourprograms@gmail.com.

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DEM presentation

RICKA Herp Sanitation Program- important links.

AIS - Aquatic Invasive Species talk from 3/16/21

Conservation Chairs:
Ron Entringer rentringer42@gmail.com and Pat Lardner pslardner@gmail.com 401-524-8057.

A note from Conservation chair and member at large Ron Entringer click here.

Great Salt Pond Comeback

Ebb & Flow Spring

Aquatic Invasives in RI

Geological History of the Blackstone Valley

Solar Development, Forest Protection Need Better Balance

Restoration of Aging Belleville Pond Fish Underway

Removal of Potter Hill Dam Would Improve Pawcatuck River Fish Passage

3 Major R.I. Waterbodies Show Signs of Improvement

Clean, Dry, Drain
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How Aquatic Species Invade

Be a GREAT Boater! Check, Clean, Drain & Dry! RIDEM encourages the use of clean boat hygiene practices. CHECK boats for plant fragments before launching in the water AND after boats have been hauled out of the water. CLEAN any plant fragments, and dispose of them away from the water. Allow boats to DRY overnight at least 24 hours before putting in at another lake.
See posted reminders at state boat ramps.

Local Watersheds and resources
Ten Mile River Watershed Council Friends of the Shetucket River Valley Charles River Watershed Association Narrow River Preservation Society	Neponset River Watershed Association Friends of the Pawtuxet River Buckeye Brook Coalition Friends of the Moshassuck
Nashua River Watershed Association Aquidneck River Watershed Council Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association Pawtuxet River Authority and Watershed Council Save the Bay Salt Ponds Coalition RI Blueways	Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council Massachusetts Watershed Coalition Mystic River Watershed Associatio Save the Lakes Woonasquatucket River Watershed Association Blackstone River Watershed Association RI DEM

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