For the first time in years, river herring are traveling up the Saugatucket River in Wakefield without the help of humans lifting them over a dam during…
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Annual Parade Brings Art And Music To Urban Ponds
More than 200 people danced and marched to music for a mile and a half around parks in the south side of Providence. They were part of the Urban Pond…
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RI’s Hmong Community Celebrates 40 Years in the US
Providence residents Ger V. Xiong and his daughter Mailee Kue tell RIPR’s Chuck Hinman the story of their family’s migration from the mountains of Laos…
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Interstate Fisheries Group Opposes Marine National Monument Proposal
More than 160,000 people have signed a petition asking President Obama to declare a marine national monument in New England waters. It’s an effort…
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Fishery Board Considers Ideas To Protect Southern New England Lobsters
The health of Southern New England’s American lobster population remains a concern for fishermen, scientists and regulators. Ideas for how to help…
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R.I.P. Providence Phoenix Publisher Steven L. Brown
UPDATE: Memorial Service for Steve To Be Held Sunday, June 5th at Fort Getty Park in Jamestown, R.I. from 3 to 7 p.m. Hope to See All Of Steve’s Many…
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Restoring Rattlesnakes To Massachusetts, With Some Help From Roger Williams Park Zoo
Environmental officials in Massachusetts are trying to restore an endangered population of native rattlesnakes. The Roger Williams Park Zoo in…
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Freshwater Trout Fishing Season Begins
The freshwater fishing season has officially begun. More than 100 waterways across the state have been stocked with trout.
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Feds Propose Deep Cuts In Cod Quotas
The new fishing year begins in May and federal regulators are seeking public comments for proposed catch limits for the region’s groundfish industry….
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RI Aquaculture Industry Grew Last Year Despite Harsh Winter
Rhode Island’s aquaculture industry grew by 7 percent last year despite icy conditions in coastal waters. Frozen coastal ponds meant individual growers …
