ERICD

ERICD Board Meeting
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00pm
ERICD Office – 2490 Main Road, Tiverton, RI 02878
Meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Please send us an email or call 401-816-5667 just to let us know you'll be joining us!

NRICD
All workshops and tours are free and require registration by calling the Northern Rhode Island Conservation District at 401-934-0840.

NRICD Board Meeting
1st Wednesday of each month
7:00pm
NRICD Office - 2283 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, RI
Meetings are open to the public and all are encouraged to attend. Please call for directions and to be sure there has been no change in scheduled date or location.

Workshop: Sustaining Healthy Landscapes and Protecting Our Water Resources
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
6:30 - 8:00pm
North Scituate Community House
546 West Greenville Road
North Scituate, RI
Best Management Practices for Small Farm Livestock Properties. Keynote Speaker: Holly Burdett of URI CE. Free. Sponsored by Scituate Reservoir Watershed Education Program.

Workshop: Well Water Quality
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
7:00 - 9:00pm
North Scituate Community House
546 West Greenville Road
North Scituate, RI
Make sure your well water is safe. Keynote Speaker: Alyson McCann, URI CE Home*a*Syst. Free. Sponsored by Scituate Reservoir Watershed Education Program.

Community Presentation: GET WET!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Time to be posted
Scituate High School
Scituate, RI
Scituate High School students present their findings after GET WET! Training and Testing with the Scituate Reservoir Watershed Education Program. GET WET! stands for Ground Water Education Through Water Evaluation and Testing. Come support the students and learn about how to protect and test the quality of your well! Free. Sponsored and supported by Scituate Reservoir Watershed Education Program.

RIACD

Farmers, Woodland Owners & Agricultural Producers!
Money available for conservation practices on your farm or woodlot!
ACT NOW!
Join us for an open house to learn about funding through NRCS's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

• Thursday, Feb. 23 @ 5:30-7:30 pm
• Tuesday, Feb. 28 @ 5:30-7:30 pm
• Tuesday, March 13 @ 5:30-7:30 pm

More Info & Registration

Resident Canada Goose Abatement Workshops
Join us and learn about Canada Geese and strategies for coexisting with them!

• Monday, February 20, 2012
• Tuesday, February 21, 2012
• Wednesday, February 22, 2012

More Info & Registration

RI ENVIROTHON

RI Envirothon Board Meeting
2nd Thursday of each month
3:30pm
NRICD Office - 2283 Hartford Avenue, Johnston, RI 02919

Training Workshops

• Aquatics and Wildlife Workshop
  January 21, 2012   8:30am to 12:00pm
  Audubon Office
  Smithfield, RI
   
• Environmental Issue Workshop
  March 3, 2012   8:30am to 12:00pm
  Weaver Auditorium
  Main Campus of URI
  Kingston, RI

RI Envirothon Competition
May 18, 2012
Location TBA
If you are an alumnus and would like to volunteer, please contact us at 401-934-0840.

2012 Canon Envirothon
July 22-28, 2012
Pennsylvania
Issue: Issue - Nonpoint Source Pollution / Low Impact Development
MORE INFO

RIFCO

Woodland Owner Workshop Series
Saturday mornings from January 28, 2012 to February 18, 2012
West Greenwich Community Center
274 Victory Highway (behind Louttit Library)
West Greenwich, RI
The series will include information on various land management topics, including soils and mapping, wildlife habitat, invasive plant and insect identification and control methods, forest ecology, plus a panel of woodland owners speaking about their experiences with alternative forest products. A field session will be offered in the spring. Agenda to be posted.
MORE INFO & REGISTRATION

RIRC&D

Forest Stewardship Program Webinars
Pennsylvania State University
Click Here to view scheduled webinar dates & topics and to register.

ForestConnect Webinar Series
Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Click Here to register. Registration is quick and without cost -- you only need to register once. Registration ensures you receive notice of the specific link to participate, first come first served, in each monthly webinar. Webinars are live at 12:00 noon and 7:00 pm and typically run 60 minutes plus questions. SAF CFE credits will be requested.

RI TREE FARM

Forest Managment Plans
The RI Tree Farm Committee (RITFC) will be assisting Tree Farmers in updating their forest management plans to meet the new American Forest Foundation (AFF) standards.

• Press Release
  Revised standards for the American Tree Farm System (ATFS)
  Click Here
   
• ATFS 2010-2015 Standards of Sustainability
  Click Here
   
• ATFS 2010 Management Plan Addendum
  Click Here

Check your plan! Is it up to date? Have you reviewed it with your forester lately?

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