Rhode Island offers grants to help preserve green space apnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from apnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
DEM Announces Availability of $3 Million to Help Communities, Local Groups Protect Open Space thenewportbuzz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenewportbuzz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
COVENTRY â On the eastern side of Coventry, a small body of water has long been a favorite spot of swimmers, kayakers and anglers, alike. But with aquatic invasives threatening its future, a group of residents is on a mission to restore the lake they love by keeping the troublesome plants at bay.Â
âWe wanted to save the lake,â Tom Pendergast, vice president of the newfound Upper Dam Pond Conservation Association, said during a beach cleanup event over the weekend.Â
Like many bodies of water across southern New England, Upper Dam Pond is plagued by aquatic invasive plants. Tangled among the native lilies that dot its surface, variable milfoil has begun to choke the pond, known locally as Breezy Lake.Â
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Development projects in Pawtucket receive brownfields grants
Leland Peyser, of Peyser Real Estate Group, explains the specifics on the planned Dexter Street Commons on Dexter Street in October. The project just received a $400,000 brownfields grant from the Department of Environmental Management.
PAWTUCKET – Two developments in Pawtucket have received brownfields grants from the state, which will aid in site preparation at Tidewater Landing, the proposed riverfront project, as well as redevelopment for the Dexter Street Commons near the coming train station.
“On behalf of the city of Pawtucket, I thank Gov. (Gina) Raimondo and RIDEM … for providing some of the necessary funds to remediate sites throughout our city,” Mayor Donald Grebien said. “Tidewater Landing and Dexter Street Commons are catalysts for the transformation of Pawtucket for years to come, and we are grateful for the state’s continued support and collaboration.”