Data Data requests may be made to Carol Murphy, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, carol.murphy @dem.ri.gov Scientific Evidence for New Wetland Regulation Strategy In 2013, a Legislative Task Force on wetland buffers—undisturbed areas next to wetlands that protect the quality…
Freshwater Wetlands
Rhode Island’s Freshwater Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Plan is a continuous effort to evaluate the overall state of freshwater wetland protection and restoration programs in the state, and includes three levels of monitoring: Level 1: landscape scale, GIS (Geographic Information…
Freshwater Wetlands
Value to Management Maps and evaluates wetland health: The monitoring data are used to assess the condition of freshwater wetland conditions, which provide vital services such as reducing the impacts of stormwater runoff on streams and lakes. Tracks impacts to…