Press Releases
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July 27, 2009: Local kids get wet learning about beach ecology at Goosewing Beach Preserve
Family Day at Goosewing Beach Preserve where kids(and adults) visited Exploration Stations set up along the beachfront and dunes.
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Kevin Essington
kessington@tnc.org, 401-331-7110, x24 |
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July 06, 2009: Land Conservation Project Adds 75 Acres to Exeter Preserve
The Talbot Propert was added to the Queens River Preserve network
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Kevin Essington
401-331-7110, x24 or kessington@tnc.org |
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June 18, 2009: Local Families Enjoy Wilbour Woods Day
Kids connect with nature by visiting various exploration stations at Wilbour Woods in Little Compton
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Jeanne Parente
jparente@tnc.org |
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June 18, 2009: Conservancy's Comprehensive Marine Information
On June 8 and 9th The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island was honored to host the first public workshop on the Conservancy’s comprehensive mapping of the northwest Atlantic Ocean.
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Kevin Essington
kessington@tnc.org |
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May 14, 2009: A major transplant of 20,000 pounds of shellfish will build on last year's success.
A major transplant of 20,000 pounds of shellfish in Quonochontaug Pond will build on last year's success.
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Chris Littlefield
Phone: 401-466-2129 |
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May 14, 2009: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Explained
RGGI: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative explained by Sarah Murdock
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Jeanne Parente
Phone: 401-331-7110 |
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September 27, 2008: “Last Child in the Woods” Author Richard Louv at CCRI
“Rhode Island… could become the leading state in the children and nature movement."
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Maureen Sheridan
Phone: (401) 331-7110 x20 |
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July 16, 2008: Concerted Conservation Serves the Sakonnet Community
Preserving land and open space is a shared responsibility, which is being accomplished in Little Compton and Tiverton.
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Pam Pomfret
Pam Pomfret, Associate Director of Philanthropy (401) 331 7110 or ppomfret@tnc.org |
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March 31, 2008: The Nature Conservancy and University of Rhode Island Team Up to Award Student Research Grants
The Nature Conservancy Global Marine Initiative and the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography have awarded $12,000 grants to two outstanding students at URI/GSO who are studying biodiversity in oceans and coasts.
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Lorraine Devault
Phone: (401) 874-6871
E-mail: ldevault@tnc.org |
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February 11, 2008: Jamestown Farms Preservation Provides Models for Partnering and Economic Contributions
A mutually supporting partnership of federal and state agencies, the Town of Jamestown, The Nature Conservancy, and individual donors today celebrated the purchase of the development rights to the Dutra and Neale family farms in Jamestown.
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Janet Coit
Phone: (401) 331-7110 x19 |
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January 22, 2008: Partnership Protects Treaty Rock Farm
Partnership between Conservation Groups and Community protect historical coastal farm in Little Compton, RI.
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John Berg
Phone: (401)331-7110, ext. 22
E-mail: jberg@tnc.org |
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December 21, 2007: Grills Family and Conservation Partnership to Preserve Environmentally Valuable Riverfront in Hopkin
The Nature Conservancy, the Hopkinton Land Trust and the Department of Environmental Management today announced the purchase of 670 acres of important ecological open space and riverfront land owned by the Grills family along the Pawcatuck River in Hopkinton.
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Kathleen Wainwright
Phone: (401) 331-7110 x23 |
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June 04, 2007: The Nature Conservancy and University of Rhode Island Award Grant for Marine Conservation Research
Graduate students will study Rhode Island fish nurseries and mangrove forests in the British Virgin Islands
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Rhode Island Field Office
Phone: (401) 331-7110 x10
E-mail: ri@tnc.org |
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January 24, 2007: The Nature Conservancy Purchases Conservation Easements for Tiverton’s Well-Known Middle Acres Farm
Lucien Lebreux has protected his Middle Acres Farm in Tiverton by selling conservation easements to The Nature Conservancy
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John Berg
Phone: (401) 331-7110 x22 |
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December 18, 2006: Nature Conservancy Acquisition in Rhode Island Adds to Pawcatuck Borderlands Preservation
The Nature Conservancy, along with local, state and federal partners, has acquired the 970-acre Phebe M. Shepard Estate property in the Pawcatuck Borderlands. The purchase is the largest single property acquired in the 20-year history of the Rhode Island Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
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Kevin Essington
Phone: (401) 331-7110 |
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September 18, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Protects 100 More Acres Of Tiverton's Valuable Coastal Forest
This open space acquisition adds to the protected area within the largest undeveloped and unfragmented forest in the Rhode Island East Bay region.
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John Berg
Phone: (401) 331-7110 x 22 |
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April 10, 2006: A Tree Falls in RI’s Forest – Will it Make a Sound?
RI ranks first in U.S. for projected loss of forests by 2050 says report.
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Kevin Essington
Phone: (401) 331-7110 |
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April 03, 2006: The Nature Conservancy Protects More than 300 Acres in North Stonington and Preston
The Conservancy recently purchased 302 acres in North Stonington and Preston. The property, located next to Pachaug State Forest, was owned by the Noyes family for several generations, and family members wanted to see it preserved.
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Jeff Zanelli
Phone: (860) 344-0716 x 332
E-mail: Jeff_Zanelli@tnc.org |
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January 07, 2006: Jones Property, a 20-year Conservation Priority Protected
The Nature Conservancy and the Block Island Land Trust completed a transaction to conserve 40 acres of land just south of Rodman’s Hollow.
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Rhode Island Chapter Office
Phone: (401) 331-7110
E-mail: ri@tnc.org |
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July 14, 2005: Nature Programs and New Trails to Explore at the Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has created three new hiking trails with the help of volunteers and Boy Scouts on its 841-acre Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
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Cheryl Wiitala
Phone: (401) 331-7110 x25
E-mail: cwiitala@tnc.org |
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November 05, 2004: Ballot Measure Passes with 71 Percent Support on Election Day
This $70 million bond will help local municipalities and land trusts protect precious open space at a time when development pressures are growing across the state.
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Rhode Island Chapter Office
Phone: (401) 331-7110
E-mail: ri@tnc.org |
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