New commission will seek to promote forest conservation in R.I.

Cassius Shuman

07/28/2021

A NEW COMMISSION will seek funding and identify incentives for landowners in the state to maintain their land as a forest. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PROVIDENCE – Legislation that will create a forest conservation committee in Rhode Island has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Daniel J. McKee. The commission will seek new funding and identify incentives for landowners in the state to maintain their land as a forest. It will be coordinated and…