Tag: The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy purchases 28 acres near Tillinghast Pond
WEST GREENWICH – A 28-acre section of forest adjacent to the Tillinghast Pond Management Area and Wickaboxet Management Area has been protected via acquisition,...
Woonasquatucket Adventure Park opens in Providence
PROVIDENCE – A new 28-acre park that includes multipurpose trails and active recreational space opened on Tuesday with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting. The Woonasquatucket Adventure Park...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank announces first 5 participants in Municipal Resilience Program
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank announced Monday the five municipalities that will participate in the initial round of its Municipal Resilience Program. Barrington,...
DEM buys 58 acres in Hopkinton for preservation, establishing 2,000 contiguous...
HOPKINTON – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management acquired 58 acres of forestland in Hopkinton for $250,000 for permanent protection in a location abutting...
EPA N.E. honors locals with 2018 Merit Awards
BOSTON – Three organizations and four individuals based in the Providence metropolitan area were honored with 2018 Environmental Merit Awards from the U.S. Environmental...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, August 2018
1. PBN announces 2018 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies. POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 24. Twenty local companies have earned a spot on Providence Business News’...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Aug. 13, 2018
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story and other...
Is Agawam Hunt’s innovative partnership with The Nature Conservancy to conserve...
Celebrating birdies took on a more expansive meaning this past spring at Agawam Hunt, thanks to an unusual partnership with The Nature Conservancy. After emerging...
229 acres in Cumberland set aside for water protection, recreation
CUMBERLAND - Sisters of Mercy in Cumberland, part of an international religious institute of Catholic women, has sold most of its local property in...
DEM announces $3.3M purchase of development rights of 369 acres of...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the development rights to 369 acres in Exeter from Earl...
