Our Sponsors
In Rhode Island, the Tree Farm Program is sponsored by:
- Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization
PO Box 53 No. Scituate, RI 02857-0053 Web Site: www.rifco.org Tel: 401.568-3410 E-Mail: info@rifco.org
- Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Division of Forest Environment
Catherine Sparks, Assistant Director Bruce Payton, Deputy Chief 235 Promenade Street, Suite 394, Providence, RI 02908 DFE Web Site: www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/forest/index.htm DEM Web Site: www.dem.ri.gov Tel: 401.222.2445 Fax: 401.222.2444 The Forest Environment Program manages 40,000 acres of state-owned rural forestland, and coordinates a statewide forest fire protection plan, provides forest fire protection on state lands, assists rural volunteer fire departments, and develops forest and wildlife management plans for private landowners who choose to manage their property in ways that will protect these resources on their land. The Program promotes public understanding of environmental conservation, enforces Department rules and regulations on DEM lands, and assists the federal government in providing landowner assistance programs. Moreover, additional DFE mandates are to monitor and recommend controls for insects and disease, to work with communities promoting urban tree health, to license arborists, and to certify forest land under the state's Farm, Forest and Open Space Act.
- Providence Water
Mail: 552 Academy Ave., Providence, RI 02908 Web Site: www.provwater.com Tel: (401) 521-6300 E-Mail: wsplash@provwater.com
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