Page for reference only	Conservation:	Cold Water Protection Layering for Cold Water Boating A Cold Weather Caution Late Season Layering
	Past conservation articles of interest	Rolling Clinics There is an App for that! Effectiive commuincation while paddling
		New put-in on the Blackstone River
	Local Watersheds           Hunt River Watershed Association Narrow River Preservation Association RICKA Interview with Richard Grant NRPA director  Narrow River Preservation Association     Pawtuxet River Authority and Watershed Council interview  What is a Watershed        Interview with Director: Amy Rothe Charles River Watershed Associaton  5/14 Charles River Watershed Association       North & South River Watershed Associations 5/21 RICKA Interview with NSRWA Samantha Woods       Paddles in Bristol (RIBA)   Taunton River Watershed Alliance Maps of the Taunton River   Buckeye Brook Coalition   RICKA interview with  Buckeye Brook Coalition director Paul Earnshaw   Moshassuck River Watershed AssociationRICKA Interview   Moshassuck River Watershed  director Greg Gerrit   Kickemuit River Council  Map of the Kickemuit River Council       Last Green Valley  Salt Ponds Coalition   Interview with the Last Green Valley's director               Westport River Watershed Alliance RICKA Interview with WRWA Matt Patrick Bill for WPWA Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association RICKA Interview with WPWA Association director Denise Poyer     Pawtuxet River Authority & Watershed Council   Neponset River Watershed Association   Blackstone River Watershed Read the Article  from "Your Smithfield Magazine"	Late season Layering
Off Season Brings new 5/7 dangers with fallen trees across rivers. Climate change is already happening in the Narragansett Bay region and will intensify in the years to come. Climate Changes Electric rates in RI Fish ladder on the Palmer  Fish ladders at Saugatucket River 5/21 China says West must take  lead on climate change aluminium glass Mashapaug Pond is the largest and only remaining natural freshwater pond in Providence. Urban Pond Procession How do they Recycle Car Batteries ?		Bar Harbor What is the impact of offshore Wind Paddles in Bristol (RIBA) First Wind Turbine Some things that you need to know about eelgrass Harry Potter Owls Invasive Plants Wild Turkeys Coyotes
What's your favorite National Park?      Bondsville Dam More on Dam Removals against dam removal   How to recycle computers not completed Many uses of Used motor oil How do they recycle paint How do they recycle paper	Click to learn more DEM warns boaters about aquatic invasive species?	Sharks Algae Blooms Beach Litter   Fish Kill Styrofoam from Japan tsunami causing fears for Alaska wildlife   Bears Fishers Are bats in the North East Dying off? Road Salt How do they recycle Used Tires ? Sea Turtles Sandy Barred Owls A caution about swans during mating season Dam Removal The Palmer River hosts one of the last 2 self-sustaining runs of American shad in Narragansett Bay’s watershed. read more.. Fish Ladders Rhode Island has ample rainfall that supports our freshwater system of groundwater aquifers, rivers, streams, and lakes, while providing freshwater as drinking water, as well as for industry, firefighting, and agriculture. Despite our plentiful rainfall, however, there is still a limit to this resource. Freshwater Resources White Tailed Deer' How Large is the Island of Plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean ? How do they recycle Used Tires ? World's Dirtiest River Dams in China Fish Kill
		Moose in MA ME Island Trail A local river's quiet advocate How do they recycle plastics Don't go eating Monarch Butterflies!  Whales and Dolphins How to organize a river clean up Earth Day Boundry Waters Waterfalls loons 4/30 Racoons Dodgeville Lyme Disease

Conservation chair; Bill Luther prijon@juno.com