We work with partners to protect RI's lands and waters, reconnect its rivers and streams, and build broad support for climate action.
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This is a great partnership and TNC’s scientists look forward to working with new IBES interns every summer.
IBES at Work💡🌎
This summer, Hannah Saiger '25 and Quinn Cowing '25 served as coastal restoration interns for @TNC_RI!
Learn more about the internships and research experiences IBES funds each summer: ibes.brown.edu/opportunities…
RI’ers care about open space and nature. Those are nonpartisan, all-people things. -John Torgan, TNC-RI state director.
@projo @KuffnerAlex @nature_wonks @Nature_Climate @SaveTheBayRI @RhodeIslandDEM
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Question 4 provides $5M to protect RI farmland, keeping land productive and farmers in business. It supports our local food system and local jobs. ecori.org/it-is-impossible-t… @ecoRInews @RhodeIslandDEM #GreenBond
The bond has something for everyone. Clean air, clean water & green space protection real does benefit all RIers. @ARTuoni @AnderBois @RhodeIslandDEM @ecoRInews @colleen_cronin ecori.org/when-it-comes-to-o…
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island retweeted
Exciting news RI! The first Revolution Wind turbine is officially up, making a major step in meeting our clean energy goals! Check it out below via @BostonGlobe ⬇️ bostonglobe.com/2024/09/03/m…
Nature wins on Block Island & Moonstone Beach! Thx @RICurrent @NancyKLavin
11 acres of sensitive coastal and wetland habitats to the 12,700 acres of protected open space statewide under ownership or conservation easements by @TNC_RI.
By @NancyKLavin
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A land conservation organization, saving the ocean? Lizzie McLeod has a story about that in @nature_brains:
blog.nature.org/2024/05/30/m…
Enjoyed a beautiful morning with Matt Miller, editor-in-chief of @nature_brains! Welcome to RI!
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The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island retweeted
Mongolia takes the incredible next step towards #protect30x30 this Earth Day. Led by the Govt of Mongolia and @nature_org, Eternal Mongolia will protect its unique culture, rare & endangered species, and future through this @Enduring_Earth initiative. nature.ly/3xN3JuB
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island retweeted
💧#URIGSO Ph.D. student Katherine Thompson has been selected as the recipient of @nature_org Global Marine Initiative URI student research program grant for 2024. Congrats, Katherine!
➡️Read more about the funded research: buff.ly/3PZxPRG
ALT 📸 (Left to Right) Veronica M. Berounsky, Ph.D. ’90, (GSO alumni relations and communications coordinator, co-president of the Narrow River Preservation Association and chair of the Rhode Island Rivers Council); Kris Lewis, GSO assistant professor of oceanography; Katherine Thompson, GSO Ph.D. student.
Pat MacMeekin is a hero of the Queen’s River fire. Quick action by @RhodeIslandDEM and firefighters from Exeter & other towns kept everyone safe. A year later, we can talk about how fire is an important element of this ecosystem. @KuffnerAlex @projo
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83% of RI’ers agree: we don’t have to choose nature or housing. As @AnderBois says, we can walk and chew gum at the same time. Thx @FitzProv @Globe_RI #GreenBond #OpenSpace #NaturalClimateSolutions
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Pitting nature against affordable housing or economic development is a false choice. We can do all three in Rhode Island. Thanks @CotterforRI @RIEEAConnects @KuffnerAlex
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Supporting the Green Bond, plus Rep Cotter’s extra $16M for nature. #OpenSpace
At the State House to support the Green Bond and @CotterforRI ‘s important $16 million addition!
Thanks for the amazing t-shirts in support @fntpvd
Spotted @TNC_RI former northeast director Terry Sullivan!
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island retweeted
Happening now: the House commission working to help the state determine the best action for improving forest management, led by @CotterforRI, is meeting for a discussion and review of the draft of its report.
The Special Legislative Commission to Evaluate and Provide Recommendations on Proper Forest Management for Fire Prevention's meeting is airing live on RI Capitol TV and is live streaming at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv where a recording will be available to view on demand.
The agenda is online: status.rilegislature.gov/doc…
Rhode Island is working WITH nature to reduce flooding and water pollution, thanks to the voter-approved 2023 Green Bond! #GreenInfrastructure #ClimateResilience
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The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island retweeted
Apply to IBES' Summer Internship Program by Feb 19!
Each year, IBES partners with environmental orgs like @RIAudubon and @TNC_RI to offer paid internship experiences for @BrownUniversity undergrads.
Learn more + hear from members of the '23 cohort: ibes.brown.edu/ibes-summer-i…
Thx @rhodeislandsg for hosting a great discussion about life at the bottom of Narragansett Bay!
In case you missed our last Coastal State Discussion how changes in temperature and water quality have affected benthic biodiversity in #NarragansettBay over the last several decades. youtube.com/watch?v=u41L4bKN… @TNC_RI @URIGSO
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island retweeted
Happy #GivingTuesday! Lend a hand, share a smile, or donate. Every act of kindness matters.
Be part of the solution for a brighter future. 💛 nature.ly/3RioLbt
A landmark agreement and a new approach to OSW. Coordinated planning and procurement is good news for ratepayers, clean energy jobs and the environment. @NancyKLavin @GovDanMcKee #ClimateAction #OffshoreWind rhodeislandcurrent.com/2023/…
