Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Rhode Island
Headquarters 235 Promenade Street Providence, Rhode Island [1]
Agency executives
  • Janet Coit, Director[2]
  • Terry Maguire, Assistant Director-Finance
  • Michael Healey, Chief Public Affairs Officer
  • Joseph Masino, Legislative Liaison
  • Mary E. Kay, Executive Counsel
  • Lou Maccarone, Chief Program Development
Website http://www.dem.ri.gov

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) is a Rhode Island state government agency charged with supervising and controlling the protection, development, planning, and utilization of the natural resources of the state, including, but not limited to: water, plants, trees, soil, clay, sand, gravel, rocks and other minerals, air, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, shellfish, and other forms of aquatic, insect, and animal life.[3]

It includes the Division of Parks and Recreation which is responsible for management of Rhode Island's fifteen State Parks, seven state beaches, and five public use lands.

References

  1. ↑ "Home- Rhode Island -Department of Environmental Management". Dem.ri.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Director- Rhode Island -Department of Environmental Management". Dem.ri.gov. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  3. ↑ "42-17.1-2". Webserver.rilin.state.ri.us. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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