Welcome Our mission is to protect, restore, and promote our environment to ensure Rhode Island remains a wonderful place to live, visit, and raise a family. Preserving Our Environment Environmental Protection Bureau Environmental Police Climate Change Emergency Response Land Conservation Narragansett Bay Stormwater Solutions Revitalization Rhode Share A Concern Exploring Rhode Island Agriculture & RI Grown Food RI Forests & Urban Trees Bikeways Blueways & Greenways Boating Fishing & Hunting Local Seafood/Quahog Week RI State Parks, Beaches & Campgrounds State Beach Parking Passes Doing Business with Us Applications & Forms Commercial Fisheries Septic System Records/Guidance Enviro Site Search Have A Question? File Reviews Rules & Regulations Permit Search Permits & Licenses Online Service Center Find online records and permits, pay service fees, and more. DEM Data & Maps View data visualizations and explore interactive maps. Stay Informed Follow us on social media! RI boat registrations and renewals are moving to a new system. Please take a few minutes to create an account in our new system so you can save time when your renewal becomes due. Registering a boat? Looking for a hunting or fishing license or permit? DEM's Boat Registration and Licensing Office staff are glad to help!Buy online or visit our office on weekdays from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm (directions) Featured Events Apr 2 Spotted Lanternfly Educational Training Session (Middletown) Location: Middletown Public Library 700 W Main Rd, Middletown 10:30am 12:30pm Apr 2 Project WILD & Rhody Critter Kits Educator Training Location: USFWS Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown 9:00am 3:30pm Apr 3 Spotted Lanternfly Educational Training Session (Charlestown) Location: Charlestown Cross’ Mills Public Library 4417 Old Post Rd, Charlestown, RI 02813 4:00pm 6:00pm View more News & Events Trending Topics Minimum Sizes / Possession Limits re: Marine FisheriesHunting/Fishing / Updates for Opening Day of Trout FishingSeptic / Onsite Wastewater Treatment SystemsNew Freshwater Wetlands RulesAdvanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT)Draft report on “Forever Chemicals” PFAS2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions InventoryGuidance and FAQs for the Plastic Reduction ActAvian Influenza (Bird Flu) / Canine Respiratory DiseaseRI Seafood Microgrants / LitterFree RI MicrograntsWork at DEM: Full-time opportunities and seasonal jobsFor more information about DEM divisions and programs and timely updates, visit www.dem.ri.gov/pressroom Press Releases All press releases Ahoy! DEM Offers Youth Boating Safety Class May 18-19 Wednesday, March 27, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) Division of Law E ... Read article Attorney General Neronha, DEM Director Gray issue statements following successful defense of state law in Johnson’s Pond lawsuit Tuesday, March 26, 2024 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. ... Read article Town of East Greenwich, DEM Partner to Preserve the Nearly 40 Acre Pine-Lister Farm at the Headwaters of the Hunt River for Wildlife Habitat and Outdoor Recreation Monday, March 25, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Town of East Greenwich are ... Read article All press releases
Preserving Our Environment Environmental Protection Bureau Environmental Police Climate Change Emergency Response Land Conservation Narragansett Bay Stormwater Solutions Revitalization Rhode Share A Concern
Exploring Rhode Island Agriculture & RI Grown Food RI Forests & Urban Trees Bikeways Blueways & Greenways Boating Fishing & Hunting Local Seafood/Quahog Week RI State Parks, Beaches & Campgrounds State Beach Parking Passes
Doing Business with Us Applications & Forms Commercial Fisheries Septic System Records/Guidance Enviro Site Search Have A Question? File Reviews Rules & Regulations Permit Search Permits & Licenses
Apr 2 Spotted Lanternfly Educational Training Session (Middletown) Location: Middletown Public Library 700 W Main Rd, Middletown 10:30am 12:30pm
Apr 2 Project WILD & Rhody Critter Kits Educator Training Location: USFWS Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestown 9:00am 3:30pm
Apr 3 Spotted Lanternfly Educational Training Session (Charlestown) Location: Charlestown Cross’ Mills Public Library 4417 Old Post Rd, Charlestown, RI 02813 4:00pm 6:00pm
Ahoy! DEM Offers Youth Boating Safety Class May 18-19 Wednesday, March 27, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s (DEM) Division of Law E ... Read article
Attorney General Neronha, DEM Director Gray issue statements following successful defense of state law in Johnson’s Pond lawsuit Tuesday, March 26, 2024 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. ... Read article
Town of East Greenwich, DEM Partner to Preserve the Nearly 40 Acre Pine-Lister Farm at the Headwaters of the Hunt River for Wildlife Habitat and Outdoor Recreation Monday, March 25, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Town of East Greenwich are ... Read article