Whitehouse and Reed Announce Federal Funding to Grow RIDEM's Tree Cover Program
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined East Providence Mayor Roberto DaSilva and representatives from the Rhode Island Departm...
U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse today joined East Providence Mayor Roberto DaSilva and representatives from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) at East Providence's Hull Street Park to celebrate $300,000 in federal funding to expand the Department's urban tree cover initiatives in communities across Rhode Island. With this new funding, RIDEM's Division of Agriculture and Forest Environment will expand its partnership with the Green Infrastructure Center to support communities with green infrastructure planning, incorporating trees into emergency planning, and enhancing urban canopies.