Items of Interest:

Rhode Island Freshwater Lakes and Ponds: Aquatic Invasive Plants and Water Quality Concerns (PDF | 11.20 MB) (Feb 2012)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws Section 42-17.1-2-34, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) has used available information to report on the water quality of lakes, the occurrence of aquatic invasive species in lakes and the feasibility of instituting a boat sticker program as a means to generate funding for lake management. This report acknowledges the need to strengthen lake management in Rhode Island and recommends, subject to the availability of additional funding, that RIDEM establish a program with staff dedicated fulltime to work with lake associations and other important partners to advance needed improvements in lake management.

DEM Revises Regulations So That Felt-Soled Foot Gear is Prohibited Only in State Fresh Waters (Feb 21, 2012)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife has modified the regulation prohibiting the use of foot gear with external felt soles so that it applies only to the fresh waters of the State.

State Specific Threats:

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species List - Rhode Island or Display NAS by Taxonomic Group (select State)
DOI. USGS. Southeast Ecological Science Center.
Includes fact sheets, maps and collection information.

State Noxious Weed List - Rhode Island (none listed; see State Noxious Weed Lists)
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center. PLANTS Database.
Designated legally noxious plants.

Status of Invasive Plants - Rhode Island / Details by State and Details by County
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System.

Pest Tracker - Rhode Island
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Forest Threat Summary Viewer - Rhode Island
USDA. FS. Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
See what threats (invasive plants, insects and diseases) are in my state.

States Restricting Firewood Movement and/or Advocating Leaving Firewood at Home: Who is Affected?
The Nature Conservancy. Don't Move Firewood.