A Warning From Conservation Leaders: Rhode Island Could Lose Land Protection Funding

A Warning From Conservation Leaders: Rhode Island Could Lose Land Protection Funding

Author: Bill Bartholomew March 12, 2026 Duration: 20:18
Send us Fan Mail Rhode Island’s proposed Rhode Island Green Bond includes funding for climate resilience, parks, and water infrastructure — but no money for land conservation. Two leading environmental organizations say that omission could halt decades of progress protecting farmland, forests, and community open space. In a recent op-ed, Jeffrey Hall of the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and Kate Sayles of the Rhode Island Land Trust Council warned that without a $10 million addition to the ...

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