PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — More than $3.75 million is being awarded to help Rhode Island communities and local organizations protect green space throughout the state.
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced Friday that 17 projects will receive matching grants to protect 889 acres of open space and farmland. The funding stems from the Green Economy Bond program, which was voters passed in 2016.
The initiative aims to invest $35 million to preserve open space, improve recreational facilities and clean up land and waterways.
The grants include $151,500 to acquire 15.6 acres at the headwaters of Little Creek in Portsmouth; $150,000 to acquire 75 acres on Saugatucket Road in South Kingston to help create a 120-acre stretch of protected land; and $400,000 to acquire 211.5 acres abutting Water Supply Board land in Cumberland.
For more articles out of New England, click here.
RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Corn planted in 2022 for all purposes by Minnesota producers is estimated at 8.30 million acres according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Acreage report. This is down 100,000 acres from 2021 but 500,000 acres above the March intentions. Harvested acres for grain is forecast at 7.80 million acres. Producers […]
MADISON, Wis. — Corn planted in 2022 for all purposes by Wisconsin producers is estimated at 4.00 million acres according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Acreage report. This is unchanged from 2021 but 300,000 acres above the March intentions. Harvested acres for grain is forecast at 3.00 million acres. Producers reported planting […]
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The 2021 corn for grain crop is estimated at 148.35 million bushels, 21 percent above last year’s production of 122.96 million bushels, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average yield of 129.0 bushels per acre is […]
LINCOLN, Neb. — Corn for grain production in Nebraska based on year-end surveys is estimated at 1.85 billion bushels, up 4% from 2020, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Yield of 194 bushels per acre is up 14 bushels from last year. Farmers harvested 9.56 million acres of corn for grain, down 3% from […]
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Corn for grain production in Kansas based on year-end surveys is estimated at 751 million bushels, down 2% from 2020, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Yield of 139 bushels per acre is up 5 bushels from last year. Area harvested, at 5.40 million acres of corn for grain, is down […]
