In The News
May 29, 2023
Farm Fresh Rhode Island and WRWC Celebrate Latest Stormwater Collaboration
Last Tuesday, May 23rd, a host of guest speakers, supporters, and staff joined the WRWC and Farm Fresh Rhode Island as the two announced their latest collaboration: a stormwater installation at the new Farm Fresh RI headquarters in... Keep reading »
May 18, 2023
Greening the Greenway Press Event May 23
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** CONTACT: Jesse Rye (Farm Fresh RI), 401-312-4250 ext. 117 Alicia Lehrer (WRWC), 401-497-8299 Sustainable Development Reshapes Key Providence Corridor: Farm Fresh RI and Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council Celebrate Partnership PROVIDENCE, RI – On Tuesday, May... Keep reading »
May 2, 2023
Senator Reed, Mayor Smiley, and USDA Join the WRWC for Earth Day Tree Planting
The WRWC has been celebrating the entire month of April as Earth Month, filled with events and activities throughout the Watershed community. Part of the celebrations recently included a tree planting featuring U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Providence... Keep reading »
April 25, 2023
WRWC Welcomes New Board Members
The WRWC welcomed several new members to its advisory board in February 2023. Daphne Sarcia is the DEI Community Engagement Manager at Lendlease, a global commercial real estate organization that focuses on an integrated model that invests and... Keep reading »
March 13, 2023
Picking Up Nips Presents Great Challenge for Litter Patrollers
Have you seen nips – those tiny plastic bottles from liquor stores – discarded around your neighborhood? Thanks to community clean-up efforts and a potential new “bottle bill,” Rhode Island could begin to see much fewer of these... Keep reading »
February 1, 2023
Greystone Sluiceway Bridge to Be Replaced with Bike and Pedestrian Bridge
Last week, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation confirmed that the Greystone Sluiceway Bridge, which borders Johnston and North Providence, will be replaced and turned into a bridge for bicyclists and pedestrians only. Spokesperson Charles St. Martin shared... Keep reading »
December 22, 2022
A Seven-Foot Trout is Rhode Island’s Newest Environmental Educator
Our fish friend Brookie was featured in the news! Rhode Island Monthly featured the beloved brook trout used in the WRWC’s Environmental Education programming with elementary schools throughout the Watershed. Created by Greenway Manager Jacob Gorke and Environmental... Keep reading »
December 8, 2022
Providence Eyes $1M Plan to Clean Stormwater Pollution
The WRWC was recently featured in the news! On Tuesday, November 22, the City Council Finance Commission approved a measure to allow the city of Providence to borrow $1 million to develop Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plans... Keep reading »
December 8, 2022
Cleanup to Introduce Plans for Environmental Education Center
The WRWC was featured in the news! The WRWC, in collaboration with the Smithfield Conservation Commission and Historic Cemeteries Group, will be conducting another cleanup at 5 Waterview Drive in Smithfield–the future home of the WRWC’s new Environmental... Keep reading »
November 28, 2022
WRWC Receives EPA Grant to Train New Environmental Advocates
The WRWC was recently featured in the news! As part of a $30,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council will be expanding its Nuevas Voces program, a community-led program that seeks... Keep reading »
November 28, 2022
New Art Installation by Local Artist at Riverside Park Celebrates the Monarch Butterfly
There’s a new art installation at Riverside Park! The artwork was created by Providence-based mural artist Angela “AGONZA” Gonzalez, and it features several monarch butterflies that have been painted on various rocks throughout Riverside Park. AGONZA’s use of... Keep reading »
November 21, 2022
EPA Awards the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council with a Grant to work on Climate Resilience
The WRWC is excited to announce that we were selected as a recipient for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Healthy Communities Grant! This grant program helps to fund community-based projects that focus on environmental justice and climate resiliency.... Keep reading »