In Rhode Island, a Natural Heritage Area, consisting of a 36-acre native, mature forest, is currently under threat of being clear-cut for a solar project in North Kingstown.
There has been no state government entity identifying, monitoring, or protecting biodiversity, including the state’s Natural Heritage Areas, since the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management defunded the Rhode Island Natural Heritage Program in 2007.
Please join the Save Rhode Island’s Forests Campaign to pass the Old Growth Forest Protection Act and the Solar Forest/Biodiversity bill…