Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Rhode Island
Headquarters	235 Promenade Street Providence, Rhode Island
Agency executives	Janet Coit, Director Terry Maguire, Assistant Director-Finance Rose Jones, Chief Public Affairs Officer Joseph Masino, Legislative Liaison Mary E. Kay, Executive Counsel Lou Maccarone, Chief Program Development
Website	http://www.dem.ri.gov

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) is a Rhode Island state government agency charged with supervising and controlling the protection, development, planning, and utilization of the natural resources of the state, including, but not limited to: water, plants, trees, soil, clay, sand, gravel, rocks and other minerals, air, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, shellfish, and other forms of aquatic, insect, and animal life.

It includes the Division of Parks and Recreation which is responsible for management of Rhode Island's fifteen State Parks, seven state beaches, and five public use lands.

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