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pose with one of the fish they studied to develop a model of the
Narragansett Bay food web. (Photo courtesy of Maggie Heinichen)
A team of scientists at the University of Rhode Island is creating a series of
computer models of the food web of Narragansett Bay to simulate how the
ecosystem will respond to changes in environmental conditions and human uses.
The models will be used to predict how fish abundance will change as water
temperatures rise, nutrient inputs vary, and fishing pressure fluctuates.
“A model like this allows you to
test things and anticipate changes before they happen in the real ecosystem,”
December 17, 2020 5:22 pm
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RICHMOND, R.I. (WLNE) – According to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, a man was injured after a hunting incident this afternoon.
A 28-year-old man from Wakefield, was shot in the lower part of his back by his hunting partner.
The two men were hunting deer in the woods near West Shannock Road at the time.
The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment.
There is no word yet on his condition, and the DEM is investigating.
12/15/2020
Committee moves forward on new trash transfer station
The city is nearing a 10-year agreement with the operations of the Grotto Avenue transfer station. Waste Connections would build a new facility to replace the existing one.
PAWTUCKET – After a failed bid by City Councilor Tim Rudd to get another legal opinion on a new 10-year lease agreement for the city’s waste transfer station, the City Council’s property subcommittee last week gave an initial go-ahead to the agreement.
The deal, which goes to the full council Dec. 21, calls for existing operator Waste Connections Inc., which was the only bidder in a request for proposals process, to build a new transfer station at the existing Grotto Avenue site, paying the up-front costs with the understanding that the city would pay back the more than $2 million cost over 10 years and then own the facility.