SAVE THE LAKES
AN ALLIANCE OF INDIVIDUALS AND ASSOCIATIONS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING, PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE FRESH WATER BODIES OF RHODE ISLAND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
 


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Welcome!

Save The Lakes was founded as the only statewide organization dedicated to the preservation and protection of Rhode Island’s lakes, ponds and fresh water resources.  We provide a forum for education, discussion and action on lake-related issues; we advocate for better fresh water management policies at the local, state and federal levels.

Save The Lakes (STL) is managed entirely by volunteers and is a 501(c)3 qualified non-profit organization. We are supported almost exclusively through membership dues and donations, which are fully tax deductable. Members are encouraged to join one of STL's committees to become actively engaged in critical issues and interesting challenges, while gaining valuable information on lake and watershed issues (and even have some fun!)

Save The Lakes members receive information on current and critical lake issues through email communications, access to environmental agency personnel at forums and workshops, and opportunities to network with other members at events. If you are a permanent or part-time lake area residents, recreational lake user, lake area or lake dependent business, we encourage you to join STL and support our efforts for YOUR lake's sake!

Rhode Island lakes and ponds -
beautiful in every season!

LATEST NEWS

Saturday, March 31st, Save the Lakes launches its Voluntary Inspection Program (VIP), a boater education and inspection program to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasives species with new volunteer training (read more)

Saturday, March 31st (and April 5th) URI Watershed Watch classroom training for new water quality monitoring volunteers! New volunteers needed for sites around the state (read more)

RIDEM releases "Rhode Island Freshwater Lakes and Ponds: Aquatic Invasive Plants and Water Quality Concerns, A Report to the Govenor and Rhode Island Assembly" (Read it here)

Mark your calendar now for the STL LakeFest: Celebrating Fresh Water, Sunday July 22, 2012 at Roger Williams Park! (read more)

Harmful algal blooms were reported in a number of lakes in RI this summer (Click here for the RIDEM press release). Learn more about harmful algal blooms (cyanobacteria) from the North American Lake Management Society (read more). URI Watershed Watch has also recently created a webpage with links to many cyanobacteria resources (click here).

Got a dog?? 101 reasons to pick up pet waste (read more)

 
 
For More Information Contact:
Save the Lakes * 61 Wood Road * Chepachet, RI,  02814 * Tel: (401) 568-4267 * Internet: info@stlri.org
 
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