Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
Address
45 Eagle Street
Suite 202
Providence, RI 02909
(401) 861-9046
Description:
The mission of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council is to encourage, support and promote the restoration and preservation of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed as an environmental, recreational, cultural, and economic asset of the State of Rhode Island.
The Watershed Council runs environmental programs all summer long including the "Adopt-a-Spot" Program,in which volunteers claim a spot along the Bike Path and commit to cleaning it once a week, and Water Quality Monitoring in partnership with the URI Watershed Watch Program, volunteers take measurements of dissolved oxygen, water temperature, weather, salinity, bacteria, and nutrients in 3 locations in Providence and North Providence.
Services
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Description
Adopt-A-Spot on the Bike Path: The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council is looking for groups or individuals to adopt portions of the bike-path to keep it safe and well maintained. Adopting a portion of the path will get you a free t-shirt, litter pick, garbage bags and gloves, a listing on the website, and the satisfaction of making the bike path even more of an asset to the community. You will commit to conduct a weekly cleanup of your section and to be the "eyes and ears" of the path, checking in with Watershed Council when necessary to notify them of problems or issues that you or your group may not be able to deal with such as a fallen tree, graffiti removal, damaged planting etc. Multiple people can adopt the same site. A business can adopt a spot and a sign will be placed along the bike path acknowledging their adoption of that spot.
Hours
Commit to a weekly clean-up; at volunteers convenience
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
All
Fees
No Fees
Intake Procedure
Call to volunteer
Service Area
Statewide
Geography Served
- Rhode Island
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
Description
The Watershed Council is directly involved in monitoring three sites on the lower river. The water quality of many of the lakes and ponds in the upper part of the watershed is also monitored under the URI Watershed Watch program by volunteers not associated with Watershed Council. The data for all of the Watershed Watch sites are available on the Watershed Watch web site. The sites monitored by Watershed Council volunteers are: Greystone Mill Pond, Johnston/North Providence; Rising Sun Dam, near Donigian Park, Providence; Waterplace Park, Providence. Volunteers measure: Dissolved Oxygen; Water Temperature; Weather; Salinity; Bacteria; Nutrients
Hours
Monitoring times and dates vary
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
All
Fees
No Fees
Intake Procedure
Call to volunteer
Service Area
Providence, North Providence
Geography Served
- Rhode Island
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
General Information
Hours:
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Intake Process:
Call, email or go online to volunteer
Program Fees:
No Fees
Eligibility:
All
Is Shelter?
No
Miscellaneous
AKA:
WRWC
Related Resource
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Services
Click here to show all service details. Or click on a service name to see its details specifically.
Description
Adopt-A-Spot on the Bike Path: The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council is looking for groups or individuals to adopt portions of the bike-path to keep it safe and well maintained. Adopting a portion of the path will get you a free t-shirt, litter pick, garbage bags and gloves, a listing on the website, and the satisfaction of making the bike path even more of an asset to the community. You will commit to conduct a weekly cleanup of your section and to be the "eyes and ears" of the path, checking in with Watershed Council when necessary to notify them of problems or issues that you or your group may not be able to deal with such as a fallen tree, graffiti removal, damaged planting etc. Multiple people can adopt the same site. A business can adopt a spot and a sign will be placed along the bike path acknowledging their adoption of that spot.
Hours
Commit to a weekly clean-up; at volunteers convenience
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
All
Fees
No Fees
Intake Procedure
Call to volunteer
Service Area
Statewide
Geography Served
- Rhode Island
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
Description
The Watershed Council is directly involved in monitoring three sites on the lower river. The water quality of many of the lakes and ponds in the upper part of the watershed is also monitored under the URI Watershed Watch program by volunteers not associated with Watershed Council. The data for all of the Watershed Watch sites are available on the Watershed Watch web site. The sites monitored by Watershed Council volunteers are: Greystone Mill Pond, Johnston/North Providence; Rising Sun Dam, near Donigian Park, Providence; Waterplace Park, Providence. Volunteers measure: Dissolved Oxygen; Water Temperature; Weather; Salinity; Bacteria; Nutrients
Hours
Monitoring times and dates vary
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
All
Fees
No Fees
Intake Procedure
Call to volunteer
Service Area
Providence, North Providence
Geography Served
- Rhode Island
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Telephone Numbers
Address Listings
Mailing
45 Eagle Street
Suite 202
Providence, RI 02909
Physical (Primary)
45 Eagle Street
Suite 202
Providence, RI 02909
Contacts
Alicia Lehrer
Phone Numbers
Main Phone
(401) 861-9046
Fax
(401) 861-9038
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