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Abundant wildlife beside the Newport Bridge in Rhode Island. © Erika Montoya
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The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters on which all life depends, and for more than 50 years, we’ve been working in Rhode Island to do just that.

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From Lewis-Dickens Farm to Clay Head, Block Island will show you something new every time.

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Removing Bradford Dam

Our largest demolition project to date will benefit fish, reduce flooding and open the Pawcatuck River to paddling.

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Office Reopening

TNC’s Providence and Block Island offices reopened to staff on April 11, 2022. To keep everyone safe, office visits must be approved in advance and visitors must certify that they are vaccinated. Staff are available by phone, e-mail or video.

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Discover and enjoy TNC's Rhode Island nature preserves. Since 1964, TNC has helped protect more than 35,000 acres of outstanding wildlife habitat in the Ocean State.

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Bidding Open for Blackstone River Fish Passage

The Nature Conservancy and the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program are seeking professional design services for fish passage projects at the Elizabeth Webbing and Valley Falls Dam in Central Falls, Rhode Island. All questions are due via email to scomings@tnc.org by 5:00 p.m. on November 28, 2022; answers will be provided via email by 5:00 p.m. on November 30, 2022. All bids are due by email to scomings@tnc.org by 5:00 p.m. on December 2, 2022.

  • Scope of Work

    Project description and background on Blackstone River Diadromous Fish Restoration Plan Download File

Bidding Open for Hunts Mill Fish Passage

The Nature Conservancy and the RI Department of Environmental Management are seeking construction services to improve fish passage on the Ten Mile River in East Providence, Rhode Island. Construction will be performed in the late summer or fall of 2023. There is a mandatory pre-bid conference at 27 Hunts Mill Road in Rumford at 1:00pm on November 28, 2022. All questions are due via email to scomings@tnc.org 5:00pm on December 5, 2022; answers will be provided via email by 5:00pm on December 7, 2022. All bids are due by email to scomings@tnc.org by 5:00pm on December 14, 2022.

  • Scope of Work

    Project description provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Download File

  • Appendix 1

    Project designs provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Download File

  • Appendix 2

    Specifications for the construction of wire mesh gabions Download File