Representing Rhode Island’s Naturalists
As the only organization with a mission to organize and represent the interests of Rhode Island’s naturalists, RINHS is often called on to provide a “natural history” or a “scientific citizen” perspective on boards and committees. RINHS participation in state committees is sometimes called for in statue; sometimes organizations seek it out on their own. This little-known activity is one of RINHS’s most effective means of contributing to scientifically informed environmental conservation and management.
Some Past and Present Boards and Committees with RINHS Representation:
- Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Management Committee
- Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Landscape Management Planning Committee
- Rhode Island Environmental Monitoring Collaborative
- Coalition for Water Security
- RI DEM Artificial Reef Monitoring Plan Advisory Committee (ARMPA)
- Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England