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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Public workshops coming up on new fishing, hunting rules

April 1 and 2 in Tiverton and Exeter


cat animated GIFPROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold public workshops in Tiverton and Exeter in early April to discuss the proposed 2014-2015 hunting seasons and bag limits regulations, 2015-2016 freshwater fishing seasons, and park and management area rules and regulations.

Public workshops will be held on Tuesday, April 1 at the Tiverton Rod and Gun Club located at 1529 Fish Road in Tiverton, and on Wednesday, April 2 at the Education Center located within Arcadia Management Area in Exeter at the former Camp Ehuntee, located at 1B Camp Ehuntee Place. Both workshops will start at 6:00 p.m.

A public hearing on the proposed regulations will be held on Tuesday, June 3 at 7 p.m. in the Warwick Police Department's Community Room at 99 Veteran's Memorial Drive in Warwick.

Copies of the draft regulations will be available at the public workshops and will be posted on DEM's website, 
www.dem.ri.gov, by March 28.

Directions to Camp Ehuntee:

From Route 165, enter the Arcadia Management Area on Frosty Hollow Rd. Follow approximately 1.4 miles to the end and then turn left. Follow another 0.2 mile and turn right. Follow the entrance road to the Education Center.