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		<title>Public Lecture Sept. 27: What&#8217;s the Deal with Seals?</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/09/21/whats-the-deal-with-seals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RINHS will host a lecture “Seal Biology &#038; Ecology in New England: Insights Through Strandings” by C.T. Harry, on Tuesday evening, September 27th, at 7:30 p.m. in Corless Auditorium on the URI &#8211; Graduate School of Oceanography, Bay Campus in Narragansett (URI-GSO). The Natural History Survey&#8217;s 17th Annual Meeting will precede the September 27 lecture, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water chestnut pull is on for Saturday, Sept. 10</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/09/06/water-chestnut-pull-is-on-for-saturday-sept-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RINHS and Westerly Land Trust are coordinating another water chestnut pull at Chapman Pond in Westerly to replace the one we had to cancel because of Hurricane Irene. On Saturday, September 10, from 8 am to 12 noon, please come out for a muddy morning on the water and help preserve our wonderful pond for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Chestnut Pull August 27 CANCELLED</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/08/26/water-chestnut-pull-august-27-cancelled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The water chestnut pull scheduled for Chapman Pond, Westerly, on Saturday, August 27, is cancelled. With the approach of Hurricane Irene, many of our most reliable volunteers have informed us they will be busy with storm preparations and can&#8217;t make it. We are rescheduling the Chapman Pond water chestnut pull for Saturday, September 10, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pull Water Chestnut for Fun and Profit&#8230;Well, Just for Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/07/19/pull-water-chestnut-for-fun-and-profit-well-just-for-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volunteers are needed to help pull the invasive plant water chestnut (Trapa natans) from Chapman Pond, in Westerly, on Sunday, July 24, from 8 am to 12 noon. Meet at the DEM boat ramp off Town Landfill Road off of Rt-91 (Westerly-Bradford Road). Everyone should bring sturdy gloves that can get wet, clothes that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crew Member Positions Open</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/04/13/crew-member-positions-open/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/04/13/crew-member-positions-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS) is recruiting High School students &#38; new graduates (age 16-19) for environmental restoration crew positions.  Students interested in jobs in the environment, forestry, landscaping, wildlife biology, etc. should apply! The 2010 Crew For more details, download an application or informational flyer]]></description>
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		<title>Crew in Your Community RFP</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/04/06/crew-in-your-community-rfp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/04/06/crew-in-your-community-rfp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS) is requesting proposals from communities across the state for “Crew in your Community: Youth Conservation League Stewardship &#38; Service Day”.  Up to 4 land organizations (e.g. towns, land trusts, etc.) will be selected to receive one day of pro bono Youth Conservation League (YCL) labor during the summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 BioBlitz in Scituate June 10-11</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/03/31/2011-bioblitz-in-scituate-june-10-11/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/03/31/2011-bioblitz-in-scituate-june-10-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce that the 2011 BioBlitz will be held at the Joslin Farm site in Scituate from 3 p.m. Friday June 10 to 3 pm Saturday June 11. Providence Water is the land owner and local host and Roger Williams Park Zoo is the lead sponsor. Joslin Farm is approximately in the center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conference Speakers Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/03/31/conference-speakers-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/03/31/conference-speakers-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The full program of presenters for RINHS&#8217;s 2011 Ecology of Rhode Island Conference, &#8220;Science and Management of Salt Ponds and Coastal Lagoons,&#8221; is now available. Please visit the conference page of this website. Registration for the conference is now open. Download a registration form.]]></description>
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		<title>Roger Goos, URI Prof. of Botany, Emeritus—1924-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/03/10/roger-goos-uri-prof-of-botany-emeritus%e2%80%941924-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/03/10/roger-goos-uri-prof-of-botany-emeritus%e2%80%941924-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dgregg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roger Goos, a professor of botany at the University of Rhode Island from 1970 to 1995, passed away on Monday, March 7 at the age of 86. Roger grew up on a farm in Iowa, serving in the Infantry in WW II (European Theater) earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Dr. Goos received his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Crew Leader Wanted</title>
		<link>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/02/11/youth-crew-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://www.rinhs.org/2011/02/11/youth-crew-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jbarnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Job Description The Rhode Island Natural History Survey (RINHS) seeks to hire a seasonal Youth Crew Leader for the 2011 field season.  60% of this position will be to lead the development and implementation of a non-residential high school youth crew. In coordination with RINHS leadership and an Assistant Crew Leader, the Leader will supervise [...]]]></description>
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