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 Task Force
• Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

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