Stormwater Innovation Center

The Rhode Island Departments of Environmental Management and Health have issued a cyanobacteria advisory for Cunliff Lake in Roger Williams Park. Please avoid all contact with the water until the advisory is lifted. We monitor the Roger Williams Park Ponds, along with Tongue, Spectacle, Mashapaug, and Fenner ponds, twice each week. Photos and monitoring data are posted after each field visit on our data dashboard. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f7875071712f4c7a90166f751b285bdb # Providence Parks Department The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island Audubon Society of Rhode Island

Summer is in full swing, and we’ve loved sharing our work and meeting so many wonderful people over the past few weeks. Swipe through to see a few recent highlights from our summer season so far! Providence Parks Department

1. BIOPODs launch event at Roger Williams Park (Funded by Bloom RI)

2. JT Owen’s community cleanup (funded by Litter Free RI)

3. Bristol Aggie School Group Tour at Roger Williams Park

Missed our last public tour? No worries! Our next one will be on July 7 from 10:30 AM to 11:45 am at Roger Williams Park.💧

Make sure to sign up and bring a buddy with you to learn about all the stormwater management and research happening right in your community!

Scan the QR code or visit: https://tinyurl.com/4uda6h3s!

Cyanobacteria monitoring efforts is all-hands- on-deck this season! 🦠 View our data here: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f7875071712f4c7a90166f751b285bdb

The Institute at Brown for Environment and Society (IBES) interns from the Stormwater Center and The Nature Conservancy are working together to collect data across Roger Williams Park and the wider watershed (Mashapaug, Fenner, Deep Spring, and Tounge ponds).

(Left to right: Lillie Tomlinson, Ari Talavera-Pistrin, Ellie Donato, and Lily Mitchell)

After 3 years we are excited to announce that the Stormwater Zoo Masterplan has been finalized, developed in collaboration with the Roger Williams Park Zoo, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, Horsley Witten Group, the University of Rhode Island, the City of Providence, and the Providence Parks Department!

This comprehensive plan will serve as a roadmap for the Zoo, SIC, and project partners to guide future stormwater planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring efforts that will improve water quality in the Zoo Pond and the Roger Williams Park pond system.

View the report on our website under “Projects” > “Reports”! Or by visiting https://tinyurl.com/2s7sxmwk

This project was made possible through a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Implementation Grant through a partnership with Restore America's Estuaries.