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New volunteer training begins in April for the 2026 season! Want to join us in 2026? Check out “Getting Involved” to learn more…
Thank you for your support. Looking to help out more? URI Day of Giving will be April 28, 2026 and they are hoping to engage as many people as possible. If you’d like to donate dirctly to Watershed Watch, click here. We really appreciate your support!
RI Department of Environmental Management has posted updated maps of sites with aquatic invasive plants and Asian clams.
That year’s warm weather brought harmful algal blooms to many of our sites. To learn more these blooms or current advisories posted to warm of potential harm if you swim in a particular place, check out our HABs resource page.
Want to see more about HABS? Check out this Self Magazine article that features URIWW: https://www.self.com/story/toxic-blue-green-algae
Photo of E.Torello on Potter Pond in South Kingstown, RI; photo by B. McCusker