Nature Conservancy to Launch Providence Metro Program, Hire Dormody as Manager
Friday, March 11, 2016
The Nature Conservancy has it is launching the Providence Metro Program, which will provide "multiple economic, environmental, and social benefits for Providence as well as the surrounding urban communities," according to its release.
The Conservancy will hire Sheila Dormody as its first Providence Metro Program Manager. Dormody will transition from her role as Director of Policy for the City of Providence after previously serving as Rhode Island's Director and New England Co-Director of Clean Water Action for over a decade.
“The Conservancy is thrilled to welcome Sheila. She brings tremendous experience, energy, and capacity to the organization. I am certain Sheila will lead a program that delivers substantial benefits to people and nature in Providence and surrounding communities," said Terry Sullivan, Rhode Island State Director of The Nature Conservancy.
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The Providence Metro Program will work with partners to address stormwater and nutrient pollution in urban rivers and upper Narragansett Bay, restore degraded fish and wildlife habitats, reduce heat island effects and improve air quality through urban forestry.
The program will engage communities of Providence, Pawtucket, and Central Falls, as well as parts of East Providence and Cranston. The program builds on the success of several smaller scale initiatives undertaken by the Conservancy in the greater Providence area.
The Providence Metro Program will complement the Conservancy's existing Land & Freshwater Program that protected 400 acres of open space in RI last year.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy "protects Rhode Island’s open spaces and natural areas, restores the health of its rivers, streams, and coastal waters, and inspires a new generation of conservation leaders."
The Conservancy has provided summer internships for 28 Central Falls High School students in New Hampshire and Maine since 2012.
In 2014, the Conservancy partnered with the City of Providence and RIDEM to open a new boat ramp at Gano Park.
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