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News Release
RI Department of Environmental Management
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908
(401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462
For Release: January 22, 2010
Contact: Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402

PORTION OF DEM'S DIVISION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE RELOCATED

Administrative Office for Freshwater Fisheries and Wildlife Relocated to North Scituate; Hunter Safety and Education Program Temporarily Relocated to Jerusalem Office; and Hand Gun Safety Program and All Permitting Relocated to Great Swamp Field Headquarters

Marine Fisheries Headquarters Remains at Fort Wetherill

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management is advising the public that a portion of the Division of Fish and Wildlife's administrative office has been relocated from the Oliver Stedman Government Center in Wakefield to the Division of Forest Environment's Headquarters at 1037 Hartford Pike in North Scituate. Tenant needs and recent renovations to the Stedman Government Center offices, which are managed by the Department of Administration, necessitated the relocation.

Beginning today, the federal assistance coordinator and business administrative staff for the freshwater fisheries and wildlife sections of the Division of Fish and Wildlife can be reached in North Scituate at 647-3367. The hunter education and safety program, which was also located at Government Center in Wakefield, has been temporarily relocated to DEM's coastal fisheries laboratory at 1231 Succotash Road in Jerusalem (783-2304), until such time that accommodations can be made at DEM Great Swamp Field Headquarters in West Kingston. All permits issued by the Division, other than those pertaining to marine fisheries, and the hand gun safety program are now available at the Great Swamp Field Headquarters located at 277 Great Neck Road in West Kingston (789-7481). Hand gun safety testing hours are from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

The marine fisheries section of the Division will continue to operate out of the marine program headquarters at Ft. Wetherill in Jamestown. Any questions or issues pertaining to marine fisheries should be directed to the marine program at Fort Wetherill at 423-1920.

Callers to the Government Center office in Wakefield will be advised of the address and telephone changes via a telephone recording.

A staff list, telephone numbers and directions to the new locations are posted on the DEM website, www.dem.ri.gov, under Offices and Divisions on the left side of the homepage.

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