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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#006FC0">We want to hear from you! Tell us your thoughts about outdoor recreation opportunities in Rhode Island
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and Rhode Island Division of Statewide Planning are seeking public input on outdoor recreation across our state to help to inform
the Rhode Island Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). Your feedback will help us create better outdoor opportunities for all Rhode Islanders and visitors and will be used to help prioritize funding for future projects.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="color:#4471C4">Please join us at an upcoming roundtable discussion to tell us your experiences on ‘What is Working’, ‘What Could be Improved’, and ‘What is Missing’ in Rhode Island’s outdoor recreation
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="color:#004579">Tuesday, October 30</span></b><span style="color:#004579"> • 6:00-8:00 PM
</span><span style="color:black">Kettle Pond Visitor Center 50 Bend Road, Charlestown Focus Topics: Trails/Mountain Biking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Boys & Girls Club of Pawtucket One Moeller Place, Pawtucket Focus Topics: Parks, Playgrounds
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</span><span style="color:black">Health Equity Zone HUB 1229 Main Street, West Warwick Focus Topics: Health
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#004579">Tuesday, November 13 • 6:00-8:00 PM
</span><span style="color:black">Cold Spring Community Center 36 Beach Street, North Kingstown Focus Topics: General Recreation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#004579">Monday, November 19 • 6:00-8:00 PM
</span><span style="color:black">AARP, 10 Orms Street Suite 200 Please pull a parking ticket when arriving and bring inside for validation Focus Topic: Universal Access to Recreation
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#004579">Tuesday, November 27 • 6:00-8:00 PM
</span><span style="color:black">Quinta Gamelin Community Center 101 Asylum Road, Bristol Focus Topics: Biking<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#004579">Wednesday, November 28 • 6:00-8:00 PM
</span><span style="color:black">Exeter Public Library 773 Ten Rod Road, Exeter Focus Topics: Hunting/Fishing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:black">Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library 100 Tinkham Lane, Harrisville Focus Topics: Camping, Winter Recreation
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black">Each discussion will focus on a specific outdoor recreation topic such as fishing, hunting, biking, trails, parks/playgrounds, or others, but will also reserve time to cover additional
issues and concerns outside of the designated topic area. Can’t make it? Be on the lookout for additional dates and locations or provide your feedback through our outdoor map survey. It only takes a few minutes to fill out and you can enter to win a 2019 Season
Pass for Rhode Island State Beaches! Start the survey at </span><b><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__survey123.arcgis.com_share_dd14b54308d248d4bbe38a61bec5b134&d=DwMFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=0lGS4Hd8nx4fEu6Mi8WFfbWJIM_1sIa8jowLJE7DNno&m=FABx4_SDyCGLWf9UFJNFBMEtH9ml6ihKgaE_498rfew&s=79U1HtFimj0DyKsLoB2YwmfK1U4eFTa6bRF-i6c-pog&e="><span style="color:#0563C1">www.dem.ri.gov/outdoorsurvey</span> [survey123.arcgis.com]</a></span></b><span style="color:#0070C0">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="color:black">The SCORP update process is led by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) in partnership with the Rhode Island Division of Planning (DOP). The document will
be updated in collaboration with a Working Group (DEM and DOP staff) and an Advisory Committee, which includes a broad representation of stakeholders</span></i><span style="color:black">
<i>such as state and municipal officials, environmental organizations, and private-sector stakeholders.
<b>Visit </b></i></span><b><i><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/scorp"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.dem.ri.gov/scorp</span></a><span style="color:black"> to learn more.</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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