Items of Interest:

Department of Management Asks Campers and Other Vacationers to use only Local Firewood to Prevent Import of Invasive Wood-Boring Insects (May 12, 2008)
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.
Tree-eating, non-native, insects can be transported in firewood, with the potential to cause damage costing millions of dollars in clean-up, eradication, and replanting efforts.

CRMC receives federal funds for its RI Aquatic Invasive Species Plan (Mar 14, 2008)
Coastal Resources Management Council.
The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) has received federal funding from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service toward the implementation of its new Rhode Island Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan, which was adopted by the Council in Jan 2008.

Find Experts and See State Specific Threats:

Invasive Species Experts - Rhode Island
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species - Rhode Island
DOI. USGS. Florida Integrated Science Center.

Pest Tracker - Rhode Island
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Forest Threat Summary Viewer - Rhode Island
USDA. FS. Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center.
See what threats (invasive plants, insects and diseases) are in my state.