The Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island have announced the winners of their eighth annual amateur photo competition. The judges for the contest were Jim Hazelwood and Matt Wunsch.

By Katie Mulvaney Environmentalists hail the planting of about 200,000 hard-shell clams in Quonochontaug and Ninigret Ponds as a success that will help the water body flourish in years to come.

By Natalie Garcia Spring arrives today, but wildlife is already busy chirping and croaking to mate with the opposite sex. It may not feel like spring to humans, but the season arrived this morning at 2:05 a.m. as the sun shone directly over the equator, ushering in the time of renewal.

By Katie Mulvaney; Journal Staff Writer CHARLESTOWN - Del Barber remembers shellfishing in Foster Cove in the 1970s, when the waters were rich with oysters and blue crabs, and The Willows restaurant and resort had the only buildings along the shore.

By Christine Dunn, The Providence Journal, R.I. Sep. 10--There are three distinct communities within Quonochontaug, a quiet, exclusive beach village in Charlestown.