by Monica Allard | Oct 16, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News
Leah Feldman of CRMC points out the seaweed line on the beach in Portsmouth that helps demarcate the public shoreline from private property. The unusual sight of a small group gathered at the shoreline right-of-way (ROW) on Seaconnet Boulevard in Portsmouth on a...
by Monica Allard | Sep 29, 2026 | News, Students
Applications are being accepted for the 2027 Rhode Island Sea Grant – RI Department of Environmental Management Aquaculture Science and Policy Fellowship Rhode Island Sea Grant, in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the...
by Monica Allard | Sep 2, 2026 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
How can Rhode Island best prepare its communities and businesses to insure property effectively when risks and costs are rapidly increasing? The half-day Marine Law Symposium, Insurance Needs with a Changing Environment: Preparing Rhode Island for the Future, hosted...
by Monica Allard | Jul 27, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News
The Woonasquatucket River Greenway plants never stop working The recent $11.5-million Woonasquatucket River Greenway renovation added a bike lane and an accessible boat ramp for canoes and kayaks as well as improved stormwater management. The Woonasquatucket River was...
by Monica Allard | Jun 6, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News
What happens when you remove dams that have impounded a river for 140 years? Water quality improves, as expected, but some surprises are still being revealed two years later at the Kickemuit River in Warren. “It wasn’t unheard of to see the large algal blooms in...
