by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 19, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News
Aerial view of the Charlestown Breachway. Photo courtesy of the town of Charlestown. Following the damage to the Charlestown Breachway in late 2023 and early 2024 and the emergency repairs done, Charlestown is preparing for the permanent restoration. The town of...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 18, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News
URI Research and Outreach Team Seeks Community Input on Priorities, Concerns Rhode Island is one of the most low-lying states in the U.S., and the town of Warren is among its most flood-vulnerable municipalities. A research and outreach team from the University of...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 3, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News
Coastal geologist Janet Freedman talks about how high tides push seawater back up through the storm drain at the Oakland Beach seawall, flooding the parking lot. Wenley Ferguson is in the foreground in the Save The Bay t-shirt. Photo by Amanda Gilmore Warwick’s...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 2, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News, Research
Earlier this summer, a first-of-its-kind study, funded by Rhode Island Sea Grant, mapped the movement and accumulation of microplastics in Narragansett Bay, finding the highest concentrations near urban centers, which are shaped by river runoff and wind patterns. Read...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Aug 21, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News
Walking tour highlights preservation efforts, development pressure in Warwick coastal community Janet Freedman leads a walking tour of Conimicut Point. Located on a narrow peninsula on the west side of Narragansett Bay, Warwick’s Conimicut Point is shrinking. Evidence...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Aug 18, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News
Rhode Island’s nearly 400 miles of coastline face rising seas, stronger storms, and more frequent flooding events. Communities from Westerly to Warren are feeling the impacts, and preparing for what’s ahead requires the best information and tools available. For more...
