by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 1, 2024 | Coastal Communities, News
Speakers describe long-term plans for fixing breachway and replanting dunes at public event October 30 A breachway of some kind connecting Ninigret Pond in Charlestown with the Atlantic Ocean has been in place since the mid-19th century. From the beginning, the...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 9, 2024 | Coastal Communities, News, Students
Rhode Island Sea Grant (RISG) is thrilled to announce the availability of three graduate fellowship positions as part of our 2025 Community Engagement and Communications Fellowship Program. This initiative aims to support and train the next generation of coastal...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 21, 2024 | Coastal Communities, News
In southern Rhode Island, a critical piece of coastal infrastructure is in trouble. The Charlestown Breachway is a rock jetty lining the channel connecting Ninigret Pond to Block Island Sound. Conceived of more than a century ago, and completed in 1952, the breachway...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 6, 2024 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News, Students
The Block Island Ferry terminal is vulnerable to threats from climate change, such as increased storms and rising sea levels. On a sunny Tuesday morning in late June, students from the Roger Williams University School of Law Marine Affairs Institute’s Coastal...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 21, 2024 | Coastal Communities, News, ocean planning
Offshore wind energy is developing rapidly in the Northeast, and the Northeast Sea Grant programs have worked together to respond to public, private sector, and community needs and concerns as the region prepares for the implementation of hundreds of offshore wind...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 15, 2024 | Coastal Communities, News
Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA) is an important part of the Aquidneck Island community, but the three host municipalities had separate plans for municipal resilience and for emergencies such as hurricane evacuations, and NAVSTA did not have a resilience plan of its...
