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Update on the Charlestown Breachway Restoration Project – May 20, 2025

Update on the Charlestown Breachway Restoration Project – May 20, 2025

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 4, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News

In late 2023 and early 2024, a series of storms caused severe erosion, reducing the elevation of the Charlestown Breachway. As a result, water flowed freely over the west wall and into Ninigret Pond, bringing the sand with it. The beach on the west side of the...
Resilient Ports: Climate Research Project Offers Tools for Flood Resilience in RI, Maine

Resilient Ports: Climate Research Project Offers Tools for Flood Resilience in RI, Maine

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 29, 2025 | Coastal Communities, News, Research

Floods and storms are threats to all coastal communities, and port communities are even more vulnerable. The materials ports house can be particularly hazardous if damaged or disbursed by hurricanes and storm surge.  That’s one of the reasons the Community-Driven...
Tailoring Shoreline Access: Legal Tools for a Coast in Motion

Tailoring Shoreline Access: Legal Tools for a Coast in Motion

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 27, 2025 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News

As sea levels rise and coastal erosion accelerates, Rhode Island’s shorelines are literally on the move. The high tide line—the traditional marker of public coastal access—is shifting inland in many places. This movement raises new questions about where the public can...
East Providence High School Team Wins 2025 RI High School Seafood Cook-Off

East Providence High School Team Wins 2025 RI High School Seafood Cook-Off

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 22, 2025 | Events, News, Students, Sustainable Seafood

Dashes of tangy Meyer lemon or apple vinaigrette complemented the sweetness of shallots, spring peas, sweet potatoes, or carrots, while swirls of aioli or sauces added a creamy savoriness—all to bring out the flavor of locally sourced scup at the 2025 Rhode Island...
URI Landscape Architecture Seniors Present Emerging Design Visions for Mackerel Cove Beach

URI Landscape Architecture Seniors Present Emerging Design Visions for Mackerel Cove Beach

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 2, 2025 | Capstone, News, Students, Uncategorized

Bright green dune grass springs up around a wooden boardwalk, while a “complete street” design along elevated Beavertail Road features a shared bike path, bringing pedestrians and cyclists safely to Mackerel Cove Beach in Jamestown. These were just some of the...
Managing “Managed Retreat”

Managing “Managed Retreat”

by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 12, 2025 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News

Workshop offers municipal leaders and others better practices for moving community members to safer ground The repeat flooding of her house in East Providence near the Runnins River became too much for Kathy Ribeiro to manage. She, along with 17 neighbors, accepted a...
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