by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jan 6, 2026 | About Us, Coastal Communities, News, ocean planning
Tucked between the Warren, Barrington, and Palmer Rivers, the town of Warren sits just above the tide and is vulnerable to flooding from sea level rise and storm events. In November 2025, coastal experts, researchers, and community members led a walking tour of...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 18, 2025 | News, Students
Applications for summer 2026 open now As part of Rhode Island Sea Grant’s goal to broaden participation in marine and coastal professions, the RISG Community Engaged Internship (CEI) aims to equip students with the training, mentorship, and skills to build successful...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 9, 2025 | Coastal Communities, Events, News
Once a factory for American Tourister Luggage, the Tourister Mill in Warren was notorious for tidal flooding. Today, the mill building has been converted into apartments and businesses. This transformation is more than cosmetic, incorporating stormwater management,...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 8, 2025 | Events, News
Linda Megathlin (left) discusses her sea level rise map of Bristol County with attendees at a walking tour of Warren that highlighted community efforts for coastal resilience. Walking through Warren, Rhode Island, you don’t just see the town’s history, you see its...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 3, 2025 | News, Research, Sustainable Seafood
Over 1,000 tons of microplastics have accumulated in the top five centimeters of the seafloor in Narragansett Bay. This puts seabed-dwelling organisms—and the predators that rely on them—at growing risk of exposure. With support from Rhode Island Sea Grant, University...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 1, 2025 | News, Sustainable Seafood
Registration Opens December 1 DATES: Tuesday, January 20—Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (no class 2/17, 3/24 or 4/21)TIME: 6PM-8PMWHERE: University of Rhode Island Bay Campus/VirtualCOST: $250 Registration Extended Registration is $250 and is open December 1, 2025–January...
