by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 10, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News, Research
A new CoastSnap station at Crescent Beach is giving Block Island residents and visitors the opportunity to help document shoreline change while contributing to ongoing coastal research. Installed last week by Rhode Island Sea Grant-supported researchers in partnership...
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...
by Monica Allard | May 11, 2026 | Capstone, Coastal Communities, News, Students
You could drive by the Middletown side of Newport’s Easton’s Pond without really noticing it’s there on the side of this busy roadway. If you stop to look, however—as senior University of Rhode Island Landscape Architecture students did this past semester—you may see...
by Monica Allard | May 2, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News
Position will support resilience portfolio and more Rhode Island Sea Grant’s Extension program is seeking an Extension Specialist (Marine Research Associate III) who will focus on RISG’s coastal resilience portfolio while also supporting the...
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...
