by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Oct 1, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News
Three marinas – Watch Hill Boat Yard, Newport Yacht Club, and SafeHarbor Wickford Cove – were recently certified as Clean Marinas under Rhode Island’s Clean Marina Program, adopted by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) in 2007. This effort...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 20, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News
By Cynthia Drummond | Courtesy of ecoRI Rhode Island has hundreds of public shoreline access points, but for many people getting to them is a challenge. “Shoreline Access for All: Environmental Justice along the Coast,” a June 30 webinar, the second in a series...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 13, 2021 | Coastal Communities, News, Uncategorized
Sea level rise is happening and is threatening Rhode Island’s low-lying coastal communities with higher than normal tides and storm surges that are flooding local roads, businesses, and homes. “You don’t need to wait 20, 30, or 50 years,” says...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 17, 2020 | Coastal Communities, News
Extreme high tides are coming to coastal Rhode Island, and planners need your photos. As sea level rises, some of Rhode Island’s low-lying coastal areas increasingly flood during higher-than-normal high tides. Capturing photos of those flooded areas can help...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 3, 2020 | News
Congratulations to Teresa Crean, who received the Northeast Sea Grant Outstanding Individual Outreach Achievement Award for helping develop Rhode Island’s Shoreline Special Area Management Plan (Beach SAMP), which assists coastal communities in adapting to a rapidly...
