by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 26, 2024 | Events, News, Uncategorized
Shoreline access signs sometimes disappear or are damaged or obscured. The town of Bristol has solved this problem at a number of their rights-of-way (ROWs) by installing granite markers—monoliths that go several feet into the ground and are carved with the words...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | May 11, 2023 | Coastal Communities, News
In the pursuit of more inclusive shoreline access across the state, the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (RI CRMC) and partners Rhode Island Sea Grant and the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve are seeking feedback from the people...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 16, 2022 | Coastal Communities, Events, News
The Narragansett Town Council, in 2021, allowed parking at three CRMC shoreline rights-of-way in Point Judith, and established the Coastal Access Improvement Committee (CAIC) to study shoreline access issues and make recommendations to the council. In a public webinar...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 12, 2022 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
By Erica Meier Availability of parking near public rights-of-way to the shoreline is key to allowing meaningful access, but it’s also a source of conflict between coastal community residents and non-residents. Each municipality in Rhode Island handles parking...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 2, 2021 | Events, News, Uncategorized
Webinar features speakers from East Greenwich, North Kingstown, and the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association Join the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) and Rhode Island Sea Grant for the third in a series of free webinars this summer on...
