by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 28, 2025 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
As a grain of sand is washed from the public beach to private property, and from there to the public road or salt pond behind it, does the ownership of that sand change? The question of how ownership in tidal areas changes–or doesn’t–as geological...
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...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 23, 2024 | Events, News, Research
The group of over 40 people gathered on a narrow walkway at Barrington Town Beach drew quizzical looks from passersby. Perhaps it was the large posterboard showing aerial views of Barrington shoreline access points, or perhaps it was the sight of the town’s planning...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 25, 2023 | Coastal Communities, News, Uncategorized
We want to thank our partners and all of the community members who joined the Coastweeks East Beach Walking Tour to discuss lateral access issues to the shoreline. “The seaweed line plus the 10 feet gives the public more access than they have had [if not for the...
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...
