Training Landscape Stewards
Rhode Island Agricultural Workforce Development Program is fostering career growth while helping safeguard ecosystems.
SEMPER PARATUS: Always Ready
The USCG plays a critical role in enforcement and search and rescue—always ready to tackle emerging issues such as IUU fishing and opening of the Arctic.
Women Take the Helm
How the Newport sailing community is slowly elevating female sailors.
Dirty, Muddy, Cold, and Wet––And Loving It
Oyster farm workers describe their calling.
Taking Root
Environmental activists in Providence grow local efforts to tackle climate change and systemic issues and injustices.
Shell Company
The past, present, and future of selling seashell art.
Shoreline Access App Gets an Update
Rhode Island Sea Grant worked to update important shoreline access points on a web app to ensure better accessibility across the state.
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– From the Archive –
Kelp On The Cusp
Powdered, pickled, or brewed, the savory seaweed may finally be having its moment.
Community Upraising
How a devastating fire rallied neighbors around Wickford Shipyard’s George and Dominic Zachorne.
Saving an Endangered Species and Iconic Fishery
Can we save the North Atlantic Right whale and protect fisheries?
Moving On Up
Rising water in Warren prompts officials to consider development and relocation plans to move people and businesses out of the floodplain.
Whose Right?
Coastal access is constitutional in Rhode Island, but controversial.
Building an Ocean Expedition
What it takes to study the oceans.
South Providence’s “Slice of Water Access”
Restoring public access in Providence.
Into The Deep: Book Review
A memoir from the man who found the Titanic.
Cage Fight
Oyster farmers face off against objectors to their expansion plans.
Green Grab Cuisine
A culinary solution to invasive species.
Climate Migrants Altering Marine Communities
Warming waters welcome new species further north, changing the landscape.
A River Runs Through It
Antiquated dams are putting Rhode Island cities and towns in peril.
Call Me Climate Refugee
Moby-Dick offers first-hand insights into whale behavior and biology, but also serves as a warning about ignoring climate change.
Architecture for the Birds, the Bees, and the Rising Seas
“Ecological Piers” in Touisset Refuge illustrate environmental change, connect visitors to the landscape, and provide habitat for birds and bees.
The Birth of Ocean Science in Rhode Island
Two late-19th century scientists established the first marine labs in Rhode Island. Though the labs were short-lived, their vision has been realized.
King of the Bay
Through trials and tribulations, Jody King’s passion for quahogs and people gets him through.
In Times of Hardship, Saved by the Sea
Turning to the sea for sustenance has been a way of life in Rhode Island for generations. What does that look like today?
Take It Outside
COVID-19 effects on mental health and Rhode Island’s coast.
Along the Keel
A conversation with local podcaster, Zach Rollins.
Getaway
Pandemic drives recreation and vacations out to sea.
Building the High Road
Roadwork planning can be complicated and preparing roads to withstand flooding and erosion takes the complexity to a new level.
The Experimental Coast
Rhode Island’s living shoreline project could reduce urban erosion.
The Outlaw Ocean: Book Review
Journeys across the last untamed ocean by Ian Urbina.
Catching a Break
Fishermen and oyster growers explore new markets as COVID transforms seafood industry.
Serving Up Rhode Island Seafood
Enjoying the best of local, Rhode Island seafood.
Living with Lyme
Finding fortitude as environmentally-acquired diseases are on the rise due to climate change.
Unhealthy Temperature
Rethinking public health as climate changes.
Following the Fish
Rhode Island fishing fleets adapt to species shift.
One Block In: Rebuilding after Sandy
Misquamicut businesses rebuild and adapt seven years after Sandy.
Flushing into the Flood
Wastewater treatment facilities are situated at the bottom of the hill for a reason. But as sea level rises, this design feature can make it harder to flush.
Unsafe Harbor
Reaction instead of preparation may drive the fate of ports, which are especially vulnerable to hurricanes and rising seas.
Resilience Shapes Investments
Warren invests in its future and plans for 3-feet of sea level rise.
Book Review: Rising
Communities with fewer resources are being hit harder by sea level rise, reveals Elizabeth Rush in “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore.”
Mapping the Road to Resilience
The redesign of Tiverton’s Grinnell Beach included building a shade structure with sails that can be removed if a major storm is forecast. The renovations should inspire similar projects throughout the state.
A Rising Challenge
Elevated buildings could turn a town’s waterfront into a wall of house-scrapers.
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