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.

Serving Up Rhode Island Seafood

Enjoying the best of local, Rhode Island seafood.

Catching a Break

Fishermen and oyster growers explore new markets as COVID transforms seafood industry.

The Outlaw Ocean: Book Review

Journeys across the last untamed ocean by Ian Urbina.

Take It Outside

COVID-19 effects on mental health and Rhode Island’s coast.

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?

Building the High Road

Roadwork planning can be complicated and preparing roads to withstand flooding and erosion takes the complexity to a new level.

King of the Bay

Through trials and tribulations, Jody King’s passion for quahogs and people gets him through.

Getaway

Pandemic drives recreation and vacations out to sea.

The Experimental Coast

Rhode Island’s living shoreline project could reduce urban erosion.

Along the Keel

A conversation with local podcaster, Zach Rollins.

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