by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 6, 2023 | Fall/Winter '23
Training Landscape Stewards Fostering Agricultural Careers & Safeguarding Ecosystems By Annie Sherman| Photographs by Jesse Burke THE SUN IS ILLUMINATING AN UNSEASONABLY warm November day, and LaKiesha Stromley of Wild and Scenic Fine Gardening and Horticulture is...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Mar 6, 2023 | Fall/Winter '23
Dirty, Muddy, Cold, and Wet––And Loving It Oyster Farmers Describe Their Calling By Pearl Marvell Above: clip from ‘Oyster Farm Tour at Hog Island.’ IT IS A SUNNY MORNING IN OCTOBER. The water is calm and sparkling in Wickford Cove. The fleet of pleasure...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 18, 2016 | Summer 2016
New Hope for Urban Waterways A 10-FOOT ALUMINUM BOAT SLIDES OUT OF ITS dock at the Narragansett Boat Club and onto the Seekonk River. Nestled in the rocks below the surface is a large population of mussels and oysters. The December skies hold a mixture of sun and...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 20, 2015 | Fall 2015
Global Shipping’s Aquatic Stowaways Wreak Havoc in Local Waters The cobblestones that line the historic thoroughfare that is Thames Street in downtown Newport, Rhode Island, are remnants of the city’s seafaring past. Some were once used as ballast to stabilize large,...
