by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 18, 2016 | Summer 2016
Reviving Rhode Island’s Urban Coast FOR 200 YEARS, MUCH OF RHODE ISLAND’S URBAN waterfront was the realm of industry. Manufacturing plants, shipping ports, and acres of “tank farms”—land dotted with massive oil tanks—lined the shores of upper Narragansett Bay....
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 27, 2016 | Summer 2016
Artificial Reef | The Art and Science of Shellfish Restoration in the Providence River AT INDIA POINT PARK IN PROVIDENCE, DESPITE THE PICTURESQUE views of the bay, boats, and birds, it’s easy to see that nature has taken a pounding from the last few centuries of...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 23, 2015 | Fall 2015
As Climate Changes, Time to Disclose Threats to Coastal Property Buyers? As Rhode Island prepares for sea levels to rise three to five feet or more, as well as for more frequent and intense storms due to climate change, the state should anticipate a looming consumer...
