by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 13, 2019 | Fall 2019
Unsafe Harbor “I DON’T THINK ANYTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL THERE’S A MAJOR ISSUE.” By Cathy Shufro Photographs by Michael Salerno A yellow-and-gray crane towers above a hill of salt on the ProvPort pier. This late-March delivery from Egypt constitutes...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 13, 2019 | Fall 2019
One Block In: Rebuilding after Sandy By Hugh Markey Title Photo by iStock/DepthofField “You’re gone; there’s nothing” John Bellone, owner of the Breezeway Resort, had just recently finished buttoning up his Misquamicut hotel and restaurant after the 2012 season. Water...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Nov 20, 2015 | Fall 2015
Remove all Obstructions | The Long, Slow Road to Restoring Rhode Island’s Rivers For the hardy souls who survived the brutal winters of colonial New England, there was only one choice: tame the new land. Build farms, mills, and factories that would feed families and...