For more than 40 years, Rhode Island Sea Grant has been funding coastal and ocean research and organizing first-rate outreach and education programs in Rhode Island, especially on Sustainable Coastal Communities & Ecosystems and Sustainable Fishereis & Seafood. We're featuring RI Sea Grant as the yearly Coastweeks program winds down.
RI Sea Grant is part of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, and it is one of 30 Sea Grant programs in the U.S. Headquartered at URI Graduate School of Oceanography in Narragansett, it funds research at other educational insitutions in Rhode Island and has a Sea Grant Legal Program located at Roger Williams University School of Law in Bristol.
The website has a wealth of information about our coast. Baird Symposia results for the last few years are available on such topics as Emerging Marine Diseases and Ecology of Marine Windfarms. You'll find descriptions of funding opportunites and research projects; the Special Area Management Plans for Ocean, Aquidneck Island, Metro Bay, and Greenwich Bay; Vibrant Waterfronts Programs for Newport Harbor, the RI Ports & Harbors Inventory, and Coastal Smart Growth; Climate Change & Coastal Hazards; Sea Level Rise Policy; Fisheries Extension Program projects; and much more. There is a bookstore for purchasing paper publications sponsored by RI Sea Grant, but you will also note some have pdfs free to download.
RI Sea Grant publishes the beautifully designed and informative 41oN Magazine as well as posters and notecards. Kids (and probably adults, too) will enjoy the Shark Identification Placards. Also note A Bicyclist's Guide to Aquidneck Island and a Guide to Rhode Island's Natural Places ~ "a must for anyone wanting to discover Rhode Island, offering descriptions of over 160 sites...."
Factsheets cover bay plants and marine life, as well as rivers such as the Pawcatuck. The river factsheets give history and future of our rivers as well as observations about water quality ~ important reading if you live near one of the state's many rivers.
Check Out the RI Sea Grant Website for Yourself!
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This is the first in a series of posts that highlight important but perhaps lesser-known Rhode Island environmental websites.
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