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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLAND

In The Spotlight

Prepare for hurricane season now!

CRMC, URI to develop Beach SAMP
Shoreline Change (Beach) SAMP official kickoff 4/4/13
Beach SAMP advance press briefing 4/3/13
Official SeaGrant Shoreline Change SAMP Page

Two Rhode Islanders Join Sen. Whitehouse for Oceans Meeting in Washington

RI Attorney General and RI DEM Joint Investigation Leads to the Return of the Narragansett Rune Stone

CRMC funds 10 habitat restoration projects

Experimental Coastal Erosion Control

Deadline Order for Motions to Intervene regarding Deepwater Wind Block Island permit application (PDF)
Ocean SAMP Update 1/17/13
Extension of comment period for the Block Island Wind Farm (PDF)
Deepwater Wind Block Island permit application notice to construct and maintain the Block Island Wind Farm (PDF)
Deep Water Wind Block Island wind turbine project application

2012 report on Public Rights-of-Way to the Tidal Areas of the State

CRMC a leader in planning for, addressing sea level rise and climate change concerns in RI

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) seeking public comment on proposed lease sale for offshore waters

Fugate chosen as state lead for National Ocean Policy’s Regional Planning Council

Losing Ground: Coastal Erosion in Rhode Island – Did you know that 50 percent of Rhode Island's shoreline sediments are susceptible to erosion? Or that with the increasing rainfall that comes with climate change, Block Island's bluffs will face more rapid erosion? This presentation by Janet Freedman, coastal geologist with the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, describes some of the erosion threats Rhode Island's coastal areas are facing, as well as efforts the state is undertaking to help municipalities and property owners address these problems. View presentation (pdf). For more on climate change impacts to Rhode Island, see Climate Change and Rhode Island's Coasts (PDF).

Presentations

Go here to view Presentations on program issues and concerns, including information from Coastal Education Series presentations given during Board meetings that the public is encouraged to attend.

Currently Proposed Policies/Regulations

Header photo above provided by the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program.