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RI Coastal Resources Management Council

...to preserve, protect, develop, and restore coastal resources for all Rhode Islanders

Beach Profile training using the Modified Emery Method (a.k.a. two sticks and a string)

When: September 25, 2014, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Misquamicut State Beach, Westerly
Who: this training is being offered by the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (RI CRMC)

Spaces are limited, so please reserve a space by September 19 by emailing the CRMC at ldwyer@crmc.ri.gov

Learn a simple, fast and inexpensive method for beach profiling to track changes to the shoreline! The CRMC, along with the University of Rhode Island Department of Geosciences and Eastern Connecticut State University, is offering this free training session, with others to follow if needed.

CRMC coastal geologist Janet Freedman, state geologist Dr. Jon Boothroyd, and Dr. Bryan Oakley will be instructing anyone interested; the event is open to the public.

This method has been used in Rhode Island for more than 30 years, and is easy to learn.

Dress for the weather, and dress to get wet.

 

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