Oakland Beach Walking Tour

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DATE: August 13, 2025
TIME: 5:30 - 7 PM
PLACE: Oakland Beach, Warwick, RI

Join us for a walking tour of Oakland Beach, Warwick, and see the outcomes of a $1.7 million of investment (and years of planning) in Oakland Beach's stormwater management to improve water quality and reduce flooding. The projects the city took on with assistance from Save The Bay, The Nature Conservancy, and others also enhance accessibility and add amenities like a playground with splash pad, rec path, and more parking.

Led by:

• Janet Freedman, URI Coastal Institute, retired Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) coastal geologist
• Wenley Ferguson, director of habitat restoration at Save The Bay
• Dean Pimentel (tentative), senior planner at City of Warwick 

This event is free but registration is required. Details regarding parking and where to meet will be emailed to you after you register. If you have questions, please contact Monica Allard Cox at allard@uri.edu.

* Rain date is Thursday August 14th, 5:30-7PM. We will email registered participants if the event needs to be postponed due to weather.

This walk is hosted by Rhode Island Sea Grant, Save The Bay, the URI Coastal Institute, the Coastal Resources Management Council, and the City of Warwick.

For more information and resources on shoreline public access, visit www.crmc.ri.gov/publicaccess.html. For a guide to selected Rhode Island shoreline access sites, visit shoreline-ri.com.