First Certified Disaster-Resistant Home Built In New England Nearly Complete
The RINPR article by Ambar Espinoza takes a look at the new FORTIFIED house being built in Matunuck, Rhode Island by Caldwell & Johnson. Pam Rubinoff of the Coastal Resource […]
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Beach SAMP “Road Show” Offers Adaptation Tools for Coastal Communities
Southern Rhode Island coastal communities – Block Island, Narragansett, Charlestown, Westerly, North Kingstown, and South Kingstown – are benefiting from a “road show” of tailored technical assistance for coastal flooding […]
» Read moreThe Hurricane of 1938: An Oral History Told by Nancy Allen Holst
In April 27, 1977 Jan Hutton interviewed Mrs. Nancy Allen Holst about the Hurricane of 1938. Holst was State District Forest Fire Warden for the Department of Agriculture and Conservation […]
» Read moreCan software save salt marshes?
The article written by Sharon Ashworth for Ensia looks at the use of Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model (SLAMM) a coastal modeling tool. SLAMM maps the effect that projected sea […]
» Read moreKeeping History Above Water Conference
“The Newport Restoration Foundation is organizing a large-scale and wide-ranging conference on sea level rise, historic preservation, and how to reconcile the two for April 10-13, 2016. This will be the […]
» Read moreMunicipal Work Sessions on Adaptation Planning
The Beach SAMP team has held multiple municipal work sessions in collaboration with other state agency partners to discuss adaptation planning at the local level. The purpose of these meetings […]
» Read moreAgencies collaborate on Shoreline Plans
The article by Renee Meyers from the Block Island Times reviews the Municipal Work Session on Adaption Planning for Coastal Hazards that was held on October 22 at the Block […]
» Read moreCoastal Geologist leaves his mark on the Ocean State
The article by Catherine Hewitt for Southern Rhode Island Newspapers takes a look at the impact that Dr. Jon C. Boothroyd had on Rhode Island through his work. According to […]
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