One of the primary aims of the marsh-raising projects in Rhode Island is to carve out more habitat for salt marsh sparrows, a species that may be more vulnerable to sea level rise than any other.

With habitats that range from salt marshes and coastal beaches to freshwater swamps and mature forests, Rhode Island is a birder’s paradise. Not only do 150 different avian species call the ...

The Narrow River Preservation Association and John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge work to protect and maintain the river ...

Salt marshes are among coastal habitats endangered by both rising sea levels and urban development. Preserving and restoring salt marshes is essential not only for wildlife protection and natural ...

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND. Brookhaven Town is planning a 147-acre salt marsh restoration in Mastic Beach to protect inland properties against surge from future storms.; The plan includes creation of ...

After critics pointed out that it would have made most of Rhode Island's salt ponds off-limits to oyster farms, he introduced a more narrowly targeted version in 2023.

Monomoy Island is one of the few remaining intact salt marsh ecosystems in New England and provides a good example of how these ecosystems are ... based in Rhode Island. The disappearing salt marsh.

Michelle Brunetti Post Sep 30, 2016 Sep 30, 2016 0 AVALON — The salt marsh behind Avalon provides wildlife habitat as well as protection against flooding for the island and mainland. So signs of ...

The salt marshes that are vitally important in protecting ... She studied runnels that had been dug in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and found that the channels did not oxygenate the ...

After critics pointed out that it would have made most of Rhode Island's salt ponds off-limits to oyster farms, he introduced a more narrowly targeted version in 2023.

After critics pointed out that it would have made most of Rhode Island's salt ponds off-limits to oyster farms, he introduced a more narrowly targeted version in 2023.

After critics pointed out that it would have made most of Rhode Island's salt ponds off-limits to oyster farms, he introduced a more narrowly targeted version in 2023.