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Month: November 2019

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Esek Hopkins middle schoolers learn at the Bay Center as part of after-school PASA partnership

Friday, November 29, 2019

Esek Hopkins Middle Schoolers learn at the Bay Center as part of after-school PASA partnership By Jeaninne Louro, after-school program manager This fall, Save The Bay partnered with Providence After School Alliance (PASA) to bring Esek Hopkins Middle School students to participate in hands-on education programs. We met with students twice a week throughout the season … Read More

Esek Hopkins Middle Schoolers learn at the Bay Center as part of after-school PASA partnership By Jeaninne Louro, after-school program manager This fall, Save The Bay partnered with Providence After... ...Read More

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Hidden Places

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Besides great open water, Narragansett Bay has many hidden places to explore in a kayak. This is my “RPM time” – not revolutions per minute but Reflection, Prayer, Meditation time. ~Joy Twelves   Back to Stories & Memories

Besides great open water, Narragansett Bay has many hidden places to explore in a kayak. This is my “RPM time” – not revolutions per minute but Reflection, Prayer, Meditation time.... ...Read More

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80 Years of Memories

Monday, November 18, 2019

80 Years of Memories Narragansett Bay is a very special place for me. For more than 80 years, I have delighted in summer days there, staying at the waterfront family cottage in Jamestown. Swimming in the bay was (and is) my favorite activity there. Once I even swam in the bay from Dutch Island to … Read More

80 Years of Memories Narragansett Bay is a very special place for me. For more than 80 years, I have delighted in summer days there, staying at the waterfront family... ...Read More

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Battle for Black Point and Public Access

Monday, November 18, 2019

Save The Bay has stepped in to defend Rhode Islanders’ right to the get to the shoreline and to use it as prescribed by the state constitution and to protect public access from the barriers of erosion and hardening of the shoreline. But in 1985, we embarked on a heated, five-year battle against a condominium developer that would help define public access issues in Rhode Island for decades to come. 

Save The Bay has stepped in to defend Rhode Islanders' right to the get to the shoreline and to use it as prescribed by the state constitution and to protect... ...Read More

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Digging for Clams

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

My uncle had a home on the water on Harbor Island. We used to dig clams on the beach, dive for little necks in the black muck out in deeper water. Then in the evening we would build a fire on the beach and steam the clams in seaweed and eat the little necks on the half shell raw!

My uncle had a home on the water on Harbor Island. We used to dig clams on the beach, dive for little necks in the black muck out in deeper... ...Read More

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Establish a Coastal Resources Caretaker

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

50 Ways We’ve Saved The Bay: Establish a Coastal Resources Caretaker by Cindy Sabato, communications One of Save The Bay’s very first actions was advocating for the creation of a state agency to manage development along Rhode Island’s coastline in a way that would also protect our invaluable coastal lands and waters. We know this … Read More

50 Ways We’ve Saved The Bay: Establish a Coastal Resources Caretaker by Cindy Sabato, communications One of Save The Bay’s very first actions was advocating for the creation of a... ...Read More

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Sarto holds benefit dinner for Save The Bay on November 20

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

You’re invited to enjoy delicious food and drink, while supporting a great cause! Join us at Sarto on November 20 for a Save The Bay benefit dinner.

You're invited to enjoy delicious food and drink, while supporting a great cause! Join us at Sarto on November 20 for a Save The Bay benefit dinner. ...Read More

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Melissa Turner

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

During my first few years of teaching grade five in Newport, we would take out students out on a Save the Bay vessel to conduct water tests and trawl the bay. This trip sadly ended because we ran out of funding to support it. It was so disheartening as our students would come alive when … Read More

During my first few years of teaching grade five in Newport, we would take out students out on a Save the Bay vessel to conduct water tests and trawl the... ...Read More

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Dam concerns in Rhode Island

Monday, November 4, 2019

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s latest release of its annual Dam Safety Report gave us an in-depth look at how the DEM’s dam safety program is functioning. The information is alarming.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s latest release of its annual Dam Safety Report gave us an in-depth look at how the DEM’s dam safety program is functioning. The... ...Read More