A Shoreline Access Walk in Barrington

Sea level rise and erosion are making beaches and coastlines more narrow, and that may make shoreline access in some places around Rhode Island more challenging in the years to come. Join us on this shoreline access walk in Barrington and learn how a Rhode Island Sea Grant-funded research team with specialties in GIS mapping, natural resource economics, coastal geology, and law have been studying this issue in the East Bay and what they have found. Bring your shoreline access questions! Speakers include: Jesse Reiblich, University of Rhode Island Department of Marine Affairs Emi Uchida, URI Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Nathan Vinhateiro, URI Coastal Institute Emily Hall, Coastal Resources Management Council Nate Merrill, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Teresa Crean, Town of Barrington Discussion topics: Climate change and implications for public access Shoreline access improvements in the town of Barrington How CRMC is interpreting and enforcing RI’s new shoreline access legislation Legal challenges to the shoreline access law and what's to come This event is free but registration is required. Details for where to meet will be emailed to you after you register. If you have questions, please contact Monica Allard Cox at [email protected]. NOTE: The rain date for this walk is Thursday, September 19. Registered participants will be alerted if the date is postponed due to weather.

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