The Nature Conservancy on Block Island
Nature Walks, Programs & Events
Coastal Resilience Committee Resource Page
Resiliency Groups
About the Coastal Resilience Committee:
The Coastal Resilience Committe (previously known as Sea Level Rise Committee) is an advisory committee in New Shoreham, Rhode Island comprised of eight members with a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise.
Mission Statement:
The Coastal Resilience Committee is established to gather current scientific data and build on community knowledge to advise the town on priority actions that will improve Block Island’s coastal resiliency. This is done by:
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Understanding the potential threats to the island posed by sea level rise and climate change.
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Regularly engaging with the community to collect input and conduct outreach.
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Evaluating and recommending opportunities for adaptation and mitigation amidst a rapidly changing climate
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Rhode Island Department of Envornmental Management | State | |
URI Sea Grant | State | |
Rhode Island Infastructure Bank | State | |
Coastal Resource Management Commission | State | |
Rhode Island Coastal Resilincy Network | State | |
Municipal Resilience Program | State | |
Coastal Institute | State | |
Southern Rhode Island Conservaiton District | State | |
Rhode Island Statewide Planning Program | State | |
URI Coastal Resource Center | State |
Resource Database
Climate work spans a wide variety of focuses, disciplines, and scales. This database includes some of the most relevant resources to coastal resiliency on Block Island. Use the following filters to explore a specific topic, see how different disciplines approach climate work, narrow the scale of the resource from universally relevant to specific to Block Island or see what resources are available for a certain audience. If you know of a source you would like to see on this page, use the following section to make a submission!
Title | Source | Resiliency Topic | Disciplanary Approach | Scale | Format | Date |
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Rhode Island Coastal Property Guide: What Coastal Property Owners, Renters, Builders and Buyers Should Know About Rhode Island�s Shoreline | Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) | Infastructure | Solutions | State | Guides | |
CRMC Hazard worksheet | Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) | Infastructure | Policy/Government | State | Tools | |
Responsibility Over Removing Abandoned Structures on the
Coast of Rhode Island | Marine Affairs Institute | Infastructure | Policy/Government | State | Reports & Research | 01/07/2024 |
Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) | Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) | Policy | Science of Climate Change | State | Reports & Research | 12/06/2018 |
BLOCK ISLAND HARBORS SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION STUDY | Town of New Shoreham | Ports | Science of Climate Change | Block Island | Reports & Research | 08/01/2013 |
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation at U.S. Ports | Environmental and Energy Institute | Ports | Solutions | National | Reports & Research | |
Structure and Organization of a Northern New England Salt Marsh Plant Community | Providence College, (Ewanchuck) | Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches) | Science of Climate Change | Reports & Research | 01/02/2004 | |
Great Salt Pond Watershe Watch Results | Committee for the Great Salt Pond | Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches) | Science of Climate Change | Block Island | Reports & Research | 01/01/2020 |
Total Phosphorus TMDL for
Sands Pond, New Shoreham
(Block Island) Rhode Island | Office of Water Resources, RIDEM | Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches) | Science of Climate Change | Block Island | Reports & Research | |
Shoreline Master Program | Clallam County, Washington | Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches) | Policy/Government | Comprable | Reports & Research | |
CHANGES IN NATIVE SPECIES AFTER BIOLOGICAL INVASION:
EFFECTS OF INTRODUCED GREEN CRABS ON
NATIVE SOFT-SHELL CLAMS AND AN ESTUARINE COMMUNITY | University of Michigan ( Whitlow) | Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches) | Science of Climate Change | National | Reports & Research | 01/01/2002 |
Ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa population response to living shoreline
design and ecosystem development | Virginia Inst. Of Marine Science | Shoreline Environment (Saltmarshes/Intertidal/Beaches) | Solutions | National | Reports & Research | 01/03/2024 |
