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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LID Checklist/Bylaw Review | Southeast New England Program (SNEP) | Infastructure | Policy/Government | National | Guides | |
Public Infrastructure for Effective
Climate Mitigation and Adaptation | National Academies | Infastructure | Solutions | National | Reports & Research | |
Noth Atlantic Coast
Comprehensive Study:
Resilient Adaptation to
Increasing Risk | US Army Corps of Engineers | Infastructure | Solutions | National | Reports & Research | 01/01/2015 |
Participatory Conservation of Coastal Habitats: The Importance
of Understanding Homeowner Decision Making to Mitigate
Cascading Shoreline Degradation | Department of Marine Sciences, U South Alabama (Scyphers et al.) | Infastructure | Outreach & Community Organizing | National | Reports & Research | 01/01/2014 |
Thriving on Our Changing Planet | National Academies | Infastructure | Outreach & Community Organizing | National | Guides | |
Sump Pump Usage in Rhode Island: Determining Permitted Use
of the Device | Marine Affairs Institute | Infastructure | Policy/Government | State | Reports & Research | 24/07/2001 |
RHODE ISLAND LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDANCE MANUAL | RIDEM, Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) | Infastructure | Policy/Government | State | Guides | |
URI Onsite Wastewater Resource Center | URI | Infastructure | Solutions | State | Reports & Research | |
CRMC Coastal Buffer one Management Gudie | Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) | Infastructure | Policy/Government | State | Guides | |
STORMTOOLS: Coastal Environmental
Risk Index (CERI) Methodology | URI, Sea Grant (Spaulding et. Al.) | Infastructure | Science of Climate Change | State | Reports & Research | 23/04/2026 |
COASTAL RESILIENCE IN RHODE ISLAND
Adaptation in Progress | URI, Sea Grant | Infastructure | Solutions | State | Meetings and Notes | 06/01/2022 |
New England Stormwater Retrofit Manual | Southeast New England Program (SNEP) | Infastructure | Solutions | State | Guides |
