The Nature Conservancy on Block Island
Nature Walks, Programs & Events
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Corn Neck Road Resilience
Click on the image above to access the PDF of GZA's Presentation on Solutions and Recommendations for Conceptual Designs
GZA Presentation -Mitigation Strategy Discussion and Conceptual Designs - August 4, 2025
02
Mapping Climate Impacts on BI
Sea Level Affecting Marshes Modeling (SLAMM)
Town of New Shoreham GIS Site (FEMA flood zones, plat, zoning, contour and soil maps)
Cumulative Block Island Climate Map: not yet published
Click on the image above to access the toolbox for mapping climate impacts on Block Island
Click on the image above to access the Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model maps and project information
03
Protecting the Great Salt Pond and Salt Marshes
BI Salt Marsh Monitoring by The Nature Conservancy
Water Quality Testing by the Committee for the Great Salt Pond:
Marsh Migration Mapping:
Click on the frames to learn more about salt marshes on Block Island.
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Homeowner Concerns: Well Intrusion and Failing Septic Systems
Wastewater Management | New Shoreham, RI - Official Website
Block Island Map-Treatment-Zones-PDF
URI's Onsite Wastewater Resource Center: Community – Onsite Wastewater Resource Center
Septic & Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
EPA's Homebuyer's Brochure and Guide to Septic Systems
Click on the image above to view Tom Boving (Professor of Env. Hydrogeology at URI) presentation on water tables on Block Island
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Resilience Solutions and Partnerships
Click here to view Bryan Oakley's research on Bluff Erosion on Block Island
Ideas for the Beach House - collected from the public by the Coastal Resilience Committee members
Block Island is URI's Coastal Insitute's newest Climate Response Demonstration Site - with more information found at Climate Response Demonstration Sites – Coastal Institute
Block Island went through the Municipal Resilience Program's process and workshop to identify hazards and prioritize further action on building resilience. View the summary of findings by clicking here.