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NBEP’s staff scientist discusses value of urban watersheds with Veronica Berounsky of URI

NBEP’s staff scientist, fishermen, and social scientists discuss the changing Narragansett Bay ecosystem.

Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Awards $649,000 in Grants for Green Project Planning in RI and MA

Blackstone Watershed Collaborative seeks to reverse decades of river pollution.

A new report sets the course for a more coordinated approach to the comeback of the Blackstone River Watershed between the many parties that have been working for decades to restore it.

This new partnership will leverage faculty and student expertise and research, while preparing RWU’s graduates for careers in the blue economy and environmental-related work.

A data-first approach has been fundamental to the NBEP since its founding as a federally funded estuarine pilot study in 1985. Over the years, as one of the EPA’s 28 National Estuary Programs, NBEP has funded more than 150 science and policy studies into all aspects of estuarine resources, use and management.

The National Estuary Program (NEP) exemplifies the benefits of partnerships for addressing impacts of the climate crisis. Section 320 of the Clean Water Act established the NEP as a non-regulatory program that employs a unique management approach to improve the waters and habitats of 28 estuaries of national significance.

A network of streams and ponds once cut through the East Side of Providence. When rain fell, runoff followed the topography down through a watershed that encompassed the area around what is now Blackstone Boulevard.

Bill Napolitano, a long time partner of the NBEP was recently featured in an article about the vision of a 22-mile-long Taunton River Trail for walkers, joggers and bicyclists coming closer to reality.

Courtney Schmidt, NBEP Staff Scientist was recently featured in ecoRI’s news article, “R.I. Beach Health Responds to Better Stormwater Management.” Open this post for the full article.

Julia Twichell, NBEP Watershed & GIS Specialist was recently featured in ecoRI’s news article, “Ocean State Confronts Environmental Justice Along Its Coast.” Open this post for the full article.

NBEP partnered with the Salt Ponds Coalition to launch a StoryMap spotlighting Rhode Island’s unique coastal salt ponds and the Coalition’s successful Pond Watchers program.

Indelible patterns in our landscape and waters reveal the inequitable benefits and burdens on our communities—legacies of our shared history.

The Association of National Estuary Programs showcases National Estuary Program projects and initiatives across the United States in new short video.