Friday, May 10, 2013
The route for this year will both begin and end at Potter Cove
After a 37-year tradition was nearly derailed by federal sequestration, Save The Bay has finalized its plans for this year’s annual Swim, one of the longest running and most beautiful open water charitable swims in the country. For decades, The swim began at Naval Station Newport, where 500 swimmers and 250 kayakers plunged and paddled westward across the East Passage of Narragansett Bay to Jamestown. Rather than starting the 1.7 mile swim at the island home of the Naval War College and ending at Potter Cove in Jamestown, the route for this year will both begin and end at Potter Cove. The event, scheduled for Saturday, July 20, celebrates decades of achievement in cleaning up the Bay. Proceeds from The Swim provide critical financial …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Volunteers and staff planted 1,000 sprigs of Beach Grass yesterday.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Save the Bay volunteers and Easton's Beach staff planted 1,000 sprigs of Beach Grass on Wednesday morning. The planting was originally scheduled for Nov. 5, however the destruction left by Hurricane Sandy left the project to be rescheduled until Wednesday. Instead of allowing the already purchased beach grass sprigs to die or deteriorate, it was decided the beach grass will be planted in areas where Sandy wiped out Bayberry trees and Rosa Rugosa Bushes in order to hold more beach sand on the property. Last Spring, 1,000 sprigs of grass were planted and held up very well to the water surge produced by Hurricane Sandy. The planting will be concentrated on the areas of the courtyard outside the Rotunda building and in front of the bathhouses…
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Grab your camera and head to the shoreline June 2 and 3 to photograph some of the highest tides of the year.
A local partnership needs your help photographing the highest tides of the year. Rhode Island Sea Grant is partnering with the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council and Save The Bay to record ongoing flooding from high tide events. They are especially interested in photos capturing the effect of flooding on shoreline homes, business, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. These areas are increasingly vulnerable to flooding during extreme high tide events, and as sea levels rise due to climate change, extreme tides may become the norm within a few decades. Photos submitted to Rhode Island Sea Grant will have the chance to be published in the magazine 41°N. The photographer who captures the best photo will receive a prize …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Biology students recently attended a frield trip to Prudence Island.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Biology students from Rogers High School who collaborate with Save the Bay for their environmental studies recently attended a field trip to Prudence Island. In conjunction with Save the Bay, the students have been studying environmental conditions at Gooseneck Salt Marsh in Newport. Save the Bay sponsored a trip out to Prudence Island for these students to compare pristine salt marsh conditions to those of their local marsh, which was recently undergone an extensive restoration project. Information provided by Newport Public Schools.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Tom Kutcher has been appointed Baykeeper for Save the Bay.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Save The Bay has appointed a new Baykeeper to keep a closer watch on Narragansett Bay. Tom Kutcher has been appointed Baykeeper to fill the seat left vacant after the resignation of John Torgan, reports The Providence Journal. According to a press release from Save the Bay, Kutcher brings extensive experience in coastal ecology from his previous work with the Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, as well as his time consulting with the Estuarine Reserves Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Narragansett Baykeeper serves as a respected authority on water quality, pollution, coastal ecology and resource management for the Narragansett Bay watershed and adjacent coastal waters. The …
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A rare calico lobster came to the Save the Bay aquarium this weekend.
The Save the Bay aquarium welcomed a new member this week: a rare calico lobster. The lobster boasts bright orange and yellow spots on its exoskeleten. Calico lobsters are extremely uncommon, about one in 30 million, Adam Kovarsky, of Save the Bay, said. Lobstermen from Aquidneck Lobster made the discovery and reported it to Save the Bay. The lobster was picked up and transported back to the aquarium. “Being at the aquarium could prolong it’s life,” Kovarsky said. Such a one-of-a-kind creature is also a great educational opportunity he said. The lobster, which is nocturnal, is being kept in a tank in a closed off corner of the aquarium to reduce the amount of light. Kovarsky explained the spotted nature of the lobster’s shell is a mutation…
Monday, July 25, 2011
475 swimmers, a record number of participants, swam 1.7 miles across the Narragansett Bay on Saturday morning as a fundraising efforts for the Save the Bay organization.
This Saturday 475 swimmers and 225 kayakers made the 1.7 mile journey across the bay to raise money for Save The Bay, a non-profit member organization that works to protect and restore Narraganset Bay. This year marked a record number of participants, who came from more 20 states and Canada to make the swim. “We’ve had an incredible year,” said event director Gretchen Heath. “Last year’s Gulf oil spill was a call to action toward protecting our fragile ecosystem. This year we have 475 swimmers who are demonstrating their commitment to the environment in a very tangible way.” “The money raised through our 2011 swim is urgently needed,” said Save The Bay Executive Director Jonathan Stone, who made his seventh swim on Saturday. “This …
Saturday, July 23, 2011
The 35th annual swim across the bay will raise money for Save the Bay on Saturday morning at 8 a.m.
For 35 years swimmers likes Brendan McEntee, Rachel Balaban and Jana Hesser, have made the 1.7-mile aquatic journey from Newport to Jamestown in the Save The Bay Swim for Narraganset Bay on Saturday morning. The non-competitive swim is Save The Bay’s largest fundraising effort. The swimmers represent thousands of people who make cash pledges that directly fund Save The Bay's mission to pass state and federal legislation protecting the bay and its surrounding waters. “I believe Save the Bay is a premier environmental organization whose efforts over the years has cleaned up and revived the bay both for marine life and for recreation. It’s easy to ask people to sponsor me because I believe in Save the Bay’s mission and enjoy talking to donors…
Thursday, July 7, 2011
URI's Lorraine Joubert discusses how to keep that filthy water from getting into the Narragansett Bay.
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
It is beach season in Rhode Island. Pack up the kids, the beach towels and umbrella, the cooler, and a bucketful of suntan lotion and head for the shore. Here are some things you won't have to take: cigarette butts, lawn fertilizer, pet poop, and oil and gas residues from roads and driveways. They will get there on their own. What Rhode Islanders don't realize as well as they should is that the main source of pollution to our water bodies is storm-water runoff. A recent University of Rhode Island survey found that nearly 90 percent of those polled believed that the most damaging sources of pollution coming into our rivers, Narragansett Bay and the ocean are from industrial discharges and municipal-wastewater-treatment plants. Not so. The…
Monday, June 13, 2011
Several Rogers High School students planted cordgrass last week to help restore the salt marsh.
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Biology students from Rogers High School gave back to the community recently by planting Spartina alterniflora at Gooseneck Cove. As part of Save the Bay’s restoration effort for this threatened salt marsh, local students harvest seeds in the fall and grow them in their classroom. In the spring, the students plant their crop in the salt marsh on Hazard Road as their part in helping to restore this valuable and delicate environment. This is the eighth year that Rogers students have contributed to this effort as part of their environmental studies.
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