A Shoreline Access Walk in Barrington
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87 Bay Rd., Barrington
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barrington-shoreline-access-walk-tickets-998770709077Join us on this shoreline access walk in Barrington and learn how a Rhode Island Sea Grant-funded research team with specialties in GIS mapping, natural resource economics, coastal geology, and law have been studying shoreline access and how climate change may impact how and where we can access the coast. Bring your shoreline access questions!
Speakers include:
- Jesse Reiblich, University of Rhode Island Department of Marine Affairs
- Emi Uchida, URI Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- Nathan Vinhateiro, URI Coastal Institute
- Emily Hall, RI Coastal Resources Management Council
- Nate Merrill, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Teresa Crean, Town of Barrington
Discussion topics:
- Climate change and implications for public access
- Shoreline access improvements in the town of Barrington
- How CRMC is interpreting and enforcing RI’s new shoreline access legislation
- Legal challenges to the shoreline access law and what's to come
This event is free but registration is required. If you have questions, please contact Monica Allard Cox at allard@uri.edu.
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