What: Coastal erosion walking tour
When: Friday, September 25, 9:30 to 12 p.m.
Where: South Kingstown Town Beach, 719 Matunuck Beach Road
RSVP: Rhode Island Sea Grant, (401) 874-6800 or rhodeislandseagrant@gmail.com
When: Friday, September 25, 9:30 to 12 p.m.
Where: South Kingstown Town Beach, 719 Matunuck Beach Road
RSVP: Rhode Island Sea Grant, (401) 874-6800 or rhodeislandseagrant@gmail.com
The
historic Browning Cottages and the community at Roy Carpenter’s beach, both
along the South Kingstown shoreline, suffered serious damages during Superstorm
Sandy in 2012. On Friday, September 25, 2015, Janet Freedman, R.I. Coastal
Resources Management Council coastal geologist, will lead a walking tour of the
area to show participants first-hand how storms and other coastal processes are
affecting Rhode Island’s shoreline, particularly the southern coast.
“One of the things we’re afraid of in the
future is more extratropical storms with higher surges, like Sandy,” said
Freedman at a similar event last year, discussing how increasing land and water
temperatures may continue to increase storm intensity. Participants will
also learn about what the CRMC is doing to help coastal communities plan for
the future.
The tour begins at the South Kingstown Town
Beach pavilion and continues to what remains of the Browning Cottages. Pre-registration
required. Please contact Rhode Island Sea Grant at (401) 874-6800 or rhodeislandseagrant@gmail.com to
register.