NBEP Habitat Restoration Strategy
NBEP Habitat Restoration Strategy
NBEP is embarking upon a process to develop a Habitat Restoration Strategy for the NBEP Study Area, including Narragansett Bay, Little Narragansett Bay, the Rhode Island Coastal Ponds, and their watersheds. This page will serve as a hub for information on resources, upcoming events, and more!
Habitat Strategies in the Narragansett Bay Region
Short presentations about regional place- or habitat-specific restoration plans to describe the current landscape of restoration planning in the region.
Stefanie Covino, Blackstone Watershed Collaborative: Kittacuck Restored
Bridget Zwack, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council: Woonasquatucket River Riparian Buffer Restoration Strategy
Brad Chase: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries: Recent Restoration Activities and Future Targets
Tom Kutcher, Rhode Island Natural History Survey: Rhode Island Coastal Wetland Restoration Strategy
Sara Grady, Mass Audubon: Coastal Salt Marsh Plan
Cristina Kennedy, Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration: Narragansett Bay Tidal Crossing Study
Eric Schneider, Rhode Island Division of Marine Fisheries: Rhode Island Shellfish Restoration Plan
Kim Korioth, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: Resilient Rhody 2025
Suzanne Paton and Cindy Corsair, US Fish and Wildlife Service: Southern New England Coastal Program Strategic Plan
Agenda
Introduction
Courtney Schmidt, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
Project History & Scope
From Former Drinking Water Supply to Tidal Estuary, the Collaborative Process to Restoring the Kickemuit Estuary
Stephen Coutu, Bristol County Water Authority & Wenley Ferguson, Save The Bay
Restoration Journey
Head of Tide Dam Removal Monitoring Metrics Overview
Ben Gaspar, Save The Bay
Dam Removal Data Deluge: An Overview of High-Frequency Hydrologic Monitoring
Joel Singley & Mandi Greenhalgh, Roger Williams University
Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectus sapidus) Population and Habitat Selection in the Kickemuit River, Rhode Island
Madison Sachs, University of Rhode Island
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in the Kickemuit River, Rhode Island
Serena Moseman-Valtierra, University of Rhode Island
Closing
Courtney Schmidt, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
Webinar Recording
Individual Talks
Project History & Scope
From Former Drinking Water Supply to Tidal Estuary, the Collaborative Process to Restoring the Kickemuit Estuary
Stephen Coutu, Bristol County Water Authority & Wenley Ferguson, Save The Bay
Restoration Journey
Head of Tide Dam Removal Monitoring Metrics Overview
Ben Gaspar, Save The Bay
Dam Removal Data Deluge: An Overview of High-Frequency Hydrologic Monitoring
Joel Singley & Mandi Greenhalgh, Roger Williams University
Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectus sapidus) Population and Habitat Selection in the Kickemuit River, Rhode Island
Madison Sachs, University of Rhode Island
Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in the Kickemuit River, Rhode Island
Serena Moseman-Valtierra, University of Rhode Island