Tide Talks: the Save The Bay Podcast

In the coming years, the Ocean State will be a main stage for sea level rise. Save The Bay Coastkeeper David Prescott joins the show to discuss sea walls, the history of coastal development and the future of the Rhode Island shoreline.

On January 19, 1996, the North Cape oil barge ran aground at Moonstone Beach, spilling 820,000 gallons of oil into Rhode Island Sound. The resulting environmental damage was overwhelming. Save The Bay Advocacy Director Topher Hamblett joins the show to discuss the organization’s response to the 1996 North Cape oil spill, both on the shoreline and in the state house. Topher also discusses the push for a new climate resilience fund generated by an oil fee.

Every group of remarkable people has their headquarters, and Save The Bay is no exception. Save The Bay Executive Director Jonathan Stone and former Executive Director Curt Spalding join the show to discuss the history and significance of the organization’s beautiful headquarters in Providence, RI. They also discuss the construction of the facility’s new public access dock.

Hundred Acre Cove is a one-square-mile estuarine cove bordered by Rhode Island and Massachusetts on either side. Save The Bay must now negotiate across state lines to alleviate bacterial pollution that has closed the cove to shellfishing since the 1990s. Waterkeepers Mike Jarbeau and Kate McPherson join the show to discuss Save The Bay’s ongoing project to create a restoration plan. A successful project would benefit three watershed communities and set an example for similar collaboration projects in the future. This project is supported by the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants. SNEP Watershed Grants are funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through a collaboration with Restore America’s Estuaries. For more on SNEP Watershed Grants, see www.snepgrants.org

Save The Bay’s education program runs more than 900 school programs every year and more than two dozen weeklong BayCamps each summer. Education Director Bridget Prescott joins the show to discuss Save The Bay’s education mission and the value of outdoor education. Registration for summer BayCamp is now open at savebay.org/family-fun/camp.

The Save The Bay Aquarium in Newport, Rhode Island is striking in two ways: it’s incredibly small, and it’s incredibly dense. It's also the only New England aquarium featuring marine life from Narragansett Bay exclusively. Save The Bay Aquarist Adam Kovarsky joins the show to discuss the workings of this peculiar aquarium.