CRMC To Host Webinar On Social Justice And Shoreline Access In RI

CHARLESTOWN, RI — The Coastal Resources Management Council is working to identify and publicize public rights-of-way to the shore, and the agency is also looking at broader issues of public access to the ocean in the Ocean State.

The CRMC last month hosted a well-attended "Shoreline Public Access 101" webinar on where they described the basic issues concerning public access to the shoreline in Rhode Island.

Now the agency plans a second webinar where issues of environmental justice and shoreline access will be discussed. The online event is set for Wednesday, June 30 at 5 p.m., and interested parties are encouraged to register ahead of time.

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At the upcoming event, Kate Mulvaney, a social scientist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will discuss findings from a study looking at whether there are disparities in ability to access the shore based on race, income, and geographic location across the state.

Julia Twichell, watershed and GIS specialist for the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, will present research that used cell phone data to determine the state's most highly used coastal public access points.

Leah Feldman, CRMC policy analyst, will explore the impacts of participation in a place-based educational sailing program in Newport, RI, as well as outline CRMC’s work to improve equity in coastal access.

A question and answer session with the speakers will follow the presentations.

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