Bowen’s Wharf Company and Clean Ocean Access on Wednesday announced that they have launched an event sustainability partnership in an effort to reduce the landfill impact of two major food festivals in 2022, starting with the Newport Oyster & Chowder Festival on May 21st and 22nd, and are looking for volunteers to be a part of it. The organizations […]
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Celebrating Clean Ocean Access’ Community Ti(d)es
Source: Clean Ocean Access Join Clean Ocean Access (COA) as we celebrate our 2021 accomplishments, 2022 plans, and the community that helps make it all happen. Our Annual Meeting will take place on March 3 (5:30 p.m.) at Newport Vineyards, and all of our supporters, volunteers, and community friends are welcome to attend. The outlook […]
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Clean Ocean Access’ Paddle for Access returns to Newport Harbor on August 21
Clean Ocean Access today announced that its annual Paddle for Access is returning to Newport Harbor on Saturday, August 21. The 4th Annual Paddle for Access is a 3- or 6- mile paddle around Goat Island and Rose Island in Newport to help Clean Ocean Access (COA) achieve their goal to preserve and protect public […]
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Be part of ‘Newport RI World Oceans Day’ with Clean Ocean Access
By Clean Ocean Access World Oceans Day (WOD) is an international celebration established by the United Nations to bring awareness to the benefits humankind derives from the ocean, and our collective responsibility to protect it. The 2021 WOD theme is Life & Livelihood: what does living by the ocean mean to you? Clean Ocean Access […]
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Clean Ocean Access hosting drop-off recycle events for boat shrink wrap
Clean Ocean Access (COA) is calling all boaters to save and recycle their shrink wrap at upcoming drop-off events. These events offer free and accessible recycling to Rhode Island residents. Recycling your shrink wrap fuels COA’s effort to better understand and advance local recycling processes, gives your wrap a second life in new products, and […]
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Clean Ocean Access report details safety and status of 50 public rights-of-way across Aquidneck Island
Middletown, RI – Clean Ocean Access (COA) today releases its quarterly Public Access Report detailing the safety and status of 50 public rights-of-way across Aquidneck Island. During the third quarter, 27 volunteers completed 171 site surveys and monitored all 50 public rights-of-way. Staff and volunteers also worked to perform marine debris removal and water quality […]
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Clean Ocean Access volunteers collect more than 600 pounds of debris in Portsmouth
Portsmouth, RI – On Saturday, November 11th, Clean Ocean Access organized two separate coastal cleanups in Portsmouth, one at Weaver Cove and the other at Melville Park, which consists of 153-acres of pond waterway, hardwood and pine forests, hiking trails, and substantial salt marsh areas. Salt marshes are coastal wetlands that are crucial to the […]
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Cafe Parley, Episode 2: Why Should Newport Ban Plastic Bags?
Cafe Parley is a new weekly series sponsored by CRU Cafe where we sit down with a Newport citizen and discuss a divisive issue they feel strongly about. Do you have an opinion on a local, state, national or global issue that you want to share? Send an email to ryan@whatsupnewp.com with your thoughts. [the_ad id=”28036″] The […]