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RHODE
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Tour
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Coasstal
Greeen Infraastruucturre
A Story Map
Whaat is Green Infrastructture?
BEFORE
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Green Infrastructure, or GI,
G uses natu
ural systemss
and materials to
o capture and
a
treat sto
ormwater to
o
reduuce flooding
g, contaminaation, and erosion. GII
provvides numero
ous benefits to our coastllines.
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Natural and
d nature-based treatmen
nts installed
d
uplannd, in the intertidal zo
one, or adjaacent to thee
shore can help reduce im
mpacts of fllooding and
d
erosiion as well as provide habitats forr fish, birdss
and ppollinators. GI also enh
hances publicc access and
d
recreeation to ou
ur coasts, lo
ocal econom
mies, publicc
healtth and safety
y.
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The Tour off Coastal Green Infrastru
ucture Storyy
Mapp allows the user to traveel to locations in Rhodee
Islannd to view green infrrastructure practices
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in
n
actioon, achieving
g various goals.
J.F. Brennan
Chharlestown’s Niinigret Pond hoosts a demonsttration site to
resstore wetlandss with Thin Layyer Depositionn techniques.
Save the Bay
y
A ssmall park in C
Cranston featurres a regraded and
staabilized shorelline to dissipatee wave energy and slow
eroosion.
AFTER
Save the Bay
Save the Bay
P. Rubinoff
At tthe end of Mill Cove Road in
n Warwick, ab
bout 140 feet of
pavvement was reemoved and reeplaced with a filter strip.
Cooastal Stormw
water practices at Bristol Tow
wn Beach help
treaat runoff from nearby neighbborhoods that hhad been
conntributing to pooor water qualiity.
Thee Tour of Greeen Infrastruccture Story Map
M allows you to travel tto locations in Rhode Islaand to view ggreen
infrrastructure practices
p
in action
a
along the
t coastlinee.
Thee Tour of Grreen Infrastrructure Storyy Map uses ESRI’s ArcG
GIS as a plaatform to proovide an inteeractive map
p
for the user to explore. Click through the
t tabs and scroll throuugh images ffor informatiion on each of the green
n
infr
frastructure projects,
p
or use
u the map to
t zoom into
o a location aand click onn a project.
Thiis story map
p can providee inspiration for a green infrastructurre project in your coastaal communitiies.
Doo you have a coastal greeen infrastru
ucture practiice that we ccan share? C
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_page/GI-coastal-RI/
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o Rhode Islland’s Resiliience Tools: http://www .crc.uri.edu//activities_paage/resiliencce-tools/
Coontact: Pam Rubinoff,
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RI Coastal Resources
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Ceenter, RI Seaa Grant • 401.874.6135 • [email protected]