Recreation, Exploration

"Our Mission is to cultivate public awareness and foster civic engagement for the preservation of Rhode Island's coastline and our state constitutional rights to shoreline access. By creating a grassroots network of individuals, organizations, agencies, businesses, and lawmakers engaged in education, advocacy, and policy making, we may better protect Rhode Island’s coastal environment, and preserve equitable public access for current and future generations.""

From the website, July 1, 2023

aka South County Bike Path. The Friends group no longer has a website

"The Mount Hope Bay Greenway (MHBG) is a proposed shared-use trail through the City of Fall River from the Battleship Cove area along the railroad Right-Of-Way (ROW) corridor south to the State of Rhode Island border at Tiverton, RI."

From the feasibility report January 3, 2022

"Formed in March 2017, Bike Tiverton is an advocacy group dedicated to promoting safe, accessible, and enjoyable bicycling for all. We support adoption of more active modes of transportation to help create greener, healthier, safer communities....

"Our mission is to promote completion of the state’s bike path system, including connecting all existing bike paths and expanding it to the state’s borders. With 8 existing bike paths waiting to be connected, there are a number of projects that are either shovel ready, planned, or proposed throughout the rest of the state. To assist with this effort, please use the form below to tell us where you would like to see additional paths constructed or provide any other feedback. Thank you in advance for your assistance."

From the website January 3, 2022

"A new advocacy group has formed in the wake of concerns of how our Coastal Resources Management Council publically notifies shoreline abutters and users of public trust waters when applications for commercial business licenses are considered.

"Movement Education Outdoors (MEO) works with local youth-serving organizations in Providence, greater Rhode Island and neighboring states to offer their members transformative ways of being fit and healthy by being outside.... Movement Education Outdoors (MEO) provides outdoor experiences and curriculum for community-based organizations serving youth of color and of limited economic resources. We teach youth to become mindful of their body, aware of indigenous history and engaged in the natural world."

From the website November 4, 2021

Mission: …to promote and enhance the natural and cultural features of the Saugatucket River and its watershed for the benefit of the river and its surrounding lands and community."

From the website, April 20, 2021

"Grace Note Farm, also known as the Benjamin Smith homestead farm c. 1730, is nestled in the northwest corner of Rhode Island adjacent to the George Washington Management area."

From the website April 8, 2021

This farm cares for animals, especially horses. Miles of horseback riding trails are nearby.