With a mission to protect and enhance the health of the salt ponds for the benefit of wildlife and people, Salt Ponds Coalition manages 5 water testing sites on Green Hill Pond and a total of 27 testing sites in South County.
Category: Nature & Science
Knew Point
See Knew Point, a labor of love for more than 30 years for owner & master gardener Bruce Gouin. I climbed the stairway to the ocean view deck & stood on one of the highest points along coastal Rhode Island. It was spectacular.
South County Tourism Council’s Wavelengths Podcast
Helen Tiberi of the South County Tourism Council’s Wavelengths Podcast interviews Art Ganz, President of the Salt Ponds Coalition. Learn more about the organization, its history as the longest running marine quality monitoring program in the country, and why your membership support matters.
Climate Change in Rhode Island
Learn about Climate Change in Rhode Island from Associate Director of the Inner Space Center at URI Graduate School of Oceanography Gail Scrowcroft & Executive Director of Save the Bay Jonathan Stone .
Salt Pond Watchers
Watch Virginia Lee share insights on the origins of Salt Ponds Coalition & find out the names of the Citizen Scientists in your neighborhood who volunteer to monitor Green Hill Pond.
Bedrock Tree Farm Candles
Meet Tom & Angie Geary from Bedrock Tree Farm in Wakefield. Read how the Great North Cape Oil Spill of 1996 led a RI lobster fisherman & his enterprising wife to launch a candle line that is sold in more than 1,000 accounts nationwide today, including Whole Foods!