Press Releases

Beach Captains needed for this year’s International Coastal Cleanup effort 

Monday, August 7, 2023

If donning a pair of gloves and a trash grabber and guiding volunteers through a coastal cleanup sounds enticing, then becoming a Beach Captain might be in your future!

If donning a pair of gloves and a trash grabber and guiding volunteers through a coastal cleanup sounds enticing, then becoming a Beach Captain might be in your future! ...Read More

Save The Bay appoints interim executive director

Monday, June 26, 2023

Save The Bay’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Topher Hamblett to the position of interim executive director.

Save The Bay’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Topher Hamblett to the position of interim executive director. ...Read More

Harbor seals haul out on a rock in Newport harbor.

Seals—and Save The Bay Seal Tours—return to Newport

Monday, November 21, 2022

On November 27, a Save The Bay education vessel will depart from Bowen’s Ferry Landing in Newport Harbor, marking the organization’s 22nd seal tour season in the “City by the Sea.”

On November 27, a Save The Bay education vessel will depart from Bowen's Ferry Landing in Newport Harbor, marking the organization's 22nd seal tour season in the “City by the... ...Read More

Opinion: R.I. Supreme Court Decision Shows Why CRMC Needs Reform

Monday, October 31, 2022

We hope the Council’s egregious breach of the public’s trust will catalyze much-needed structural CRMC reform. It is time to put an end to this relic of corrupt Rhode Island governance. 

We hope the Council’s egregious breach of the public’s trust will catalyze much-needed structural CRMC reform. It is time to put an end to this relic of corrupt Rhode Island... ...Read More

The Bristol-Warren Girl Scouts clean up Narrows Boat Ramp during ICC 2018

Save The Bay invites Rhode Island volunteers to #SeaTheChange

Thursday, September 15, 2022

This September-November, Save The Bay is calling on volunteers to be the change and #SeaTheChange as part of Ocean Conservancy’s 37th International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC)

This September-November, Save The Bay is calling on volunteers to be the change and #SeaTheChange as part of Ocean Conservancy’s 37th International Coastal Cleanup® (ICC) ...Read More

200+ swimmers cross Narragansett Bay in Save The Bay’s annual Swim fundraiser

Saturday, August 6, 2022

200+ swimmers cross Narragansett Bay in Save The Bay’s annual Swim fundraiser NEWPORT, R.I. – August 6, 2022 – At 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, more than 200 swimmers took to the waves of Narragansett Bay’s East Passage in support of Save The Bay’s mission to protect and improve Narragansett Bay. The two-mile journey … Read More

200+ swimmers cross Narragansett Bay in Save The Bay’s annual Swim fundraiser NEWPORT, R.I. – August 6, 2022 – At 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, more than 200 swimmers... ...Read More

The Hamilton Family Charitable Trust signs on to support, name Save The Bay’s new Newport aquarium

Monday, July 11, 2022

Save The Bay is pleased to announce that the Hamilton Family Charitable Trust has generously contributed $1.5 million to the nonprofit organization’s efforts to relocate its small aquarium on Easton’s Beach to a larger location at downtown Newport’s Gateway Center.

Save The Bay is pleased to announce that the Hamilton Family Charitable Trust has generously contributed $1.5 million to the nonprofit organization’s efforts to relocate its small aquarium on Easton’s... ...Read More