Our family-friendly public programs, led by our trained educators and naturalists, are designed to connect our community members to Narragansett Bay at any time of the year. Program fees support our advocacy, education, and habitat restoration work throughout the entire Narragansett Bay watershed.
See some of Rhode Island's most beautiful historic lighthouses on our half-day and full-day excursions. All tours include a stop for a guided tour of one lighthouse.
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From October through April, join us for seal tours and nature cruises for beautiful fall foliage and to see Rhode Island's state marine mammal, the harbor seal, in its natural habitat.
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Discover the world beneath the waves of Narragansett Bay at our new Aquarium in downtown Newport. Come face-to-face with dozens of species that come from—and return to—Narragansett Bay.
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The South Coast Center in Westerly, RI has an interactive touch tank and other aquaria with native marine critters, a craft area, and a children's reading area.
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Narragansett Bay is the perfect campground for our week-long, summer BayCamps, for kids from grades K-12 (completed). Explore and learn—all in a day's fun!
Learn moreOffshore drilling has led to some of the greatest manmade disasters of our time. Oil spills kill marine life, devastate ocean environments, and risk the livelihoods of coastal communities.
Sign The PetitionWe offer experiences year-round to connect you with all Narragansett Bay has to offer. Find an area of interest and join us for an unforgettable day!
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Help Save The Bay remove trash left on beaches and shorelines all over the state. Beach cleanups are a great activity for clubs, corporate teams, families and individuals.
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Learn and practice our lawncare and lifestyle tips to save you time and money, and save the Bay. Every small action by many people can make a big difference.
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Stand with Save The Bay in supporting a statewide ban on single-use plastics and legislation to establish the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Fund.
Learn More and Take Actionreceived marine science education programs last year
were planted by Save The Bay staff and volunteers last year
were taken in the Pawcatuck River and Little Narragansett Bay
were removed from the R.I. shoreline last year
The Clean Swell App lets volunteers upload important cleanup data in real-time to the world’s largest marine debris database. This database is used by scientists, conservation groups, governments and industry leaders to study ocean trash and take action to ensure trash never reaches our beaches.
The TrashBlitz App is a new brand audit tool in the fight against litter! The app makes it easy to collect data on brands, materials, and items found at cleanup events. Each record contributes to local, national, and global datasets to help inform policy in the United States and around the world.
The MyCoast App lets you upload pictures that capture the highest tides, show storm damage and erosion and record localized flooding. By recording these events, you’ll help decision-makers, emergency managers and others make better decisions about how to protect our coastal communities and assets.
Nothing should stand in the way of giving your students the educational experience of a lifetime: including a lack of funding. We want to support you in your search for funding and have compiled the tips and sources on this page to help you get started.
Save The Bay’s three Waterkeepers engage in the collection and interpretation of data to inform the public and affect policy; urge our public officials to make protection of our most valuable resource a top priority, and hold them accountable for actions that affect Bay quality. As members of the Waterkeeper Alliance, which has more than 300 programs worldwide, Save The Bay’s Waterkeepers are part of a network of specialists with a passion for defending the environment and a devotion to working in their communities.
As Save The Bay’s “eyes and ears” on Narragansett Bay, the Baykeeper identifies and responds to environmental threats by keeping in close contact with members of the Bay community and with environmental agencies. Save The Bay created the Baykeeper program in 1993 to strengthen our direct action, legal and regulatory watchdogging and pollution response capacity.
See pollution, or another issue, in the Bay? Report it to the Baykeeper:
Our South County Coastkeeper works in the community—both on and off the water—to protect, restore, and promote stewardship of the unique and magnificent waterways of Little Narragansett Bay, the Pawcatuck River, and the South Coast. The Coastkeeper program was launched in 2007 from Save The Bay’s South Coast Center in Westerly, R.I., creating a Save The Bay presence in Southern Rhode Island.
See pollution, or another issue, along the coast? Report it to the Coastkeeper:
Our Riverkeeper works to protect, restore, and promote stewardship of the vast network of remarkable rivers within the Narragansett Bay watershed, 60% of which is in Massachusetts. The Riverkeeper program was developed in 2016 to monitor Narragansett Bay’s tributary watershed, including the Blackstone, Ten Mile, Runnins, Palmer, Kickemuit, Cole, Lee and Taunton Rivers.
See pollution, or another issue, in our region’s rivers? Report it to the Riverkeeper:
For information about participating in or sponsoring this great event, contact Leanne Danielsen or call 401-272-3540 x140.
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Questions about your donation or membership? Contact our team at development@savebay.org or 401-272-3540.
