Oil Spill Leads to Conservation of 70 Acres of Land in Portsmouth

Oil spill leads to conservation of 70 acres of land in Portsmouth

An oil spill from nearly two decades ago has allowed the state of Rhode Island to conserve 70 acres of land at Gull Cove in Portsmouth.

Portsmouth’s Gull Cove Protected as DEM Secures 70 Acres of Coastal Habitat

Newport Buzz Portsmouth’s Gull Cove Protected as DEM Secures 70 Acres of Coastal Habitat The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has preserved 70 acres of coastal habitat at Gull Cove in Portsmouth, using $880,000 from the Bouchard B-120 oil spill settlement to secure the property. The newly conserved land includes salt marsh and coastal uplands along the northwestern shoreline of Gull Cove, an intertidal estuary next to the Sako…

Rhode Island conserves 70 acres at Gull Cove in Portsmouth using oil spill settlement funds - What's Up Newp

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has conserved 70 acres of coastal land at Gull Cove in Portsmouth, using $880,000 in funding from the Bouchard B-120 oil spill settlement. The property includes significant salt marsh habitat and coastal uplands along the northwestern shoreline of Gull Cove, an intertidal estuary adjacent to the Sakonnet River. […] The post Rhode Island conserves 70 acres at Gull Cove in Portsmouth using oi…