The Save The Bay Foundation began in October 1970 in East Grenwich, RI. It's founder, John Scanlon began the effort by implicating energy facilities along the coast. Throughout the 1970's, many accomplishments were achieved. The Coastal Resources Management Council was enacted and Save the Bay also opposed a nuclear facility which was to be implemented in North Kingstown earlier in the decade. A Liquified Natural Gas plant was not put into effect the following year due to the foundation's protest.
The word was spread about the Foundation in 1977 when the first annual "Save the Bay Swim" occurred. The swim takes place from Jamestown to Newport. During the same time, an 87 Million dollar bond was enacted to fix the conditions which were a result of Providence's sewage treatment facility, who were guilty of dumping millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the bay. The Aquidneck Island Pollution Prevention Project provided more information on land use and how it led to pollution, which would not have been enacted if it were not for Save the Bay. The foundation also set forth the first mandatory recycling bill in the nation.
Even today, the foundation is doing all it can to restore Narragansett Bay. By passing several bills to improve the restoration of waterways, implement knowledge of the foundation through school systems, and the planting of marsh and eelgrass shoots, The Save the Bay Foundation is doing a fantastic job at spreading the word and improving Narragansett Bay's conditions. The most important aspect of this cause is to make it known to the entire population of Rhode Island. We can all do something to help!
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