CCS Graphic Novel Library saved from hurricane flood waters

How to Save a Graphic Novel Library

The books held in the Schulz Library at the Center for Cartoon Studies were saved through the heroic efforts of dedicated students, faculty and fans who evacuated the books to safety late Sunday night. Long live Schulz Library!

mystery fish redux

Image Source: Journal photo/Andrew Dickerman



You may remember seeing this phenomenon last year... the Menhaden have returned

RI water resources

How can I find information on RI water systems?

The RI Office of Water Resources offers historic and current reports on water quality, watershed management, fresh and coastal water ecology.

Browse RI Office of Water Resources by Topic

For articles on water-related topics (not specific to Rhode Island) search these databases through the RISD Library Articles page:
Academic Search Premier
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Firstsearch > Search these databases: Basic Biosis, BioDigest, Geobase
Garden, Landscape, and Horticulture Index
GreenFile
JSTOR > Search by Discipline: ecology & evolutionary biology

mystery fish appear in downtown Providence

Image Source: Journal photo/Andrew Dickerman


Some folks who work at RISD Library have been looking down on the Providence River for a couple of weeks and have been amazed at the large schools of fish circling around in it. People who have been here since the 1980's don't ever remember seeing anything like it. Rumors are that they are bluefish that are being raised upstream to swim down into Narragansett Bay. Is this true? There is some disagreement as to what kind of fish they are.

There are schools of smaller fish which are menhaden, the food fish that attract bigger fish like bluefish and striped bass. Mixed in with the smaller fish are bluefish who apparently are following the menhaden upstream from the Bay. There are no bluefish being raised upriver, these are all coming up from the Bay.
Source: Director of the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council

For more info, see the Projo's Fishing Report and this blog discussion from Sept. 17th.