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Rhode Islanders know how important Narragansett Bay is as a fertile estuary for fish and shellfish. This week, some 900 people are in Providence to learn about the Bay and other estuaries around the country.

The 4th Annual Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration has attracted scientists, environmental activities and engineering firms and others who work on estuary restoration.

Rhode Island's own Save The Bay is one of the organizers of Restore America's Estuaries, the group sponsoring the conference, which runs until today at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

Yesterday, the group honored U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, for his work in supporting coastal and estuary restoration projects. The group gave the Rhode Island Democrat its 2008 "Coastal Habitat Restoration Champion Award."

-- Journal environment writer Peter B. Lord

 Tags  environment estuaries Sheldon Whitehouse

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