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FoW Fact Sheet

All volunteer staff
Volunteer hours are estimated in excess of a million dollars
33 years of annual waterfront inspection cruises for members
Raised over $100,000 to pay for Newport public access issues
Provided documents that identified 23 Newport ROWS to CRMC that are now registered
Influenced City to re-open the abandoned Cliff Walk Commission
Provided 2 historical informational kiosks at 2 waterfront parks
26 years of King Park Earth Day clean ups by FOW volunteers
Worked with City to establish a park for FOW founder Mary Ferrazzoli
City approved FOW signs help mark public access ways along the Newport waterfront
Helped fund maps and surveys of Newport ROWs through URI Sea Grant
Free guided Harbor Walk tours along the Newport Waterfront

Negotiated public access over some private properties for Harbor Walk
6 waterfront benches and a bicycle rack provided at 2 mini parks on the Harbor Walk
Negotiated mistake by CRMC – No rebuilding of shed in ROW at Waites Wharf allowed
Helped RI Attorney General set a legal precedent for RI public access at Scotts Wharf
18 ROWs adopted with CRMC MOU by the City, FOW and Clean Ocean Access (COA)
Established collaboration with URI Master Gardeners for waterfront Dinghy Planters
5 dinghy planters featured as Newport waterfront beautification project
2 planters restored Monarch butterfly habitats lost to shoreline development

Watchdogs of the Waterfront

Friends of the Waterfront (FOW) is a grass roots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1982 by concerned Newport citizens to insure continued public access to the Newport harbor front and shoreline. The major areas of concern at that time are with us today.

FOW is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. EIN # 22-2570956