MCAA held its Winter Meeting on December 9, 2025, at the Norman Bird Sanctuary. Click here to view slide presentation. MCAA President Melissa Welch provided an overview of MCAA’s activities over the previous six months, highlighting the recent approval by the Coastal Resource Management Council to allow MCAA to “adopt” six of the ten coastal…

MCAA hosted its first official clean-up on Saturday, June 21, at the Y-9 shoreline right-of-way (ROW) and the adjacent Dunlap-Wheeler Park.  MCAA partnered with a local neighborhood group, the Easton’s Point Association, and coordinated with the Town of Middletown and the Newport Beach House, which own the properties alongside the Y-9 ROW. The clean-up removed…

MCAA’s first spring meeting on May 28th brought together friends, neighbors, and organizations that share MCAA’s commitment to monitor, maintain, and preserve Middletown’s coastal access points.  With generous support from our hosts at the Norman Bird Sanctuary and snacks provided by the Clambake Club of Newport, about 30 supporters gathered to hear the latest updates…

The Middletown Coastal Access Alliance is partnering with the Easton’s Point Association for a clean-up at the Y-9 coastal access point at Dunlap-Wheeler Park, Saturday, 21 June, 10am – 12noon.  Clean-up equipment (gloves, trash-pickers, buckets) will be provided and limited parking is available for Middletown residents with a beach sticker (located at the intersection of Purgatory Road…

The Middletown Coastal Access Alliance (MCAA) holds its Spring Meeting Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 5:30-7:30, at the Norman Bird Sanctuary.  Join us at 5:30pm for light snacks and socializing with fellow coastal access supporters, followed by MCAA updates at 6pm and a presentation on water quality testing by Norman Bird Sanctuary Land Steward Coordinator Kathleen…