120 ACRES IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND PRESERVED

Charlestown, R.I. (February 18, 2009) - Today, members of the Rhode Island congressional delegation, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, The Conservation Fund and The Nature Conservancy announced the protection of 120 acres of wildlife habitat in southern Rhode Island.

The unique conservation deal involves two separate properties. The 48-acre Camp Pastore property, located in Charlestown, sits along the northwestern shore of Watchaug Pond. The property, originally part of Burlingame State Park, was transferred to the state Department of Mental Health, Retardation and Hospitals (MHRH) in 1986. Now the property has returned to DEM control and inclusion back into the state park. In South Kingstown, 72 acres of previously state-owned land known as the Stedman property fronts Pettaquamscutt Cove and is adjacent to John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge, which is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Rest of the story:
http://www.dem.ri.gov/news/2009/pr/0218091.htm

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