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According to information compiled by the Rhode Island Sea Grant program, Ninigret Pond's watershed covers 7,645.65 acres (3,094.08 ha), of which 5,820.79 acres (2,355.59 ha) is occupied by water; Ninigret Pond itself has a surface area of 1,580.38 acres (639.56 ha), while other, smaller bodies of water account for the other 244.48 acres (98.94 ha).
The Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge situated along the shore of Ninigret Pond. [2] It is characterized by salt marshes , kettle ponds , freshwater wetlands , maritime shrub lands, and forests, and it is seasonally inhabited by over 250 species of birds.
The Native leader who gave Ninigret Pond its name. The pond is named for Ninigret, (1600-1676), who was a sachem of the Niantic and Narragansett tribes. The Indigenous people once fished, hunted ...
According to a New York Times article, A parcel of 172 acres (0.70 km 2) of the deactivated Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Station on the South County coast, complete with a freshwater pond, it was opened as a park by the town of Charlestown... and forms a gateway to the older wildlife refuge and the barrier beach beyond. The park is to be ...
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The annual contest is hosted by The Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island.
Little Narragansett Bay, Watch Hill, R.I. Little Narragansett Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary of the Pawcatuck River on the Rhode Island–Connecticut state line.
Carters Pond State Wildlife Management Area – A conservation area in the vicinity of Carter Pond, south of Cassayuna. Cossayuna – A hamlet located south of Cossayuna Lake in the northern part of the town. [17] Originally known as Hog Hollow and later as Lakeville, the hamlet was settled in 1765 and was likely its first center of trade. [8]