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  2. Ninigret Pond - Wikipedia

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    The pond is situated on low-lying ground, and as such, it is considered particularly vulnerable to storm surge flooding. [4] It is connected to Green Hill Pond via a small channel. [6] The pond is located within the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. Both are named for Ninigret, a 17th-century sachem of the eastern Niantic aboriginal American ...

  3. Ready for a shore leave? East Beach has the ocean, a salt ...

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    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 ...

  4. Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex - Wikipedia

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    Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex is a National Wildlife Refuge complex in the state of Rhode Island.Its headquarters is in Charlestown, Rhode Island.Dotted along the Rhode Island's Atlantic coastline, the five refuges that make up the complex (Ninigret, Trustom Pond, John H. Chafee at Petaquamscutt Cove, Block Island and Sachuest Point) offer a wide variety of natural settings.

  6. Artist Thomas Dambo: 'Somebody has to fight for nature ... - AOL

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    The first troll at Ninigret Park is relatively easy to find. It's not far from the park entrance, near the Frosty Drew Observatory; it sits on the edge of Little Ninigret Pond. The second troll ...

  7. Boating safety a priority as cable-laying starts for offshore ...

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    One warm day last week and Ninigret Pond came alive and the bass fishing was on. Other ponds will start popping, too, as things warm up.” Declan O’Donnell of Breachway Bait & Tackle in ...

  8. Sachuest Point shines as National Wildlife Refuges photo ...

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    The annual contest is hosted by The Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island.

  9. East Beach State Beach - Wikipedia

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    East Beach or East State Beach is a seaside public recreation area on Quonochontaug Neck, the narrow barrier island that separates Block Island Sound and Ninigret Pond, in the town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States. The state beach encompasses three miles (4.8 km) of oceanfront and abuts Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. [2] [3]