Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge

Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife Refuges

Address: c/o Rhode Island NWR Complex
50 Bend Rd
Charlestown, RI 02813
Phone: 401-364-9124;
Fax: 401-364-0170;
Established: 1970.
Location: On Rhode Island's south shore, about halfway between Westerly and Naragannsett.
Facilities: Visitor center with interpretive exhibits and gift store, trails, observation platforms.
Activities: Surf fishing, hiking, hunting, educational programs.
Special Features: Located on a former naval air station, the refuge provides visitors with more than 3 miles of trails. More than 250 bird species visit the refuge, and 70 nest here.
Habitats: 900 acres of saltmarshes, kettle ponds, freshwater wetlands, maritime shrublands and forests dominated by oak or maple.
Access: Open from dawn to dusk year round.
Wild life: Piping plover, osprey, bluebirds, woodcock, common merganser, and red-breasted merganser.

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