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Nature Conservancy Acquires Land In Town
Source: Narragansett Patch, by Stephen Greenwell
August 11, 2011
The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island recently purchased 42.6-acre piece of land from the Whale Rock Land Company in Narragansett, and another 47 acres may not be far behind. The portion of land is a green headland across the mouth of the Narrow River and can be seen from the Narragansett Town Beach. According to Kathleen Wainright, land protection manager at the Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island they are going to be working with the town of Narragansett and their partners to make the property accessible to the public in certain areas. Besides hopefully offering public access to the portion of the land that is a cobble beach, there will be a parking lot and trails to get down to the beach area.
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