What's Happening
October 25, 2016In October 2016, Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), and Wendi Weber, Northeast Regional Director of the Service, approved Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)—a new refuge dedicated to managing shrubland habitat for wildlife in the Northeast. The Service can now start working with partners and willing-seller property owners to identify opportunities to acquire priority lands in fee simple or conservation easement within the designated focus areas of Great Thicket NWR.
Learn moreAbout the Complex
The refuge totals 242 acres on the coast of Rhode Island.
Sachuest Point is managed as part of the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Learn more about the complex About the NWRS
The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.
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Around the Refuge
Volunteers play an important role in maintaining the refuge and supporting wildlife management. Visit our Get Involved page to learn more about how the various ways to help out at the refuge.
Get InvolvedIf you have been by the Maidford River lately, you will notice some changes. Find answers to your questions and learn how we are working to restore habitat at Sachuest Point NWR.
Understanding the Maidford River Channel
Numbers of native New England cottontails are decreasing because of habitat loss and competition from the introduced eastern cottontail. the eastern cottontail adapts more easily to residential and disturbed habitats than does the New England cottontail, who prefers very dense shrublands.
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Page Photo Credits — All photos courtesy of USFWS unless otherwise noted.
Last Updated: Nov 02, 2016