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Fort Nature Refuge

Florence Sutherland Fort & Richard Knight Fort Nature Refuge

Providence Pike (Rt. 5), North Smithfield

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The headwaters of the Woonasquatucket River rise on this 235-acre woodland. Three small ponds and a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees provide diverse habitat for wildlife.

Directions:

Take I-295 to Exit 8B (Rte. 7 North). Follow Rte 7 to Providence Pike; bear right onto Providence Pike. Go across at the intersection of Rtes. 5 and 104. refuge is 1/2 mile on the left, the first left after the Primrose Fire Station.

Audubon's Wildlife Refuge Network
Caratunk Wildlife Refuge
Claire D. McIntosh Wildlife Refuge
Davis Memorial Wildlife Refuge
Emilie Ruecker Wildlife Refuge
Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge
Fort Nature Refuge
George B. Parker Woodland
Kimball Wildlife Sanctuary
Lathrop Wildlife Refuge
Lewis-Dickens Farm
Long Pond Woods
Marion Eppley Wildlife Refuge (open only during Audubon programs)
Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge
Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge
Touisset Marsh Wildlife
Waterman Pond

Using the Trails

Permitted (and encouraged!):

Hiking on the trails
Observing & learning about wildlife
Photography
Bird watching
Enjoying the area's natural ambience and solitude

Not permitted are:

Motorized vehicles
Horses or bicycles
Dogs and other pets
Hunting, fishing, trapping
Picnicking or camping
Littering
Alcoholic beverages
Collecting plants or other natural objects
Geo-caching or Letterboxing