Reserve Information
Designated
1980
Lead Agency
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
(Visit Site)
Protects
4,259 acres
Located
12 miles north of Newport and 12 miles south of Providence, Rhode Island
Additional Information
Habitats within the reserve include salt marsh, eelgrass beds, rocky intertidal zone, pine barren, deciduous forest and coastal meadow. The Hope Island component is a major rookery for colonial nesting wading birds.
Biogeographic Region
Virginian
Tidal Range
N/A