What's Happening
April 04, 2016In response to decreasing wildlife populations, conservationists have called for more protected and managed shrublands. To address this, the Service worked with partners to propose the Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge. A draft environmental assessment was distributed for public review and comment. The comment period has now closed.
Learn moreAbout the Complex
The refuge includes 787 acres of various wildlife habitats including fields, shrublands, woodlands, fresh and saltwater ponds and sandy beaches and dunes.
Trustom Pond 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.
Learn more about the NWRS
Around the Refuge
There are events year-round at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Check out our program calendar to find one near you!
RI Complex Program Calendar
There are a wide variety of activities year-round at Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge including wildlife viewing, photography, hunting and environmental education. Check out our Visitor Activities page to learn more.
Visitor Activities
New England Cottontail
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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Last Updated: Sep 02, 2016