Click here to read about the history of managing Ninigret Park and Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge. (4.25Mb)
Click here to read the USFWS letter that cites negative consequences to migratory birds from proposed lighting in Ninigret Park
Click here to read the letters from the National Parks service related to wind turbines and lighted football fields in Ninigret Park
- This last PDF file above contains the March 8 letter from the National Parks Service explaining that lighted fields are inconsistent with the mission of the Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge
- The January 18, 2011 letter from the National Parks Service to the Town Administrator saying Wind Turbines are not allowed in Ninigret Park (the Town Administrator did not share this with the Town Council)
- The December 6, 2010 letter from the Town Administrator to the National Parks Service requesting permission to erect three wind turbines in Ninigret Park.
- November 17, 2010 record from the National Parks Service of a telephone conversation with Charlestown’s Town Administrator telling him Wind Turbines would not be allowed in Ninigret Park. (the Town Administrator did not share this with the Town Council)
- Environmental Screening Form if Town wants to begin the process of an Environmental Assessment to have sports lighting in Ninigret Park. The Town would have to prove the lighting would not impact migratory birds and would be consistent with the goals in the first document above.