The Department of Environmental Management said in a press release that the Narragansett Bay Resources Foundation has donated $10,000 in matching funds to its hunter safety education project for improvements to the Great Swamp Management Area shooting range.
The range, operated by DEM’s Division of Fish and Wildlife, is used for hunter education training and small caliber shooting practice.
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The 25-year-old shooting range, constructed by the hunter safety education program’s former coordinator, Ormonde Borsay and a Youth Conservation Corps crew, is being upgraded to enhance safety, accessibility and amenities. It is expected to reopen next spring with a heightened backstop, handicapped access and improved parking.
Upgrades will also include the addition of side berms, a redesigned firing line with shelter, new shooting benches and target stands, and the addition of a sitting area for those not on the firing line. The DEM says that the improvements will result in a safer range of the same size with the capability to serve shooters for many years to come.
