State preserves 84 acres of forest in Cumberland

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THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND has purchased an 84-acre swath of forest in Cumberland through the R.I. Department of Environmental Management's Local Open Space Grant Program.
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND has purchased an 84-acre swath of forest in Cumberland through the R.I. Department of Environmental Management's Local Open Space Grant Program.
PROVIDENCE – The state has purchased an 84-acre swath of forest in Cumberland, an acquisition that officials say will protect tributaries of two reservoirs that are critical drinking water resources for residents in the Blackstone Valley.  The $830,000 purchase of the Joseph and Amy Cracco property, along the north side of Tower Hill Road and…

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