Durfee Hill Management Area in Glocester is a playground for wildlife
Dogs: Allowed, but must be leashed. Maps: On an information board at the trailhead. Difficulty: Easy to moderate, with some small hills. GLOCESTER — Man-made ponds pop up almost everywhere in rural Rhode Island. Farmers built them to irrigate crops and water livestock. Millers dammed brooks and channeled the backed-up water to grind grain in grist mills. Fire wardens and landowners filled reservoirs to protect property in remote areas. Conservationists constructed earthen dikes across streams to create habitats for wildlife and waterfowl. Each of the ponds you find in the woods has a unique...
Source: providencejournal.com