Environment Council of Rhode Island

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Conservation

Mount Hope Farm Preservation

The preservation of the Mount Hope Farm in Bristol was not just after his heart, but a cause Senator Chafee himself endorsed in the last year of his life. The Mount Hope Trust helped raise money and pass a bond referendum to fund the purchase of the historic farm from the Haffenreffer estate, allowing Bristol to preserve 127 acres of open space noted as a priority in the town's comprehensive plan.

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