· Scenic recreational open space accessible via the East Bay Bike Path includes trails and fishing access. Year round use for hiking and bird watching.

· Three layers of history each eligible for the National Register of Historic Places:

·        Archaic Period hearth structures discovered near        Native American burials. 5500 year old crescent        shaped stone hearths unique in Northeast.

·        Legacy of Barrington brick manufacturing

·        Nearly century old championship, 18 hole golf        course in Rhode Island designed by the legend-       ary course architect Donald Ross. Landscape        plans by the renowned Olmstead Brothers in the        National Archives.

· Along Washington Road and South Lake Drive 

· Features two freshwater vernal pools and a long shoreline with Echo Lake

· Over 134 species of birds use this area and related wetlands: 7 state endangered, 3 state threatened,9 species of concern and 30 additional species with state ranking. Breeding and nesting habitat. On important migratory flyway.

· Protects habitat and water quality for anadromous river herring, catadromous American eel and muskrat (on RICC seal). Big Mussachuck Creek is one of only 18 remaining historical fish runs in the state out of 45 original runs.

· Shares watershed with two Land Trust properties: Lombardi Park and Andreozzi Nature Preserve.