URI-DEM partnership will reopen W. Alton Jones campus in September

By: Ryan Arruda

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 955

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Six years after pandemic lockdowns forced state officials to shut down the University of Rhode Island’s 2,300-acre environmental camp, nature preserve and conference center in West Greenwich, the site is finally set to reopen on Labor Day.

The W. Alton Jones Campus is now undergoing a $2 million renovation to its Environmental Education Center’s lodge, surrounding cabins and farm buildings as well as improvements to signs and public access. Up until the campus was shut …

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