A plan by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to build a $7 million natural resources and visitors center off the beaten path in Richmond/Exeter is facing opposition from more than 1,100 people who have signed a petition asking the governor to stop the project. This week: we visit the proposed site, located on the banks of a 50-acre pond within the Arcadia Management area. Jim Hummel also sits down with two opponents leading the charge, plus DEM’s point man for the project, who says it’s been years in the making.
