• The Napatree Point Conservation Area is a natural preserve, an important bird nesting and migratory resting area and one of the region’s finest beaches. The Conservancy is part owner and, in partnership with the Watch Hill Fire District, educates the public about the ecology of the barrier beach.
  
  
• In 2011 the highly regarded Rhode Island Natural History Survey issued a report on Napatree, "Napatree Point Conservation Area Ecosystem Management Study." Reviewing in 2010 achievements over a five-year period, it commended the Conservancy and the Watch Hill Fire District for their "long term stewardship of an important natural resource of Rhode Island and the East Coast.
  
  
• In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service the program protects the federally threatened piping plovers, which nest on Napatree.
  
  
• Underground Utility Project: Eliminate 73 utility poles and overhead wires in Watch Hill Village and relocate underground to enhance public safety and aesthetic beauty.
  
  
• Develop a Plan to enhance safety - pedestrian, bicyclists, joggers, and motorists - on Ocean View Highway.
  
  
• Land acquisition: We continue to explore approaches to increasing our inventory of protected properties.