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Bibliography

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Bibliography

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

The Nature Conservancy

- The Nature Conservancy’s Block Island Program actively manages over 2,000 acres of wildlife habitat across the island.

- The island serves as a critical wildlife hotspot to provide refuge for various plants and animals that have largely disappeared from other parts of Southern New England over the last several decades.

Block Island History

- Between 1690 and 1704, the town was invaded four times by privateers during the war between England and France. Even the famous pirate Captain Kidd visited in 1699.

- Although Giovanni de Verrazzano first noted the island's existence in 1524, it was named after Adrian Block, a Dutch navigator who re-discovered it in 1614.

-Due to dangerous shoals and ledges, dozens of ships wrecked near the island before the construction of its two famous lighthouses the North Light and the Southeast Light

Examples:

Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo. 2013. "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John 2016. "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

References

The Nature Conservancy. 2026. "Block Island: One of the Last Great Places." The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island.

2026. "Naming & Colonization." Official Website of the Town of New Shoreham, RI.