reopen the camp and education programs has collected more than 6,900 signatures.
==== History ====
In 1954 W. Alton Jones, president of CITGO, bought the property for hunting and fishing vacations. He was a close friend of United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who visited the property four times for fishing, hunting and skeet shooting. On March 1, 1962, W. Alton Jones passed away in a plane crash while on his way to Los Angeles to meet Eisenhower for a fishing trip. His widow, Nettie Marie Jones, donated the property to the University of Rhode Island and included everything that remained on the property, from the buildings, to the farm animals and equipment - was included in the gift.
==== Environmental Education Center ====
In 1965 a Youth Science Center (now called the Environmental Education Center or EEC) was constructed with much of the funding provided by the W. Alton Jones Foundation. Governor John Chafee celebrated the opening of the Environmental Education Center at a dedication ceremony …
