Environment
The forest is part of the Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion.
The Freetown State Forest has suffered fires on several occasions. In September 1980, a fire burned approximately 230 acres (0.9 km2) of woodland adjacent to and in the state forest over the course of a week. Fires in 1988 and 1991 burned an estimated 100 acres (400,000 m2) each, while a fire in March, 1976 destroyed an estimated 500 acres (2.0 km2). The last major fire occurred on April 30, 2001, when fire destroyed between 90 and 100 acres (0.4 km2) of the forest. Most of the fires were put out on April 30, while small fires continued into May 1.
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