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DCR Commissioner Ed Lambert

Commissioner

Edward M. Lambert Jr.

Department of Conservation and Recreation
251 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02114
617-626-1250

Plymouth Rock c.1920 (courtesy Pilgrim Hall Museum)

Stories in Stone - Preservation Month 2013

DCR is known for its terrific parks, but did you know that DCR is also a leader in historic preservation?

This May during Preservation Month experience Massachusetts history through the historic sites, monuments, buildings and landscapes at DCR parks, like the story of Plymouth Rock, shown here being moved in 1920. - more information-

Stories in Stone Printable Calendar

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DCR 2013 Special Use Permit Applications & Instructions

Special use permit applications accepted through May 1, 2013

Now Available: Request for Proposals

Charles River Speedway Headquarters Building

Brighton (Boston)

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DCR Stewardship Council Solicits Input on
Draft Oversight Strategy

DCR’s Massachusetts State Parks

Youth Ambassador, Shawn Davis

Senior Ambassador, Sheila Connor

Latest News

Traffic Advisory May 23-26, 28-30: DCR Urges Motorists to Avoid Morrissey Boulevard around High Tides

Nahant Beach Reservation Rehabilitation and Parking Update

Recreational Advisory: Pleasure Bay Causeway Closures Necessary to Make Pleasure Bay Bridge Repairs

DCR Updates Safety Protocols for 20th Anniversary of Radio 92.9’s EarthFest

DCR Announces Opportunity to Restore the Historic Speedway Administration Building

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Living with Piping Plovers

Patrick-Murray Administration Calling On Volunteers for 7th Annual Statewide Park Clean-ups

Recreational Advisory: Tenean Beach Playground Closed

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $1 Million Grant to DCR and Buzzards Bay Coalition

2013 Piping Plover Season Begins Monday, April 1

Traffic Advisory: DCR’s Street Sweeping to Begin April 1

Comments and Responses to Recent Forest Management Proposals on State Lands

DCR Seeks Artists to Paint 99 Iron Ranger Donation Containers in the Parks

Patrick-Murray Administration Awards First of Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants to 15 Towns

DCR Celebrates Continued Partnership at Horseneck Beach

State Officials Announce Quarantine to Halt Spread of Invasive Emerald Ash Borer Species

Quarantine Area Map

DWSP Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC Final Report)