2006 DCR News and Announcements Archive

(12/21/06) DCR to Host First Day Hikes on New Year's Day 2007                                                                                   PDF | HTM

(12/18/06) DCR and Heritage Corridors Select 14 Communities for Regional Heritage Landscape Survey                        PDF | HTM

(12/14/06) Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Releases Fiscal Year 2006 Annual Report                   PDF | HTM

(12/11/06) State Adopts Resource Management Plan for Chestnut Hill Reservation in Brighton                                           PDF | HTM

(12/11/06) State Announces Plans for Improvements at Pilgrim Memorial State Park and Frazier Pier in Plymouth      PDF | HTM

(12/11/06) Commonwealth and Town of Adams Celebrate Signing of Greylock Glen Provisional Developer Designation Agreement 

PDF | HTM           

(12/11/06) State and Partners Celebrate Land Acquisitions at Mt. Holyoke Range State Park                                       PDF | HTM

(12/5/06) Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Releases Updated Winter Storm Management Plan      PDF | HTM

(12/5/06) State Announces Four-Day Community Planning Workshop on Middlesex Fells Parkways                                     PDF | HTM

(12/4/06) Parks-Related Holiday Gifts Now Available from the Department of Conservation and Recreation               PDF | HTM

November

(11/21/06) State Announces Start of Public Skating Season                                                                                               PDF | HTM

(11/20/06) State Issues Request for Proposals for New South Coast Discovery Center                                                                                              PDF | HTM

(11/16/06) State Announces Opportunity for Public Participation in Middlesex Fells Parkways Planning Process                  PDF | HTM

(11/14/06) State Announces Updates on Progress of Wollaston Beach Rehabilitation Project                                                PDF | HTM

(11/3/06) State Honors Four Outstanding Citizen Foresters and Graduates 25 Massachusetts Tree Steward                  PDF | HTM

(11/3/06) State Recognizes Artists for Work at State Parks: Original Artwork Enlivens ‘Iron Ranger’ Receptacles                 PDF | HTM

(11/1/06) State Authorizes $21.3 Million for Historic Parkway

Project at Mount Greylock State Reservation

Construction Scheduled to Begin in April 2007               PDF | HTM

(11/1/06) State and Partners Agree to Work Cooperatively on

Forestry Issues                                                         PDF | HTM

(11/1/06) State Announces Recipients of Municipal Seawall Repair Grants                                                                       PDF | HTM

October

(10/18/06) State Installs Solar-Powered Pond Circulators at Lake Cochituate to Study Impact on Invasive Aquatic Plants

Congratulations to Peg Tacy of Florence, MA for winning the DCR Camping Accessories Raffle at this year’s BIG E. 

(10/16/06) State Launches $7.5 Million Bridge-Painting Initiative

(10/12/06) State Announces Design Funding for Nine Pools and Reconstruction of Attleboro Pool

(10/5/06) State Adopts Resource Management Plan for National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth

(10/5/06) State and Partners Celebrate Opening of New Dorchester Shores West Link

September

(9/27/06) Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and Partners Complete Green Roof in Ipswich

(9/21/06) Environmental Affairs Agency Announces Nine New Forest Reserves and Sustainable Forest Management Initiative

(9/7/06) Romney Administration Announces Municipal Seawall Repair Grant Round: $5 Million in Matching Grants Available for FY 2007

(9/7/06) State and Partners Celebrate New River Dock with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

(9/6/06) State Announces Availability of Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants

August

(8/31/06) State Announces Opening of New Teddy Ebersol’s Red Sox Fields at Lederman Park

(8/28/06) State Hires Tufts University to Study Pond Circulators on Lake Cochituate

(8/25/06) State Appoints Local Firefighter to Implement Homeowner Firewise Program

(8/21/06) Pubic Meeting Scheduled for Teddy Ebersol's Red Sox Fields

(8/18/06) Graduating Mass Parks AmeriCorps Members Honored In Ceremony at Dubuque Memorial State Forest

(8/18/06) Massachusetts Department Of Conservation and Recreation Honors First Graduating Class of Park Fellows

(8/15/06) State Announces Closing Dates for Beaches and Pools

(8/14/06) State Announces Temporary Closure of Portion of Cape Cod Rail Trail

(8/10/06) State Celebrates Tudor Barn Rehabilitation Partnership at Middlesex Fells Reservation, Stoneham

(8/10/06) State Adopts Revised Management Plan for Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Mashpee

(8/3/06) State Honors Pelham Man for 40 Years of Service as percipitation Observer at Quabbin Reservoir

(8/3/06) State Honors 21 Graduates from Vocational Work Training Program

(8/3/06) Aerial Spraying to be Used to Fight EEE (Eastern Equine Encephalitis) in Southeastern Mass

Meeting Notice: Richardson Park Flagpole Update Meeting August 17th

(8/2/06) State Beaches and Pools to Open Extended Hours

(8/2/06) State Announces $5 Million in Improvements for Horseneck Beach State Reservation

(8/1/06) State Contributes $850,000 to Plymouth’s Center Hill Preserve Project

July

(7/25/06) State Announces Publication of New Guides on Preservation of Historic Trees and Roads

(7/21/06) Cape Cod Rail Trail Parking Lot to Be Converted to New Trailside Picnic Area

(7/17/06) State to Hold Public Meeting on Lake Cochituate Invasive Plants Survey on Monday, July 24

(7/10/06) State Reopens Georgetown-Rowley State Forest ORV Trail

(7/07/06) State Celebrates Completion of Phase 1 of Cape Cod Rail Trail Rehabilitation

June

The Arborway Access Project
Public Meeting No. 2: Monday, July 17, 2006

(6/29/06) Quincy Quarries Rock Climbing Advisory

(6/26/06) State Demonstrates Water Quality Improvement Projects at Silver Lake in Wilmington

(6/23/06) Pictures from Spectacle Island Dedication Ceremony

(6/16/06) Watson Pond State Park in Taunton Reopens for Public Swimming

(6/16/06) Renovations of Cape Cod Rail Trail Completed

(6/14/06) Public-Private Partners Celebrate Protection of Parcel at Curzon Mill Road in Newburyport

(6/9/06) State Opens Woerd Avenue Boat Launch and Greenway on Upper Charles River

(6/10/06) Spring 2006 Downstream: Dragonflies and Damselfies

(6/9/06) Emergency Repairs Set to Begin on Magazine Pedestrian Bridge

(6/9/06) State to Hold Public Meeting on Plans for Chestnut Hill Reservation

(6/8/06) Statewide Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners Announced

(6/2/06) Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Announces Final Public Meeting to Discuss Plans for Phase II of Neponset River Enhancement

May

(5/31/06) Call For Artists! Department of Conservation and Recreation's Iron Rangers to Get a Complete Makeover

(5/31/06) State Announces Reopening Of Off-Road Vehicle Trails

(5/30/06) What's New in the Parks Summer 2006

(5/30/06) The Department of Conservation and Recreation Announces Release of Draft Historic Parkways Treatment Guidelines

(5/26/06) Merrimack River Boat Ramps in Lowell and Lawrence Remain Closed but Salisbury Beach Boat Ramp is Open

(5/26/06) State Reopens Two State Parks to Motorcycles, Berkshire Trails Remain Closed to ORVs

(5/26/06) Environmental Cleanup to Resume at Webb Memorial State Park

(5/22/06) Nickerson State Park Campground Reopens After $1 Million Recovery Effort to Repair Storm and Fire Damage

(5/22/06) State Celebrates Completion of New Headquarters Building at Scusset Beach State Reservation in Sandwich

(5/19/06) State Announces Off-Road-Vehicle Trails in State Forests Closed Until Further Notice

Public Meeting: The Arborway Project Public Meeting No. 1 May 30th

Public Meeting: Richardson Park Flagpole Update Meeting May 31st

(5/17/06) State Reveals Summer Plans to Control Invasive Plants in Lake Cochituate

(5/15/06) First Red Sox Ticket Winners Drawn from Storrow Drive Traffic Survey Takers

(5/12/06) Winter Moth Control Measures Underway in Massachusetts

• Winter Moth Fact Sheet

(5/12/06) State to Hold Public Meeting on Repair of M Street Seawall in South Boston, Thursday, May 18

(5/12/06) State to Hold Public Meeting on Resource Management Plan for Expanded Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont

(5/5/06) State Announces Park-Serve Day, Saturday, May 13

(5/4/06) Memorial Drive to be Closed Sundays Through November for Riverbend Park

April

(4/28/06) Department Of Conservation And Recreation Announces The Availability Of Applications For Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants

(4/26/06) Off-Road Vehicle Trails in State Forests to Open on May 1

(4/18/06) DCR Designates the Town of Adams Provisional Developer of Greylock Glen Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Education Center

(4/14/06) The Department of Conservation and Recreation Announces Public Meeting Dates to Discuss Plans for Phase II of the Neponset River Enhancement

(4/14/06) State Issue Public Safety Notice, Asks Public to Stay Off Under-Construction Portion of Cape Cod Rail Trail

(4/14/06) State Announces April 16-22 as Forest Fire Awareness Week

(4/13/06) State Honors 80 Massachusetts Communities with 2006 Tree City USA Awards

(4/10/06) Lieutenant Governor Healey Presents Award to Massachusetts State Park Supervisor Honored as America's 2006 Ranger of the Year

March

(3/31/06) State to Hold Public Meeting on Draft Resource Management Plan for Chestnut Hill Reservation

(3/31/06) Sunday April 2, 2006: Lighting Repairs Scheduled for Storrow Drive Tunnel

(3/31/06) State Requests All Towns and Municipal Fire Departments Temporarily Cease Permitting of Open Burning

(3/30/06) Sunday April 2, 2006 through Friday April, 7, 2006: Lane Closures Outbound and Inbound on Bowker Overpass

(3/30/06) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Day Celebration Held at State House

(3/28/06) Department of Conservation and Recreation Issues Wildfire Advisory After Second-Driest March on Record

(3/28/06) Public Notice to All Persons Wishing to Obtain Boat Mooring Permits for the Charles River Basin

Quabbin Reservoir Fishing Season Opens April 15

(3/22/06) State Announces 2006 Heritage Tree and Mass Releaf Grants

(3/21/06) Department of Conservation and Recreation Announces the Second Set of Public Meetings on Storrow Drive Tunnel Project

(3/21/06) NOTICE: Public comment period for the Criteria for Evaluating DCR properties for ORV use extended to May 1, 2006

(3/15/06) State Adopts First Resource Management Plan, for Mount Everett State Reservation Summit

(3/14/06) Public Service Announcement: State Police to Ticket and Tow Illegally Parked Cars During St. Patrick's Parade, Sunday March 19

(3/8/06) Memorial Drive to be Closed for Boston's Run To Remember, Sunday, March 12

(3/2/06) State to Hold Public Meeting on Resource Management Plan for the National Mounument to the Forefathers

(3/1/06) Notice: DCR announces intention of a proposed grant award to the Island Alliance

February

(2/27/06) The Department of Conservation and Recreation Announces Public Meeting Dates to Discuss Plans for Phase II of the Neponset River Enhancement

(2/22/06) State to Continue Ecological Restoration of Manuel F. Correllus State Forest by Removing Non-Native Pines

(2/21/06) WsPA Enforcement Action Taken Against Wachusett Regional High School Construction

(2/21/06) State Hosts Maple Sugar Events Through Month of March

(2/17/06) State to Hold Public Meeting on Resource Management Plan for Expanded Beaver Brook Reservation in Belmont

(2/15/06) Storm Repair Work At Nickerson Ahead Of Schedule
90% of Nickerson's Campground will be open before Memorial Day Weekend

(2/15/06) State Announces 2006 Urban Forestry Watershed and Heritage Tree Grant Awards

(2/6/06) State Sponsors Green Roof Project In Ipswich

January

(1/31/06) Schedule for Reopening of Nickerson State Park Campgrounds and Reservations to be Announced February 15th

(1/27/06) Storrow Drive Tunnel Reconstruction

Traffic Advisory: Reid Overpass

(1/20/06) State Begins Construction on Silver Lake Water Quality Improvement Projects in Wilmington

(1/20/06) State Accepting Bids for Third-Party Operation

(1/18/06) DCR Announces Plans to Control Invasive Plants in Lake Cochituate

(1/18/06) Repair of M Street Seawall in South Boston to Begin on January 23

(1/18/06) East Hartford Avenue in Uxbridge Reopens to Traffic as the State Completes Emergency Repairs At Rice City Pond Dam

(1/10/06) Public Private Partners Celebrate Opening of Jim Roche Community Ice Arena in West Roxbury

(1/05/06) Now Available Online: Draft Quabbin Watershed System Public Access Management Plan

DCR home       Contact DCR      Disclaimer      Privacy policy