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Boston, MA 02114
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2008 DCR News and Announcements

 

(12/30/08)

DCR SETS PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PATRICK  ADMINISTRATION'S BRIDGE REPAIR PROGRAM
(12/23/08)

DCR ISSUES WINTER SAFETY TIPS

(12/18/08)

DCR READIES FOR WEEKEND STORMS

(12/18/08)

DCR INSTITUTES PARKING BAN

(12/08/08)

MEDIA ADVISORY: DCR SKATING RINKS HOST SANTA

(11/26/08)

DCR SCHEDULES PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS MT. GREYLOCK CAMPGROUND

(11/25/08)

PATRICK ADMINISTRATION OPENS ICE RINKS FOR PUBLIC SKATING

(11/24/08)

DCR PARTNERS WITH EASTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL TO CONSTRUCT PARK PASSPORT BOXES

(11/21/08)

DCR ASKS PUBLIC’S HELP IN TRACKING SEAGULLS FROM QUABBIN AND WACHUSETT RESERVOIRS

(11/20/08)

PATRICK ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES INSTALLATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY HEATING SYSTEM AT QUABBIN RESERVOIR
(11/19/08)

DCR REACHES MILESTONES IN FOREST MANAGEMENT

(11/10/08)

DCR SCHEDULES PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS REHABILITATION OF THE CRAIGIE DRAWBRIDGE AND CRAIGIE DAM BRIDGE

(11/7/08)

DCR ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF BARRIER BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SALISBURY BEACH STATE RESERVATION

(11/7/08)

BLUE HILLS SKI AREA IMPROVING SNOWMAKING, EXPANDING SNOW SPORTS SCHOOL THIS SEASON

(11/3/08)

DCR HONORS ARTISTS WHO PAINTED “IRON RANGERS” IN STATE PARKS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH

(10/31/08)

DCR’S WEED WATCHERS PROGRAM MAKES BIG CATCH

(10/20/08)

DCR OPENS STATE CAMPGROUND RESERVATION WINDOW

(10/16/08)

DCR CLOSING BOTH SIDEWALKS ON THE BU BRIDGE DURING HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA

(10/14/08)

DCR SELECTS 12 COMMUNITIES FOR CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY REGIONAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE SURVEY

(10/14/08)

CHICKATAWBUT ROAD IN THE BLUE HILLS RESERVATION WILL CLOSE FOR THREE WEEKS

(10/3/08)

DCR TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON REHABILITATION OF THE BU BRIDGE

(10/2/08)

DCR SEEKS PROPOSALS TO REHABILITATE, REUSE, AND MAINTAIN THE LAMSON HOUSE

(09/27/08)

DCR TO CLOSE STORROW DRIVE TUNNEL AT NIGHT TO FACILITATE TUNNEL REPAIRS

(09/25/08)

DCR POSTPONES SATURDAY’S ACCESSIBLE RECREATION FAIR

(09/22/08)

DCR BEGINS REHABILITATION WORK AT PONKAPOAG POND DAM IN CANTON

(09/19/08)

DCR BRINGS CIVIL WAR CANNON BALL BACK TO CASTLE ISLAND

(09/18/08)

DCR ANNOUNCES RECREATIONAL TRAILS GRANTS AWARDS

(09/18/08)

PLYMOUTH ROCK PORTICO TO REOPEN OCTOBER

(09/15/08)

DCR’S “PARTNERSHIPS MATCHING FUNDS PROGRAM” SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECTS IN THE PARKS

(09/12/08)

DCR TO CLOSE STORROW DRIVE TUNNEL AT NIGHT TO FACILITATE TUNNEL REPAIRS

(09/12/08)

DCR AND CITY OF CHICOPEE TAKE ACTION TO AVOID DANGEROUS SITUATION AT MOUNTAIN LAKE DAM

(09/10/08)

DCR UNVEILS NEW LIFEGUARD STATION AT SALISBURY BEACH STATE RESERVATION

(09/05/08) DCR SEEKING PROPOSALS TO REHABILITATE, REUSE, AND MAINTAIN HARLOW FARMHOUSE
(09/05/08)

DCR REOPENS ONE SIDE OF LONGFELLOW BRIDGE TO ALL TRAFFIC

(09/04/08) HISTORIC, DECORATIVE TRIM FROM LONGFELLOW BRIDGE MISSING FROM STATE LABOR YARD
(08/21/08) DCR POOLS BEGIN ANNUAL END-OF-SEASON CLOSING
(08/08/08) RED LINE SPEED RESTRICTIONS LIFTED ON THE LONGFELLOW BRIDGE
(08/01/08) DCR SEEKING PROPOSALS TO REHABILITATE, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN BASCOM LODGE
(07/29/08)

DCR OFFERS MANY ACCESSIBLE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER AND FALL 2008

(07/25/08)

DCR SENDING 20 FIREFIGHTERS TO HELP BATTLE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BLAZES

(07/16/08)

DCR CELEBRATES NEW BATHHOUSES AND BOARDWALKS AT HORSENECK BEACH STATE RESERVATION

(07/11/08)

DCR TO BEGIN INTERIM REPAIRS ON STORROW DRIVE TUNNEL

(06/27/08)

DCR CLOSES INSIDE LANES OF LONGFELLOW BRIDGE TO ALL TRAFFIC

(06/24/08) DCR LAUNCHES NEW “PARK PASSPORT” PROGRAM
(06/20/08) STATE OFFICIALS OPEN NEW VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL POOL IN CHELSEA
(06/09/08)

DCR SCHEDULES A COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS THE MYSTIC RIVER RESERVATION MASTER PLAN

(06/06/08)

DCR CLOSES LONGFELLOW BRIDGE SIDEWALK

(06/05/08) SCHOONER ERNESTINA HEADING TO MAINE FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS
(06/03/08)

GOVERNOR PATRICK DECLARES JUNE GREAT OUTDOORS MONTH

(06/03/08)

DCR SEEKS ARTISTS FOR “IRON RANGER” DONATION CONTAINERS IN THE PARKS

(06/03/08)

PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED ON NOMINATION OF THREE MILE RIVER WATERSHED AS AN AREA OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN

(05/30/08)

DCR BEGINS RESTORATION OF WATERTOWN FOUNDERS MEMORIAL

(05/28/08)

DCR BEGINS REHABILITATION OF THE PRINT SHOP AT BROOK FARM HISTORIC SITE

(05/27/08)

DCR OFFERS ACCESSIBLE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUMMER 2008

(05/23/08)

DCR TO REOPEN CAPE COD RAIL TRAIL

(05/23/08)

STATE BEACH FACILITIES TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND

(05/23/08)

DCR RESTORING THE STONE DUST PATHWAY IN THE FENWAY

(05/21/08)

DCR CELEBRATES RENOVATIONS AT CHARLES RIVER RESERVATION PARK

(05/20/08)

DCR BEGINS RECONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS ON THE BU BRIDGE

(05/19/08)

DCR AWARDS $17.2 MILLION IN CONTRACTS FOR STORROW DRIVE TUNNEL AND BOWKER OVERPASS REPAIRS

(05/9/08)

DCR BEGINS LONG-TERM DESIGN AND INTERIM REPAIRS ON THE NORWOTTUCK RAIL TRAIL

(05/8/08)

‘PARK SERVE DAY’ CALLS HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS TO PARTICIPATE IN CLEAN-UPS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH
(05/8/08)

DCR'S “ARTISTS IN THE PARKS” EXHIBIT SHOWCASES WORK BY DISABLED ARTISTS

(05/1/08)

DCR TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING 104-MILE BIKEWAY WITH 99-YEAR-LEASE FROM THE MBTA

(05/1/08)

DCR TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING 104-MILE BIKEWAY WITH 99-YEAR-LEASE FROM THE MBTA

(05/1/08)

STATE HONORS 89 MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITIES WITH ANNUAL TREE CITY USA AWARDS

(04/23/08)

STATE OFFICIALS LAUNCH SECOND ANNUAL GREAT PARK PURSUIT

(04/22/08) ON EARTH DAY, GOVERNOR PATRICK LAUNCHES THE 2008 RECREATION SEASON AT STATE PARKS AND BEACHES
(04/11/08)

DCR COSPONSORING HERITAGE LANDSCAPE INVENTORY WORKSHOPS

(04/10/08)

FISHING SEASON AT WACHUSETT AND QUABBIN RESERVOIRS OPENS THIS MONTH

(03/31/08)

DCR’S OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE WORKING GROUP ISSUES ENFORCEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

(03/31/08)

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS CELEBRATED AT THE STATE HOUSE

(03/31/08)

DCR’S MONTHLY STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM BEGINS APRIL 1

(03/18/08)

DCR’S TRAVELING MAPLE SUGARING EXHIBIT READY FOR SCHOOL VISITS
(03/18/08) DCR TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR MOORING LOTTERY
(02/26/08)

DCR AWARDS $1.25 MILLION FOR PROJECTS IN THE PARKS

(02/25/08)

DCR SCHEDULES PUBLIC MEETING TO PRESENT DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR STONY BROOK RESERVATION

(02/23/08)

MEDIA ADVISORY : DCR LIFTS SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING BAN

(02/22/08)

MEDIA ADVISORY : DCR DECLARES SNOW EMERGENCY

(02/06/08)

STORROW DRIVE TUNNEL INTERIM REPAIRS MOVING FORWARD

(02/05/08)

MAPLE SUGARING EVENTS NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND NONPROFIT GROUPS

(01/31/08) ICE SAFETY TIPS
(01/22/08) REHABILITATION OF PLYMOUTH ROCK PORTICO SET TO BEGIN THIS SPRING
(01/15/08)

OPEN BURNING SEASON BEGINS IN MASSACHUSETTS

(01/04/08)

DCR ANNOUNCES REPAIRS TO BOWKER OVERPASS RAMP

 

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