Public Meeting Notice  Head of the Charles Regatta Strategic Plan Public Meeting 7/30/2025

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will be holding a virtual public meeting to present progress on the Head of the Charles Regatta Strategic Plan. We look forward to an engaging conversation about ideas that will help protect the Charles River Reservation, enhance the Regatta experience, minimize impact to the landscape, and develop recommendations for future parkland improvements that will enable the Reservation and Regatta to thrive. Your input will help the DCR in advancing its goals to protect, promote, and enhance the natural, cultural, and recreational resources along part of the Charles River, as well as improve the quality of the Regatta experience for participants and spectators. This will be the second public meeting for the Strategic Plan following the first meeting held on May 22^nd, 2024.

The public will be invited to provide comments during the meeting, after the presentation, by unmuting their microphones, or the chat functionality that will be available through the virtual participation platform. After the meeting, the presentation will be available for viewing  on DCR’s Past events for DCR Public Meetings Information web page.  DCR encourages the public to share additional feedback, with a deadline for receipt of comments by DCR of August 22, 2025. Comments may be submitted via the DCR public comment portal. Please note that the content of comments you submit to DCR, along with your name, town, and zip code, may be posted on DCR's website. Additional contact information required when commenting, notably email address, will only be used for outreach on future updates on the subject project or property.

If you have agency-related questions or concerns or would like to be added to an email list to receive DCR general or project-specific announcements, please email Mass.Parks@mass.gov or call 617-626-4973.