Public Meeting Notice  MacDonald Park Tree Planting Project Public Listening Session 6/4/24

DCR is updating the Macdonald Park Vegetation Management Plan from 2017, with several goals:

• Tree planting of over 200 new and replacement trees (two dozen or more cottonwood trees reached the end of their life span, and over one hundred ash trees have succumbed to the Emerald Ash Borer); to achieve species diversity; to provide more shade for park users; to provide enhanced wildlife habitat;
• Increasing pollinator habitat
• Managing invasive species
• Promote health of the landscape
• Create volunteer opportunities, through DCR and our partner organization in this effort, the Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA)

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.