Forest Management Proposals and Silviculture Prescriptions are presented by the year in which they were proposed and then further by the Management Forestry District in which they are located. Proposals remain posted until the project is implemented with a timber sale or Home Fuelwood contract. Silviculture Prescriptions remain posted as long as a project is being actively implemented and at least one year after a project is completed. If you are unsure of when a project was proposed but know it’s location check the Management Forestry District map and it’s forester contact list.
Written public comments are due within 45 days of posting the Proposed Forest Management activities in order for the Bureau to address the public issues and incorporate suggestions and concerns into the silvicultural prescriptions. A Public Notification Summary Public Comment Card Aid has been developed to assist you in providing comment on specific projects.
Please see Landscape Designations for DCR Parks and Forests: Selection Criteria and Management Guidelines (LD&G) for details on DCR's process for timber sale proposals and projects.
If you would like any additional information concerning a proposed management project or other Bureau of Forestry issue please contact the DCR Regional Office Management Forester listed on each Summary or click on the District Name to see all the projects within the corresponding district.
Pursuant to the process outlined in the Public Outreach and Consultation for Forest Cutting Plans policy, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) provided public notice regarding seven Forest Management Projects proposed June 30, 2021 and will receive comments until August 31, 2021. Please note the original close date of August 14, 2021 has been extended until August 31, 2021 to allow interested parties to hear the virtual presentations prior to providing comments.
*Please note that site visits may be held either in person or as pre-harvest videos which would become available for viewing on the project page along with each silviculture prescription.
Pursuant to the process outlined in the Public Outreach and Consultation for Forest Cutting Plans policy, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) provided public notice regarding seven Forest Management Projects proposed March 4, 2020 and will receive comments for 45 days.
*Please note that all site visits are on hold starting April 2020. Pre-harvest videos are available for viewing and can be found on the project page along with each silviculture prescription.
Pursuant to the process outlined in the Public Outreach and Consultation for Forest Cutting Plans policy, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) provided public notice regarding seven Forest Management Projects proposed March 15, 2019 and will receive comments for 45 days until April 29, 2019.
*Please note that all site visits are on hold starting April 2020. Pre-harvest videos are available for viewing and can be found on the project page along with each silviculture prescription.
Pursuant to the process outlined in the Public Outreach and Consultation for Forest Cutting Plans policy, the Forest Management Projects proposed February2018, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will receive comments for 45 days until March 26, 2018 with one exception:
The Shawme Crowell – Barnstable Red Pine project in the Southeast District is an Emergency Proposal and will have a 14 day comment period until February 23, 2018. A public meeting is scheduled for February 22, 2018, 6:00 PM at the Sandwich Public Library to present information and address comments about the project.
For the Myles Standish State Forest Management Plan proposal, the public comment period will begin Thursday, December 6, 2018 and stay open for 45 days.
Pursuant to the process outlined in the Public Outreach and Consultation for Forest Cutting Plans policy, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) provided public notice regarding eight proposed forest management projects. Four public meetings were held in March 2017 to present information and address comments about the proposed projects. The meetings were held on at the Athol Town Hall (3/15), DCR’s West Regional Headquarters in Pittsfield (3/16), the Trustees Doyle Center in Leominster and Borderland State Park in Sharon/Easton (3/21).
Open comment period was between February 16, 2017 and April 2, 2017. All comments DCR received can be found below.
Per the policy, the DCR’s Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry (The Bureau) reviewed the comments and prepared written responses. The Bureau responses addressed those comments that were pertinent and specific to the eight proposed forest management projects. Additionally, the Bureau addressed comments regarding forestry on state lands where the Bureau has forest management responsibilities. In some cases, similar comments were consolidated and provided appropriate responses. The document which contains the categorized comments and responses to the project proposals can be obtained below.
Additional Resources
for Forest Management Projects Proposed 2017
Three public meetings were held in March of 2016 to present information, receive and address comments to the 3 forest management projects proposed. The meetings were held March 29, 30 and 31, 2016 at the DCR Western Regional Headquarters in Pittsfield, the Trustees of the Reservations in Leominster, and the Amherst Field Office in Amherst respectively.
Written comments were requested and received from February 26, 2016 until April 10, 2016. Each of the individual and corporate comments that were received can be found below.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bureau of Forest Fire Control and Forestry reviewed the comments and per policy has prepared a written response. The Bureau response addresses those comments that were pertinent to the eight proposed forest management projects and also pertinent general comments regarding forestry on state lands where the Bureau has forest management responsibilities. Many comments made by individuals or groups were similar to one another and were therefore consolidated in categories with an appropriate response. The responses are organized by general categorized comments/responses followed by comments/responses to the specific project proposals.
Additional Resources
for Forest Management Projects Proposed 2016
If you would like any additional information concerning a proposed management project or other Bureau of Forestry issue please contact the DCR Regional Office Management Forester listed on each Summary.
