| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | F. Gilbert Hills State Forest |
| Location | Prospect Street - Foxborough |
| Acreage | 6 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 6 |
| Forest Type | White Pine |
| Silviculture | Timber stand improvement |
| Date Proposed | - |
| Public Meeting Date | October 18 and 20, 2022 |
| Public Meeting Location | Virtual |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | Manuel Correllus State Forest |
| Location | Edgartown |
| Acreage | 175 (will be done in phases; Phase 1 = 79 acres) |
| Timber Sale Acres | - |
| Forest Type | Eastern white pine plantation |
| Silviculture | Seed tree and patch cut |
| Date Proposed | 9/29/2022 |
| Public Meeting Date | October 18 and 20 of 2022 |
| Public Meeting Location | Online |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | Myles Standish State Forest |
| Location | West Line Road and Halfway Pond Road - Carver |
| Acreage | 17 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 13 |
| Forest Type | Pitch pine - oak; Eastern white pine |
| Silviculture | Other |
| Date Proposed | - |
| Public Meeting Date | October 18 and 20 of 2022 |
| Public Meeting Location | Virtual |
| Offered | March 12, 2025 |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
The principal objective of this project is to protect the campers of the Charge Pond Campground Complex, embedded within Myles Standish State Forest, in the event of a wildfire. The Complex is closely interfaced with a fire-dependent pitch pine-scrub oak ecosystem and only has one access road; and a wildfire approaching the Complex has the potential to overwhelm the Complex quickly. This project proposes to manage fuels to mitigate the rapid spread of an uncontrolled wildfire, and provide a safety zone comprising a clear, safe area for facility users in the event of a fire. Overstory canopy density will be reduced through removing large diameter trees and mowing/mulching smaller ones using proven scientific research from UMass Amherst faculty on fuels management in this forest type. The safety zone will be created by removing, mowing, and/or mulching all trees or shrubs in the area. Additionally, a nearby ongoing joint MassWildlife-DCR project, providing globally meaningful ecological restoration of a functional pine barrens ecosystem, will be expanded to restore an additional 142 acres of habitat.
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | Myles Standish State Forest |
| Location | Plymouth |
| Acreage | 183.4 |
| Timber Sale Acres | - |
| Forest Type | scrub oak |
| Silviculture | Shelterwood; group selection; variable density thinning |
| Date Proposed | 6/30/2021 |
| Public Meeting Date | - |
| Public Meeting Location | - |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | Myles Standish State Forest |
| Location | Plymouth / Carver |
| Acreage | 62 |
| Timber Sale Acres | - |
| Forest Type | Norway spruce plantation |
| Silviculture | Ecosystem Rehabilitation |
| Date Proposed | 3/15/2019 |
| Public Meeting Date | 4/9/2019 |
| Public Meeting Location | Carver |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | Myles Standish State Forest (and surrounding Wildlife Management Areas) |
| Location | Plymouth |
| Acreage | 1,326 acres in Myles Standish State Forest (2,520 acres total) |
| Timber Sale Acres | - |
| Forest Type | Eastern white pine; pitch pine |
| Silviculture | Other |
| Date Proposed | November 1, 2018 |
| Public Meeting Date | December 5, 2018 |
| Public Meeting Location | Myles Standish State Forest HQ |
| Offered | Via MassWildlife |
| Sold | Via MassWildlife |
| Active | Late winter to early spring |
| Harvesting Completed | Year 7 complete (out of 10) |
| Contract Closed | Via MassWildlife contract |
Prescription documents are as follow:
Myles Standish Restoration Project Year 1 Prescription
Myles Standish Restoration Project Year 2 Prescription
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | Shawme Crowell and Barnstable State Forests |
| Location | Sandwich/Barnstable |
| Acreage | 10 |
| Hazard Tree Removal Acres | 10 |
| Forest Type | Red pine plantation |
| Silviculture | Hazard tree removal |
| Date Proposed | 2/9/2018 |
| Public Meeting Date | 2/22/2018 |
| Public Meeting Location | Sandwich |
| Offered | 1/7/2019 |
| Sold | 1/29/2019 |
| Active | 2/21/2019 |
| Harvesting Completed | 3/1/2019 |
| Contract Closed | 3/1/2019 |
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | F. Gilbert Hills State Forest |
| Location | Foxborough/Wrentham |
| Acreage | 42 |
| Timber Sale Acres | 42 |
| Forest Type | Red oak, mixed oak |
| Silviculture | Shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 2/16/2017 |
| Public Meeting Date | 2/21/2017 |
| Public Meeting Location | Easton |
| Offered | 11/30/2017 |
| Sold | Yes |
| Active | 2/20/2018 |
| Harvesting Completed | 7/11/2018 |
| Contract Closed | 9/25/2018 |
| Subject | Description |
|---|---|
| State Forest | Freetown |
| Location | Freetown |
| Acreage | 48 |
| Timber Sale Acres | - |
| Forest Type | White Pine |
| Silviculture | Overstory Removal with reserves for two age management and Irregular Shelterwood |
| Date Proposed | 11/27/2012 |
| Public Meeting Date | 12/4/2012 |
| Public Meeting Location | Fall River |
| Offered | - |
| Sold | - |
| Active | - |
| Harvesting Completed | - |
| Contract Closed | - |
