DCR Stewardship Council Meetings

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The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Stewardship Council is a thirteen member citizen advisory council appointed by the Governor that meets every month except for August. The council also has three committees, Stakeholders, Policy, and Finance, that meet regularly. Information and materials from past meetings, including minutes, agendas, and presentations to the council, can be found here.

2024

Date	Meeting	Agenda	Minutes	Other Documents
January 5, 2024	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	January 5, 2024 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda	January 5, 2024 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2024	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	January 11, 2024 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	January 11, 2024 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes	Mass Office of Outdoor Recreation Presentation to the DCR Stewardship Council
January 18, 2024	Conservation Committee Meeting	January 18, 2024 Stewardship Council Conservation Committee Meeting Agenda
January 30, 2024	Policy Committee Meeting	January 30, 2024 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Agenda	January 30, 2024 DCR Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2024	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	February 9, 2024 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda	February 9, 2024 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Meetings
February 15, 2024	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	Feburary 15, 2024 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	Feburary 15, 2024 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes
February 15, 2024	Joint Meeting with the Mass Fish and Wildlife Board	Meeting Information
February 26, 2024	Stakeholders Committee Listening Session	DCR Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Listening Session Agenda		YouTube Recording of Listening Session
March 8, 2024	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	March 8, 2024 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda
March 14, 2024	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	March 14, 2024 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	March 14, 2024 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes

 

2023

Date	Meeting	Agenda	Minutes	Other Documents
January 6, 2023	Finance Committee Meeting	January 6, 2023 Stewardship Council Finance Committee Meeting Agenda	January 6, 2023 Stewardship Council Finance Committee Minutes
January 12, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	DCR Stewardship Council Agenda January 12, 2023	January 12, 2023 Stewardship Council Minutes	MassWildlife Habitat Program overview for DCR Stewardship
January 27, 2023	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	January 27, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Agenda	January 27, 2023 Stakeholders Committee Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Agenda 2-2-23	February 2, 2023 Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
February 7, 2023	Finance Committee Meeting	February 7, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Finance Committee Meeting Agenda	February 7, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Finance Committee Meeting Minutes
February 9, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	DCR Stewardship Council Agenda February 9, 2023	February 9, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes	Strategic Readiness Sprint Update for Stewardship Council
February 24, 2023	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	DCR Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda February 24, 2023	February 24, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Minutes
February 28, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Agenda February 28, 2023	February 28, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Policy Committee Minutes
March 9, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	March 9, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes March 9, 2023	Walden Woods Project Presentation to DCR Stewardship Council
April 7, 2023	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	DCR Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda 4-7-23	April 7, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Minutes
April 10, 2023	Finance Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Finance Committee Agenda 4-10-23		DCR Budget Presentation to Stewardship Council Finance Committee
April 13, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	April 13, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	April 13, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes	Presentation from Friends of the Fells and Friends of the Blue Hills to DCR Stewardship Council
April 26, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	April 26, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Agenda	April 26, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Minutes
May 5, 2023	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda May 5, 2023	May 5, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Minutes
May 11, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	May 11, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	May 11, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes	DCR Research Presentation to Stewardship Council
May 25, 2023	Finance Committee Listening Session	DCR Stewardship Council Finance Committee Listening Session Agenda
May 30, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Policy Committee Agenda May 30, 2023	May 30, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Minutes
June 2, 2023	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	June 2, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda	June 2, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Minutes
June 8, 2023	Joint Meeting with the Mass Fish and Wildlife Board	June 8, 2023 Joint Stewardship Council & Fish and Wildlife Board Meeting Agenda
June 8, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	June 8, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	June 8, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes	Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program Presentation to DCR Stewardship Council EEA Forests as Climate Solutions Presentation to the DCR Stewardship Council
July 10, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	July 10, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Agenda	July 10, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
July 13, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	July 13, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	July 13, 2023 Stewardship Council Minutes
August 29, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	August 29, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Agenda	August 29, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
September 14, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	September 14, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	September 14, 2023 Stewardship Council Minutes	Community Rowing Inc. Presentation to DCR Stewardship Council
September 26, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	September 26, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Policy Committee Agenda	September 26, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Policy Committee Minutes
October 6, 2023	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	October 6, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Agenda	October 6, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting Minutes
October 12, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	October 12, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting	October 12, 2023 Stewardship Council Minutes	DCR Trails and Greenways Team Presentation to the Stewardship Council
October 31, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	October 31, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Agenda	October 31, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
November 6, 2023	Finance Committee Meeting	November 6, 2023 Stewardship Council Finance Committee Agenda
November 9, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	November 9, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	November 9, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes	DER Dam Removal Program Overview for Stewardship Council South Coast RMP Presentation to Stewardship Council
November 28, 2023	Policy Committee Meeting	November 28, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Agenda	November 28, 2023 Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
November 28, 2023	Nominating Committee Meeting	November 28, 2023 Stewardship Council Nominating Committee Agenda
November 30, 2023	Nominating Committee Meeting	November 30, 2023 Stewardship Council Nominating Committee Agenda
December 1, 2023	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	December 1, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Agenda	December 1, 2023 Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Minutes
December 7, 2023	Finance Committee Meeting	December 7, 2023 DCR Stewardship Council Finance Committee Meeting Agenda
December 14, 2023	Monthly Stewardship Council Meeting	December 14, 2023 Stewardship Council Meeting Agenda	December 14, 2023 Stewardship Council Minutes	Presentation on the DCR Golf Courses for the Stewardship Council

 

2022

Date	Meeting	Agenda	Minutes	Other Documents
January 13, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	January 13, 2022 Agenda	January 13, 2022 Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes
February 7, 2022	Policy Subcommittee Meeting	February 7, 2022 Agenda
February 10, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	February 10, 2022 Agenda	February 10, 2022 Stewardship Council Meeting Minutes
March 7, 2022	Finance Subcommittee Meeting	March 7, 2022 Agenda
March 10, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	March 10, 2022 Agenda	March 10, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes
April 14, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	April 14, 2022 Agenda	April 14, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes
May 12, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	May 12, 2022 Agenda	May 12, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes
May 17, 2022	Finance Committee Listening Session	May 17, 2022 Agenda
June 9, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	June 9, 2022 Agenda	June 9, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes
June 23, 2022	Strategic Readiness Roadmap Special Session	June 23, 2022 Agenda		Strategic Readiness Roadmap Final Report Video Recording June 23, 2022 Meeting
July 28, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	July 28, 2022 Agenda	July 28, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes	DCR Landscape Designation Presentation
August 11, 2022	Policy Subcommittee Meeting	Stewardship Council Policy Subcommittee Meeting Agenda
August 12, 2022	Stakeholders Subcommittee Meeting	Stewardship Council Stakeholder Subcommittee Meeting Agenda
September 8, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	September 8, 2022 Agenda	September 8, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes
September 26, 2022	Policy Subcommittee Meeting	Policy Sub-Committee Meeting Agenda
October 13, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	Agenda	October 13, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes
November 4, 2022	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Stakeholder Meeting Agenda	November 4, 2022 Stakeholders Committee Minutes
November 10, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	Agenda	November 10, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes	DCR Climate Overview Presentation to the Stewardship Council
November 28, 2022	Nominating Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Nominating Committee Meeting Agenda
December 2, 2022	Stakeholders Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Stakeholders Committee Meeting	December 2, 2022 Stakeholders Committee Meeting Minutes
December 6, 2022	Policy Committee Meeting	Stewardship Council Policy Committee Meeting	December 6, 2022 Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
December 8, 2022	Monthly Council Meeting	December 8, 2022 Agenda	December 8, 2022 Stewardship Council Minutes	DCR Research Presentation to Stewardship Council

2021

December 9, 2021  Agenda Friends of Leo J. Martin Skiing Presentation

November 10, 2021   Agenda  Minutes  Entitled Northfield Land Issue

October 15, 2021  Agenda Minutes  Charlesbank Landing Update  Bureau of Forestry Update

September 9, 2021 Agenda  Minutes Summer Nights 2021 Presentation

July 22, 2021  Agenda Minutes  FY 22 Capital Investment Plan   FY 22 Conference Budget

June 10, 2021  Agenda Minutes  DCR Update on Resource Management Plans

May 13, 2021  Agenda  Minutes  DCR Aquatics Presentation  DCR Rowley Land Presentation

April 8, 2021   Agenda  Minutes  DCR-Finance Budget Presentation

March 11, 2021   Agenda  Minutes  Presentation by MassAudubon

February 11, 2021   Agenda   Minutes   DCR Environmental Justice Presentation   Presentation by Friends of the Fells

January 14 2021   Agenda  Minutes   DCR Finance-Retained Revenue Presentation

2020

December 10, 2020   Agenda Minutes DCR Stormwater Program Presentation   DCR Finance Presentation

November 12, 2020   Agenda  Minutes   RMP Update   Presentation by Trust for Public Land

October 8, 2020   Agenda   Minutes   Presentation by Neponset River Watershed Association   Presentation by The Trustees of Reservations

September 10, 2020   Agenda  Minutes   DCR Forest Fire Control Update
Statement of the DCR Stewardship Council on the DCR Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 9, 2020   Agenda  Minutes  Enabling Statute Alternatives Review

June 18, 2020   Agenda   Minutes   Enabling Legislation Memo   Enabling Legislation Review   RMP Concept Draft   RMP Presentation   Trustees of Reservations Presentation

May 14, 2020   Agenda   Presentation  Minutes 

April 16, 2020. - Agenda  Minutes

March 5, 2020 - Meeting cancelled

February 7, 2020 –   Agenda  Minutes  DCR Commissioners Report  Livable Streets Presentation

January 10, , 2020 - Agenda   Minutes  Commissioners Report  Presentation

2019

December 6, 2019 - Agenda   Minutes   DCR Commissioner's Report   AMMP Update

November 9, 2019 -  Agenda   Minutes   Commissioner's Report

October 11, 2019 - Agenda  Minutes  Talking Points  RMP Presentation

September 12, 2019 -  Agenda  Minutes

July 18, 2019 -  Agenda  Minutes

June 6, 2019 -  Agenda  Minutes

May 2, 2019 -  Agenda   Minutes

April 9, 2019 - Agenda   Minutes

March 1, 2019 -  Agenda   Minutes  Commissioner's Update

February 8, 2019:   Agenda   Minutes

January 11, 2019:  Agenda   Minutes   Forestry Presentation

2018

December 7, 2018:  Agenda   Minutes   Stewardship Council Letter S.1655

November 10, 2018:  Agenda   Minutes

October 12, 2018:  Agenda   Minutes

September 6, 2018:  Agenda  Minutes  Forestry Update  AMMP Update Report

July 12, 2018:  Agenda  Stewardship Council Letter H.4677  Minutes

June 7, 2018: Agenda  Minutes

May 3, 2018:  Agenda   Minutes

April 10, 2018  Agenda    Minutes

March 2, 2018: ***Meeting Cancelled due to inclement weather

February 9, 2018: Agenda   Minutes

2017

December 8, 2017:  Agenda   Minutes

November 3, 2017: Agenda   Minutes

October 6, 2017: Agenda   Minutes   Scrum Update

September 8, 2017: Agenda  Minutes  Scrum Update  Greening the Gateway Cities

July 27, 2017:  Agenda   Minutes

June 15, 2017: Agenda  Minutes

May 4, 2017: Agenda   Minutes

April 12, 2017: Notice     Minutes 

March 3, 2017; Agenda     Minutes 

February 3, 2017: Agenda     Minutes 

January 6, 2017: Agenda     Minutes