July 2025
2025 fishing & hunting seasons
July 3: Family Fishing Clinic, Bolton – Join the fun at this family friendly, learn to fish clinic at Bowers Spring Conservation Area (off of Flanigan Road; get directions), 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Bring your fishing equipment or borrow ours; limited equipment and bait will be provided. Open to the public, pre-registration is required; click here to register or contact the Bolton Conservation Commission at (978) 779-3304 for more information. This event is being held in cooperation with MassWildlife's Angler Education Program and the Bolton Conservation Commission.
July 9: Family Fishing Clinic, Ayer – Join the fun at this family friendly, learn to fish clinic at the Ayer Gun and Sportsmen's Club (get directions), 5 – 7 p.m. Bring your fishing equipment or borrow ours; limited equipment and bait will be provided. Open to the public, pre-registration is required; click here to register. This event is being held in cooperation with MassWildlife's Angler Education Program, the Ayer Library, and the Ayer Gun and Sportsmen's Club.
July 11: Family Fishing Clinic, Worcester – Join the fun at this family friendly, learn to fish clinic at Bell Pond in Worcester (get directions), 5 – 7 p.m. Bring your fishing equipment or borrow ours; limited equipment and bait will be provided. Open to the public, pre-registration is required; click here to register or email Jim Lagacy at Jim.Lagacy@mass.gov for more information. This event is being held in cooperation with MassWildlife's Angler Education Program and the City of Worcester Department of Sustainability and Resilience – Lakes and Ponds Program.
July 16: Fisheries and Wildlife Board Meeting, Westborough and Online – The July monthly business meeting of the Fisheries and Wildlife Board will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the MassWildlife Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough. Interested persons can attend the meeting either in person or via a Zoom video webinar. Click here to join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device with Passcode: 321123. Or join by phone: (929) 205-6099 with Webinar ID: 814 3423 8278 and Passcode: 321123.
July 17: Family Fishing Clinic, Wakefield – Join the fun at this family friendly, learn to fish clinic at Lake Quannapowitt (get directions), 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Bring your fishing equipment or borrow ours; limited equipment and bait will be provided. Open to the public, pre-registration is required; click here to register. This event is being held in cooperation with MassWildlife's Angler Education Program and the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt.
July 17: Massachusetts State Wildlife Action Plan Public Information Session, Virtual – MassWildlife is hosting an information session on Thursday, July 17 at 3 p.m. on Zoom to provide an overview of its revisions to the 2025 SWAP, demonstrate how the public can review its major components, and explain how to provide feedback. Click here to register for the information session, which will be recorded and posted here following the event.
American Sign Language (ASL) and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) captioning, as well as live interpretation, including in Español, Português, 中文, and Tiếng Việt, will be provided automatically for attendees who wish to use it at the SWAP Information Session on July 17, 2025. MassWildlife will also make every effort to provide other languages as requested to ensure equitable access. Please contact Susan Sacco at susan.sacco@mass.gov to request interpretation in another language by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, July 14, 2025.
July 18: Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Advisory Committee Meeting, Virtual – The July quarterly meeting of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Advisory Committee will be held on Friday, July 18, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., virtually via a Zoom webinar. Click here for the agenda and details on how to join the webinar.
July 20: "Let's Camp Massachusetts" Fishing Clinics, Baldwinville – These family friendly, learn to fish clinic will be part of "Let's Camp Massachusetts" family camping weekend at Otter River State Forest (get directions), 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required; click here to register. This event is being held in cooperation with MassWildlife's Angler Education Program and the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
July 24: Family Fishing Clinic, Stoughton – Join the fun at this family friendly, learn to fish clinic at Ames Long Pond (get directions), 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Bring your fishing equipment or borrow ours; limited equipment and bait will be provided. Open to the public, pre-registration is required; click here to register or contact the Stoughton Recreation Department (781) 341-1300 x 9244 for more information. This event is being held in cooperation with MassWildlife's Angler Education Program and the Stoughton Recreation Department.
July 29: Archery 101 Class, Westborough – Join MassWildlife for this free event to learn all about archery at Wayne F. MacCallum WMA (get directions), 5 – 7 p.m. During this class, experienced MassWildlife staff will introduce you to archery basics and help you practice on the range. You can bring your own equipment or borrow ours. These events are geared towards new archers. This class is full. Click here to be added to the waitlist.
July 31: Archery 101 Class, Taunton – Join MassWildlife for this free event to learn all about archery at Erwin Wilder WMA (get directions), 5 – 7 p.m. During this class, experienced MassWildlife staff will introduce you to archery basics and help you practice on the range. You can bring your own equipment or borrow ours. These events are geared towards new archers. This class is full. Click here to be added to the waitlist.
July 31: Land protection in the Northeast District, Groton – Join Anne Gagnon, Land Agent for the Department of Fish and Game, for a presentation about land protection and conservation in and around the Town of Groton. The event is 7 – 8 p.m. at the Groton Public Library (99 Main St., Groton). Register today to reserve your seat.
August 2025
August 5: Archery 101 Class, Lenox – Join MassWildlife for this free event to learn all about archery at George L. Darey Housatonic Valley WMA (get directions), 5 – 7 p.m. During this class, experienced MassWildlife staff will introduce you to archery basics and help you practice on the range. You can bring your own equipment or borrow ours. These events are geared towards new archers. This class is full. Click here to be added to the waitlist.
August 9: Family Fishing Clinic, Goshen – Join the fun at this family friendly, learn to fish clinic at DAR State Forest - Upper Highland Lake Access (get directions), 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Bring your fishing equipment or borrow ours; limited equipment and bait will be provided. Open to the public, pre-registration is required; click here to register.
August 20: Fisheries and Wildlife Board Meeting, Westborough and Online – The August monthly business meeting of the Fisheries and Wildlife Board will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the MassWildlife Field Headquarters, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough. Interested persons can attend the meeting either in person or via a Zoom video webinar. Click here to join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device with Passcode: 450450. Or join by phone: (929) 205-6099 with Webinar ID: 894 6444 5622 and Passcode: 450450.
August 20: Coexisting with Black Bears Presentation, Sudbury – Join this in-person presentation with MassWildlife's Community Engagement Biologist, Meghan Crawford, to learn about black bear biology and behavior and how communities can take effective steps to prevent conflict and coexist with bears. This free event is hosted by the Sudbury Valley Trustees at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury on Wed., August 20, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Open to the public; click here to register.
August 23: Family Fishing Clinic, Brockton – Join the fun at this family friendly, learn to fish clinic at Waldo Lake (in DW Field Park; get directions), 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Bring your fishing equipment or borrow ours; limited equipment and bait will be provided. Open to the public, pre-registration is required; click here to register.
September 2025
September 28: Run for Nature, Lowell – Join MassWildlife at the Run for Nature to support access to nature for all by the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust. Sign up for a 5K, 10K, or kids' fun run. Stop by MassWildlife's table and enjoy family activities. Find details and register here.
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Event accommodations
- Please let us know of any interpretation or other accessibility needs by email to susan.sacco@mass.gov at least 72 hours before the event. We will do our best to accommodate any needs to allow community members to participate as fully as possible.
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