News and Announcements

Season Begins Tomorrow; Wildfires in Massachusetts, California Prompt Safety Reminder

DCR to Host Hikes at 14 State Parks as Part of a Nationwide Initiative that Started in 1992 at the Blue Hills State Reservation in Milton

Improvements Include Upgraded Equipment, New Athletic Floor, Sound System, Wall Padding and Interpretive Panels Honoring Legacy of Melnea A. Cass

Public-Private Partnership to Enhance Access to Winter Recreation for the Region’s Families and Residents with New Investments in Ski Area for the Upcoming Season

Most of the State Remains in Level 3-Critical Drought, Cape and Islands Region has been Raised to a Level-1 Mild Drought

DCR Hosting Staff-Led Hikes at Parks in Blackstone, East Falmouth, Lawrence, Milton, North Easton, and Turners Falls; Annual Parking Passes Go on Sale on Black Friday

$14 Million Project in an Environmental Justice Community Connects Massachusetts to Rhode Island Via the Blackstone River Greenway

Most of Massachusetts now in a Level 3-Critical Drought, except for Cape and Islands Regions

Leah Hopkins to Serve as Liaison to the Indigenous Community and Tribal Nations in New Role; Hopkins is Meeting with Communities at Parks Across the State

Public and private entities work with DCR to continue building the 104-mile trail from Boston to Northampton

DCR has also installed designated parking spaces reserved for veterans

Funding awarded through DCR’s Urban & Community Forestry Environmental Justice Grant Program and is from the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act

Plowing operations will take place between Northampton and UMass Amherst

$3.5 million project turns underutilized baseball field into vibrant park with game tables, bocce courts, walking paths, and open lawn

DCR is seeking partners to provide free swim lessons through the Safe Water Initiative MA; preference given to those that serve environmental justice communities