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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Accessible Fall Recreation Opportunities  

9/17/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR programming includes adaptive hiking, paddling, and cycling options for people of all abilities across the state

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates the Restoration of the Quinapoxet River  

9/10/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Declares Second Weekend in September as Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend  

9/10/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR will waive parking fees at all state parks in honor of Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Breaks Ground on Magazine Beach Improvements, Bringing the Community Closer to the Riverfront  

9/09/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

In partnership with the City of Cambridge and the Magazine Beach Partners, this phase of the project marks a $2.2 million public-private investment

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DCR Launches Annual “Storrowing” Public Awareness Campaign Ahead of Move-In Day in Greater Boston  

8/26/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

State Officials Warn of Low Bridge Clearances Along Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field Road, and Memorial Drive

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DCR Announces 2025 Deer Management Plan for Blue Hills Reservation  

8/06/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), in coordination with the Department of Fish & Game’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife), today announced the 2025 Deer Management Plan for the Blue Hills Reservation.

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DCR Announces the Completion of Three Land Acquisition Projects in the North Quabbin Region 

7/29/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Three Separate Parcels in Orange, Royalston, and Wendell will be added to Existing DCR-Protected Areas with Cultural and Biodiversity Significance

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DCR Awards Nearly $117,000 to Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments Across Massachusetts 

7/25/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR Awards Nearly $117,000 to Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments Across Massachusetts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Kicks Off 11th Year of DCR’s Summer Nights Program  

7/11/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

103 Community Partners will Provide Free Recreational and Educational Programming to Thousands of Young People in Urban Communities Across Massachusetts this Summer

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Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradicated in Holden  

7/09/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Milestone was Achieved Through a Partnership Between DCR, MDAR, and USDA

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Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle to Serve as DCR Commissioner  

7/09/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Beginning on July 21, Easthampton Mayor Nicole LaChapelle will Serve as DCR Commissioner

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Start of This Summer’s Free Movies in the Parks Series  

7/09/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Free Film Screenings will begin at designated DCR properties starting July 11; Movies will be shown at parks in Boston, Salisbury, Uxbridge, Saugus, Lynn, Easton, and Milton

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Massachusetts Sends Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Alaska Fires  

7/02/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR and DFG are Deploying a 20-Person Crew of Firefighters to Help Battle Blazes

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Launches 2025 Park Passport Challenge for Children and Families at Parks Across Massachusetts 

6/18/2025 Department of Conservation & Recreation

The Challenge Aims to Bring a New Generation of Visitors into Park System and Will Run from June 21 to November 30 at 12 DCR Parks and Watersheds Across the State