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DCR Awards More Than $400,000 to Seven Environmental Justice Communities to Expand Urban Tree Canopy  

10/31/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

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

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DCR to Pilot Winter Plowing Along Norwottuck Rail Trail  

10/25/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Plowing operations will take place between Northampton and UMass Amherst

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DCR Unveils Transformation of Revere’s Sullivan Park 

10/24/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

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

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Funding for Free Swim Lessons for Residents of All Ages  

10/21/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

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

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DCR Celebrates Completion of Road Rehabilitation Project at Quabbin Reservoir  

10/08/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

$652,000 Project Provides Safer Access to Recreational Activities for the Community

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DCR Launches New Interactive Fall Foliage Map  

10/03/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Interactive Map Showcases When Leaves Will Change at DCR Properties Across Massachusetts

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DCR Announces New Executive Director, Previews New Improvements of Roxbury’s Melnea A. Cass Recreation Center  

9/20/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Recreation Center to Reopen to Recreational Permit Holders on September 21 and Will Open to the Public Later this Fall

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Beartown State Forest Campground Extends Camping Season By Two Weeks  

9/18/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Camping season extended two additional weeks until October 27, 2024

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Federal, State, and NGO Agencies Partner on ‘Once-in-a-Generation' Cleanup of Boston Harbor Islands  

9/12/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR, Center for Coastal Studies, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and Boston Harbor Now form Public-Private Partnership to Lead Cleanup of Marine Debris at Five Harbor Islands

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DCR to Welcome Girl Scouts to Parks Across Massachusetts for Sixth Annual Girls Scouts Love State Parks Weekend 

9/09/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR Will Waive Parking Fees at All State Parks to In Honor of Girl Scouts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates More than $16 Million in Federal Funding for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations 

9/03/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

The City of Boston to receive $15 million and DCR to receive $1.2 million to be used for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

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Ahead of Boston Move-In Day, DCR Announces the Expansion of ‘Cars Only’ Signs Pilot Program and Launches New Campaign to Prevent “Storrowing”  

8/26/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Signs warn truck and van drivers of the low bridge clearances on Storrow Drive, Soldiers Field Road, and Memorial Drive

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Beartown State Forest Campground Reopens After Four-Year Upgrade 

8/15/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Campground Reopening after $350,000 Investment, Including Modern Facilities and Improved Amenities

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Massachusetts Sends Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Idaho Fires  

8/12/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

State Agencies are Deploying the Second Crew of Firefighters in a Month to Battle Fires in the Western U.S.

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DCR Announces 2024 Deer Management Plan for Blue Hills Reservation 

8/05/2024 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Hunting will be permitted from Mondays through Thursdays between November 4, 2024, and November 27, 2024