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Healey Driscoll Administration Announces $25 Million in Funding for Removal of Eight Unsafe Dams Across the State 

12/01/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Investment will Restore Wildlife Habitat, Promote Resiliency, Increase Biodiversity and Make Communities in Central and Western Mass Safer

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DCR Encouraging Families to “Go Green on Black Friday” with Free Guided Hikes in State Parks  

11/20/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Hikes Led by DCR Staff at Parks in Milton, Turner Falls, North Andover and East Falmouth

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Free Parking at State Parks in Honor of Veterans Day 

11/08/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR will waive parking fees for all visitors at state parks across the Commonwealth between Friday, November 10 and Sunday, November 12, in honor of Veterans Day

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DCR and City of Medford Break Ground on Clippership Connector  

11/02/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

New Shared-Use Trail $4 Million Investment of ARPA Funding in the State Trail System, Will Have Direct Connection to Mystic River

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DCR Partners with Lawrence Boys & Girls Club to Launch Stewardship Corps for Middle and High School Students  

9/22/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Program Provides Students with Hands-On Learning Experience About Conservation and Protection of Natural Resources

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DCR Announces 2023 Deer Management Plan for Blue Hills Reservation  

9/22/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Controlled Hunt is Part of the Agency’s Efforts to Manage Deer Overpopulation and Maintain the State’s Natural Resources

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DCR Launches New Online Mapping Tool Highlighting Agency’s Decarbonization Initiatives 

9/20/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Interactive Map Showcases DCR’s Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at its Properties Across Massachusetts

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DCR Seeking Curator to Rehabilitate and Maintain 1799 Historic Farmhouse at Beartown State Forest  

9/20/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

To preserve culturally significant structures within the state park system

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Governor Healey Declares State of Emergency Over Catastrophic Flood Damage  

9/12/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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DCR Announces 2023 Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend  

9/08/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

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DCR Announces That Elm Zigzag Sawfly has been Confirmed in Massachusetts  

9/01/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Invasive Species Strips Elm Trees of Their Leaves

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DCR Announces a Plan for Southern Pine Beetle Suppression in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest  

8/30/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

A response plan for the suppression of an outbreak of the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis; SPB) at Manuel F. Correllus SF

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DCR Pilots New ‘Cars Only’ Sign to Prevent “Storrowing” Ahead of Boston Area Move-In Day 

8/28/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

DCR Launches New Social Media Campaign to Deter “Storrowing” with Videos Gifs and Memes Running Through September 3

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DCR and DFG Send Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Battle Montana Blazes  

8/18/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Sent Thursday morning to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in western Montana