News and Announcements

This solar reflective coating will help manage the heat and keep the pavement cooler in the summer months

With over 7,000 acres of parkland within the reservation, a total of 2,622 acres will be made available for hunting during the 2022 Deer Management Plan for the Blue Hills Reservation

Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road in the City of Boston, and Memorial Drive in the City of Cambridge, are restricted to “cars only” and have height restrictions as low as nine feet in some locations

The wildland fires within Breakheart Reservation were ignited on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, as five individual fires

Growing Wild Massachusetts” Makes Free Pollinator Habitat Starter Kits Available to the Public to Promote, Preserve, and Boost Pollinator Populations

DCR will commence utilizing the mobile parking app YODEL throughout the state parks system enabling visitors to pay for parking using their smartphone

DCR is encouraging the public to practice fire prevention and safety measures following several wildland fires throughout the state

The Massachusetts State Police (MSP), the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and the Massachusetts Environmental Police (MEP) are cautioning the public about the potential dangers of thin ice

In Partnership with Mass Audubon, Museum and Exhibits will continue to serve as interpretive hub for the Reservation

DCR Partners with Mass Audubon to Permanently Protect 1,400-acres at Bear Hole Reservoir

Pony Truss Trail Project Enhances Trail Connections in Newton Area of Reservation

In Collaboration with Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, Work Will Restore and Add Trail Miles

Assessment Will Inform DCR’s Approach to Parkway Maintenance, Design; Envisions Connected Network of Walkways and Bikeways Throughout Metro Boston