News and Announcements

Registration is now open for the 17th annual Park Serve Day, which will take place on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, 2023

The program is seeking partners that can provide free beginner swim lessons to Massachusetts residents of all ages.

DCR is Hiring Lifeguards, Swim Instructors, Pool, and Waterfront Supervisors for the 2023 Summer Season

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation will offer free and low-cost family-friendly programs during the upcoming February school vacation week.

DCR will break ground on the Blackstone section of the Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) in Spring 2023, which is estimated to take approximately three years to complete.

Massachusetts Trails Conference takes place from Saturday, November 5, through Saturday, November 12, 2022, in various locations throughout the state

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