News and Announcements

The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a $3 million award to the Town of Wellfleet and the Friends of Herring River to support the Herring River Estuary Restoration Project in Wellfleet and Truro.

Massachusetts and California are the first states in the nation to join, advancing work to protect biodiversity and address climate challenges

Partners highlight leading efforts to conserve critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, Massachusetts’ official state marine mammal

Funding will support 12 projects, planting pollinator gardens, restoring wildlife habitats, and expanding education and stewardship

Partners will restore rivers, wetlands, and streams in 12 communities for biodiversity, climate resilience, and public safety

Projects will boost biodiversity, enhance resilience, and create outdoor recreation opportunities

Partners and the public will now be able to clean up fishing gear debris to prevent ghost fishing, protect marine life, and enhance public safety

Report highlights progress made in energy affordability, protecting nature and climate resilience efforts

The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today nearly $1.2 million to support programs and projects that will boost the competitiveness of commercial fisheries.

Projects will improve access for all to the state’s premier saltwater fishing opportunities in Tisbury and Fairhaven

Easthampton, Littleton, Townsend, Wareham, West Springfield, West Tisbury, and Westfield area dams to be funded

Partners celebrate protection of this large, connected landscape for wildlife, climate resilience, and outdoor recreation

Massachusetts and California will become the first states in the nation to uphold this global commitment to collective action on biodiversity and climate

Funds raised directly support sustainable fishing, habitat restoration, and angler education in Massachusetts

Partnerships lead and support watershed-scale river and wetland restoration within their regions.