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The Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) is excited to announce new positions
DER is seeking applications from Massachusetts municipalities for preliminary design studies relative to replacements of transitional crossings.
Funding will ensure communities have structures that can adapt to climate impacts
DER is seeking applications from Massachusetts municipalities for dam removal preliminary design studies.
The Division of Ecological Restoration's 2022 Annual Report is now available
The Division of Ecological Restoration's 2021 Annual Report is now available
Post-restoration monitoring shows restoration of tidal flow to the salt marsh at the Kent's Island restoration site.
Check out DER's new webpage, linked below, to discover how small dams might impact water quality
The Division of Ecological Restoration's 2020 Annual Report is now available.
DER's 2019 Annual Report, 10 Years of Investing in Nature and Community, is now available.
DER estimates that more than half of the 25,000 culverts and small bridges in Massachusetts restrict streamflow, create barriers to fish, and pose a risk to the public
DER and MassDEP release the Healthy Lawn, Happy Summer toolkit to help water suppliers implement the water conservation campaigns
Construction on the removal of this dam, underway since the summer, is now complete
