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Apply for DER's Master Service Agreement

3/26/2026 Division of Ecological Restoration

Vendors wanted! Apply today through COMMBUYS.

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Apply for DER's Tidal Restoration Preliminary Field Investigations

3/25/2026 Division of Ecological Restoration

Applications are due by Monday, April 27th at 4 PM EST.

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Apply for DER’s Regional Restoration Partnership Program

2/27/2026 Division of Ecological Restoration

Applications are due by April 3, 2026 at 5PM EST!

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.4 Million to Support Priority Restoration Projects

2/25/2026 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $350,000 to Support Dam Removal Studies in 7 Municipalities

12/08/2025 Department of Fish and Game

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

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $700K to Support Regional Restoration Partnerships

10/09/2025 Department of Fish and Game

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

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates the Restoration of the Quinapoxet River

9/10/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Request for Responses: Dam Removal Preliminary Design Services

9/03/2025 Division of Ecological Restoration

DER has released a Request for Responses (RFR) for municipalities to apply for dam removal preliminary design services.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.9 Million for Ecological Restoration Projects

8/14/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Projects will strengthen resilience, improve public safety, and protect wildlife habitat

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $800K to Support Dam Removal & Wetland Restoration Projects

5/12/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Projects will restore nature and protect our communities from extreme weather

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Request for Responses: Culvert Replacement Grants

4/07/2025 Division of Ecological Restoration

DER has released two Requests for Responses (RFRs) for culvert replacement funding.

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DER's 2024 Annual Report

4/07/2025 Division of Ecological Restoration

The Division of Ecological Restoration's 2024 Annual Report is now available

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Free Municipal Culvert Replacement Trainings

4/02/2025 Division of Ecological Restoration

Free culvert replacement trainings are being offered by DER and partners for Spring and Summer 2025.

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Governor Healey Promotes Culvert Upgrades, Rural Roads and Bridges Funding in Berkshires

3/18/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Governor proposes $200 million for culvert and small bridge upgrades. Increases road and bridge funding by 60-80 percent for rural and small towns

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $2.1 Million to Support Ecological Restoration Projects

3/17/2025 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Projects will protect wildlife and make communities more climate resilient