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Healthy Lawn, Happy Summer – A Water Conservation Toolkit 

12/18/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

DER and MassDEP release the Healthy Lawn, Happy Summer toolkit to help water suppliers implement the water conservation campaigns

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Expanding Capacity for Municipal Culvert Replacement (Boxford) 

12/16/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

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Coonamessett River Restoration Project Phase II Kicks off (Falmouth) 

12/16/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

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Improving Fish Passage and Enhancing a Local Park (Marshfield) 

12/16/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

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Jones River Flowing Freely (Kingston) 

12/16/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

Construction on the removal of this dam, underway since the summer, is now complete

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DER Releases Six Part Film Series 

12/16/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

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Freemans Pond Completed in 2013 (Brewster) 

12/16/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

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Manhan River Restoration Project Moving Towards Construction (Southampton) 

12/16/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

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DER’s 10th Anniversary: An Urban River Restoration Retrospective 

8/29/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

DER has worked on several urban river restoration projects in the past 10 years

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New Priority Dam Removal Projects Gain Momentum 

8/28/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

DER is advancing three priority dam removal and restoration projects.

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The Tel-Electric Dam Removal Starts Construction 

8/27/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

City of Pittsfield will be starting work on the removal of the Tel-Electric Dam

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Work Continues to Restore 500 acres of Wetlands on Retired Cranberry Farmland 

8/26/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

DER is currently working with local, state, and federal partners to advance 8 active restoration projects on retired cranberry farmland

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Parkers River and Seine Pond Restoration About to Begin Construction 

8/26/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

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Jones River Restoration Activities  

8/26/2019 Division of Ecological Restoration

A new fish ladder and a dam removal help fish on the Jones River