News and Announcements

2018 saw a record number of bald eagle nests in Massachusetts.

At their Annual Meeting, the Greater Boston Trout Unlimited Chapter honored Adam Kautza, MassWildlife’s Coldwater Fishery Project Leader, with their Conservation Advocate Award.

This fall, MassWildlife is sampling Quabbin and Wachusett Reservoirs in an ongoing effort to monitor lake trout populations.

Gift ideas for the wildlife enthusiast on your list.

Dogs still welcome on MassWildlife’s Wildlife Management Areas, but new rules require owners to use a leash and remove waste

Don't deck the halls with invasive species!

Help MassWildlife by recording your wildlife observations while hunting this year. Submit logs by December 14.

On October 30, George Darey of Lenox received the Francis Sargent Conservation Award for his contributions to natural resource conservation in Massachusetts.

A raft donated by a group of Trout Unlimited members is helping MassWildlife biologists study trout and other fish in previously inaccessible areas.

At its September meeting, the Fisheries and Wildlife Board unanimously voted to promote Former Chief of Conservation Science Jon Regosin to the position of Deputy Director.

MassWildlife and MassDOT received a biennial achievement award this October for their collaborative Linking Landscapes of Massachusetts Wildlife Program.

Each fall, fisheries biologists collect approximately 1.5 million trout eggs at the state fish hatcheries.

To keep Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from spreading to Massachusetts, it is illegal to import deer parts from places where CWD has been detected.

Don't wait until Giving Tuesday to let us know you care!

Hunters, paddlers, and wildlife watchers will all benefit from the improvements at Three Mile Pond in Sheffield.