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@massdcr.bsky.social
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
We protect, promote, and enhance nearly half a million acres of public land 🌳
DCR Park Alerts: bit.ly/DCRAlerts
DCR Website: mass.gov/dcr
We protect, promote, and enhance nearly half a million acres of public land 🌳
DCR Park Alerts: bit.ly/DCRAlerts
DCR Website: mass.gov/dcr
As those leaves keep falling, remember to keep them out of streets, storm drains, ditches, and streams as best you can! They can plug drains & cause flooding; affect water bodies & create algal blooms & can leach nutrients into runoff & pollute water. Try composting them instead!
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As those leaves keep falling, remember to keep them out of streets, storm drains, ditches, and streams as best you can! They can plug drains & cause flooding; affect water bodies & create algal blooms & can leach nutrients into runoff & pollute water. Try composting them instead!
Watch an entire morning of aerial firefighting training pass in just a minute with this time lapse video of DCR Fire Control’s recent training with the Massachusetts State Police air wing & Massachusetts National Guard at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Watch an entire morning of aerial firefighting training pass in just a minute with this time lapse video of DCR Fire Control’s recent training with the Massachusetts State Police air wing & Massachusetts National Guard at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth.
Enjoy free parking at all DCR properties this Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day! And veterans can enjoy more reserved parking all year long with more parking spaces designated for veterans at properties across the park system.
For details: bit.ly/DCRParking
For details: bit.ly/DCRParking
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Enjoy free parking at all DCR properties this Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day! And veterans can enjoy more reserved parking all year long with more parking spaces designated for veterans at properties across the park system.
For details: bit.ly/DCRParking
For details: bit.ly/DCRParking
This week, DCR celebrates the rededication of Lynn Heritage State Park as Veterans Memorial Park and the installation of a new marker at the property’s Massachusetts Gold Star Families Memorial Bridge. For details: bit.ly/3JKqdCC
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This week, DCR celebrates the rededication of Lynn Heritage State Park as Veterans Memorial Park and the installation of a new marker at the property’s Massachusetts Gold Star Families Memorial Bridge. For details: bit.ly/3JKqdCC
Watch as DCR Forest Fire Control works with the Massachusetts State Police and National Guard on an aerial firefighting training in Plymouth to make sure all three agencies can efficiently work together when the real wildfires break out.
October 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Watch as DCR Forest Fire Control works with the Massachusetts State Police and National Guard on an aerial firefighting training in Plymouth to make sure all three agencies can efficiently work together when the real wildfires break out.
Shout out to the staff of DCR’s Great Falls Discovery Center for being named Best Museum by the readers of the @greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social for the 2025 Franklin County Favorites! So the next time you’re in Turners Falls, stop by and check out this amazing place! bit.ly/4o9dV67
October 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Shout out to the staff of DCR’s Great Falls Discovery Center for being named Best Museum by the readers of the @greenfieldrecorder.bsky.social for the 2025 Franklin County Favorites! So the next time you’re in Turners Falls, stop by and check out this amazing place! bit.ly/4o9dV67
Wrap up Archaeology Month this Sunday with a walk of the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp & learn about its significance to Indigenous communities, enjoy children’s books by Indigenous authors, practice archaeological screening, & engage in hands-on activities bit.ly/4o1PJle
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Wrap up Archaeology Month this Sunday with a walk of the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp & learn about its significance to Indigenous communities, enjoy children’s books by Indigenous authors, practice archaeological screening, & engage in hands-on activities bit.ly/4o1PJle
@massdfg.bsky.social @massaudubon.org & DCR are proud to conserve 1,325 acres of forests, fields, & wetlands in Winchendon & Ashburnham with the help of Mt Grace Land Conservation Trust. It promotes biodiversity, enhances climate resilience, & creates opportunities for recreation. bit.ly/4oAzvjh
October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@massdfg.bsky.social @massaudubon.org & DCR are proud to conserve 1,325 acres of forests, fields, & wetlands in Winchendon & Ashburnham with the help of Mt Grace Land Conservation Trust. It promotes biodiversity, enhances climate resilience, & creates opportunities for recreation. bit.ly/4oAzvjh
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 27th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak foliage color this fall.
bit.ly/4nBRIwy
bit.ly/4nBRIwy
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 27th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak foliage color this fall.
bit.ly/4nBRIwy
bit.ly/4nBRIwy
This Saturday learn the Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective with hand-on activities at the Blackstone Visitor Center in Worcester. And next Sunday, take a walk in the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp at Borderland State Park bit.ly/4o1PJle
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This Saturday learn the Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective with hand-on activities at the Blackstone Visitor Center in Worcester. And next Sunday, take a walk in the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp at Borderland State Park bit.ly/4o1PJle
CThere’s lots of Halloween fun to be had at DCR parks! Join the Neponset River Greenway Council and @NepRWA for the Pumpkin Parade Thursday night! Or swing by the Magical Halloween Castle at Castle Island this Saturday and Sunday! See the link for details!
bit.ly/3WRhTUw
bit.ly/3WRhTUw
October 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
CThere’s lots of Halloween fun to be had at DCR parks! Join the Neponset River Greenway Council and @NepRWA for the Pumpkin Parade Thursday night! Or swing by the Magical Halloween Castle at Castle Island this Saturday and Sunday! See the link for details!
bit.ly/3WRhTUw
bit.ly/3WRhTUw
We have issued the following advisory for Memorial Drive in Cambridge: bit.ly/4qptFTS
October 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We have issued the following advisory for Memorial Drive in Cambridge: bit.ly/4qptFTS
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 20th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak foliage color this fall. bit.ly/4nBRIwy
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 20th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak foliage color this fall. bit.ly/4nBRIwy
Tag along with some of our Urban Foresters from DCR’s Greening in the Gateway Cities Program as they show you the proper way to mulch a tree and explain the process of how they choose which trees go where. Check the link for details: bit.ly/497BN4U
October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Tag along with some of our Urban Foresters from DCR’s Greening in the Gateway Cities Program as they show you the proper way to mulch a tree and explain the process of how they choose which trees go where. Check the link for details: bit.ly/497BN4U
This Saturday, enjoy a fun, free Archaeology month program at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls! Learn the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective, traditional fishing methods along the Kwenitekw River, help to weave a net, take a photo with a dugout canoe bit.ly/4o1PJle
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This Saturday, enjoy a fun, free Archaeology month program at the Great Falls Discovery Center in Turners Falls! Learn the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective, traditional fishing methods along the Kwenitekw River, help to weave a net, take a photo with a dugout canoe bit.ly/4o1PJle
Lots of temporary changes are coming to Cambridge's and Boston's river roads for the Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend. Check the link for details to make sure you know what to expect: bit.ly/4haaid0
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Lots of temporary changes are coming to Cambridge's and Boston's river roads for the Head of the Charles Regatta this weekend. Check the link for details to make sure you know what to expect: bit.ly/4haaid0
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 13th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at parks across the state will reach their peak color this fall. bit.ly/4nBRIwy
October 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 13th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at parks across the state will reach their peak color this fall. bit.ly/4nBRIwy
The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $7.5 million will be awarded through the MassTrails grant program to support 50 trail projects that will improve and expand the trail network across Massachusetts.
bit.ly/4nClDVF
bit.ly/4nClDVF
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $7.5 million will be awarded through the MassTrails grant program to support 50 trail projects that will improve and expand the trail network across Massachusetts.
bit.ly/4nClDVF
bit.ly/4nClDVF
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 6 with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak this fall bit.ly/4nBRIwy
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of October 6 with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak this fall bit.ly/4nBRIwy
October is archaeology month & we’ve got fun, free programming at parks across the state! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective at Houghton’s Pond this Saturday. On Sunday learn about the history of human occupation at Breakheart Reservation in Saugus. bit.ly/4o1PJle
October 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
October is archaeology month & we’ve got fun, free programming at parks across the state! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective at Houghton’s Pond this Saturday. On Sunday learn about the history of human occupation at Breakheart Reservation in Saugus. bit.ly/4o1PJle
A big thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Growing Wild campaign, which was just awarded the National Association of State Park Directors’ 2025 Innovation Award! bit.ly/3VLendR
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A big thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Growing Wild campaign, which was just awarded the National Association of State Park Directors’ 2025 Innovation Award! bit.ly/3VLendR
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of September 29th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak this fall bit.ly/4nBRIwy
September 29, 2025 at 12:12 PM
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for the week of September 29th with up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak this fall bit.ly/4nBRIwy
Check out how the different kinds of debris was removed from Peddock’s Island during last week’s four-day clean up hosted by DCR and the Center for Costal Studies! For details on how to volunteer:
CCS Beach Brigade bit.ly/3I49qK8
DCR bit.ly/4gQagqR
CCS Beach Brigade bit.ly/3I49qK8
DCR bit.ly/4gQagqR
September 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Check out how the different kinds of debris was removed from Peddock’s Island during last week’s four-day clean up hosted by DCR and the Center for Costal Studies! For details on how to volunteer:
CCS Beach Brigade bit.ly/3I49qK8
DCR bit.ly/4gQagqR
CCS Beach Brigade bit.ly/3I49qK8
DCR bit.ly/4gQagqR
You're invited to the Charles River Conservancy Graffiti Artist-in-Residence Closing Ceremony this Thurs 9/25 (5-7pm) at the Lynch Family Skatepark in Northpoint in Cambridge! Tagged Out: Skate, Paint, Imaginate is a free, all-ages, drop-in celebration of street art, music, & movement bit.ly/3IEhYYf
September 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You're invited to the Charles River Conservancy Graffiti Artist-in-Residence Closing Ceremony this Thurs 9/25 (5-7pm) at the Lynch Family Skatepark in Northpoint in Cambridge! Tagged Out: Skate, Paint, Imaginate is a free, all-ages, drop-in celebration of street art, music, & movement bit.ly/3IEhYYf
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for another season of up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak foliage color this fall. For details.
bit.ly/DCRFoliage
bit.ly/DCRFoliage
September 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
DCR’s interactive Fall Foliage Map is back for another season of up-to-date leaf-peeping information! Check out this map updated weekly by our forestry team to see when the leaves at DCR parks across the state will reach their peak foliage color this fall. For details.
bit.ly/DCRFoliage
bit.ly/DCRFoliage