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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 1d

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

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 3d

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

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 5d

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

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 7d

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

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 10d

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

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 13d

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

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 15d

Get creative with live-painting workshops by 2025 Artists-in-Residence AOA Supply and score a chance at a limited-edition painted t-shirt, dance to the groovy beats of A Trike Called Funk and bring your skates for a free two-part clinic with roller skater Tati Candela!

MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 15d

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

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 15d

Here is the updated link with the 2025 data: bit.ly/4nBRIwy

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 16d

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

A graphic displaying a yellow and orange colored map of the state of Massachusetts with a colorful fall foliage background and reading “Foliage Map Update! For the week of September 22nd”

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 21d

The outdoors is for everyone! Starting today, our Universal Access Program’s fall programming guide is available! Designed to offer opportunities for visitors of all abilities w/ adaptive hiking, paddling, golfing & cycling. For more: bit.ly/3K0LpnT

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 27d

September is National Preparedness Month! So join us & the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency to find out if you’re prepared with the proper emergency kit AND insurance documents to weather any situation.

MEMA emergency kit recommendations: bit.ly/48cveO0

Floodsmart: www.floodsmart.gov

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · 29d

Celebrate with us as we break ground on the next phase of the Magazine Beach restoration project. This $2.2 million investment will bring the public closer to the river & provide them with a safe and welcoming space to connect, recharge and enjoy. Details: bit.ly/4pgFWsS

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 29

Only YOU can prevent Storrowings by keeping your mind on the road and watching for the MANY warning signs. No moving trucks on Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive and Soldiers Field Road.

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 27

There are so, so, SO many signs warning that trucks are not allowed on Storrow Drive and Soldiers Field Road in Boston and Memorial Drive in Cambridge! Please look out for them and find another route for your moving truck or van!

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 25

Take the advice of DCR Action News Anchor Jeff Hairdo and don’t get Storrowed when you move to Boston this week! Remember that trucks and moving vans aren’t allowed on Storrow Drive & Soldiers Field Road in Boston and Memorial Drive in Cambridge

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 22

Join DCR’s biologists as they band and record the state-endangered salt marsh sparrow and learn how tracking the species helps us keep track of the health of the last saltwater marsh in Boston.

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 22

Aug 22 - Hatch Memorial Shell, Charles River Esplanade
Aug 23 - Blackstone Heritage State Park, Uxbridge
Aug 26 - Red Rock Park, Lynn
Aug 27- Castle Island, South Boston
Aug 28 - Houghton’s Pond, Blue Hill Reservation

MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 22

Free Family Flicks in the Park concludes this week with the sing-a-long version of Wicked at the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston! Bring a chair, blanket and snack and enjoy some family fun! All shows start at sundown. See below or check the link for details. bit.ly/3Ijw1lu

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 20

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Wednesday’s showing of Captain America: Brave New World at Castle Island in South Boston has been canceled due to the worsening weather.

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Gronk Playground is officially open on the Charles River Esplanade after four years of planning, design and construction. A big thanks to the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation for their $1.8 million donation to help make this possible

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 15

Come see that there’s more to see at Walden Pond than JUST Walden Pond! Join VSS Kyle as he shows you some of “Walden Pond’s Secret Menu” items for your next visit!

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 15

Aug 15 - Hatch Memorial Shell, Charles River Esplanade
Aug 16 - Blackstone Heritage State Park, Uxbridge
Aug 19 - Red Rock Park, Lynn
Aug 20- Castle Island, South Boston
Aug 21 - Houghton’s Pond, Blue Hill Reservation

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 15

Free Family Flicks in the Park Week 6 kicks off tonight with Captain America: Brave New World at the Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston! Bring a chair, blanket and snack and enjoy some family fun! All shows start at sundown. See below or check the link in our bio for details. bit.ly/3Ijw1lu

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MassDCR @massdcr.bsky.social · Aug 14

We apologize for the inconvenience, but Thursday’s showing of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at Houghton’ Pond Recreation Area in the Blue Hills has been canceled due to the worsening weather.

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