Check out the progress being made on the restoration of Norumbega Tower in Weston this winter and be sure to check back in the spring to see how the project came out!

Ice is never completely safe. Know how thick the ice is and stay away from any cracks or melting ice. If you don’t know, don’t go! bit.ly/4jvZo2H

First Day Hikes looked a little different this year due to the weather but we'd like to extend a big thanks to everyone who came out to ring in the new year with us on Thursday!

The weather outside may be a little frightful, so don’t forget the DCR Park Alerts Dashboard is so delightful to check before you head out to your favorite state park in the new year! bit.ly/DCRAlerts

Due to weather conditions all across the state, many of our First Day Hikes on Thursday, January 1 have been modified and some have been cancelled. However, many locations will still offer hot chocolate and warming fires to ring in the New Year in nature. Check the link for details. bit.ly/DCRFDH

Celebrate the 35th annual First Day Hikes in Massachusetts with one of 16 hikes all across the state! Find one near you and join us on New Year's Day in 2026! Still plenty of spots available in our western Massachusetts hike! bit.ly/DCRFDH

Celebrate the 35th annual First Day Hikes in Massachusetts with one of 16 hikes all across the state! Find one near you and join us on New Year’s Day in 2026! bit.ly/DCRFDH

Celebrate the 35th annual First Day Hikes in Massachusetts with one of 16 hikes all across the state! Find one near you and join us on New Year's Day in 2026! bit.ly/DCRFDH

The DCR Annual State Parks Parking Pass makes a great gift for yourself or a loved one this holiday season! At just $60 per car, you can explore DCR properties as much as you want all year long! Check the link for details! bit.ly/ParkDCR

North Point Park in Cambridge is now officially Richard McKinnon Park! This little oasis of green has been renamed after real estate developer Richard McKinnon, who oversaw the redesign of the 8.5-acre waterfront park and sadly passed away in 2020 at the age of 73.

Check out the upgrades at the newly reopened Constitution Beach playground in East Boston! And hear from our playground designer about how DCR tackles a full overhaul of one of its 80 playgrounds across the state.

As Thanksgiving arrives, we want to thank our dedicated & knowledgeable staff for all they do to help protect, promote, and preserve the public resources that DCR has been entrusted with. So if you see them this holiday weekend, be sure to throw a “thank you” their way!

We have issued the following advisory announcing that public skating at our Boston-area skating rinks will open on Friday, November 28:

Our Universal Access Program’s winter programming schedule is now available! We’ve adapted some of New England’s most popular outdoor wintertime activities for people of all abilities to enjoy! Check the link for details. bit.ly/3LYohqV

Join us for a guided hike the day after Thanksgiving at one of seven DCR properties all across the state! (No gravy consumption required!) Check the link to find the Gratitude After Gravy Hike near you! bit.ly/4pk9KnI

We’ve cut the ribbon on the more than $1 million rehab of the Constitution Beach Playground in East Boston! Come check out the new, nautical themed park for yourself!

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.

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

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

Multiple DCR parkways will be closed due to the Boston Half Marathon this weekend. Check the link for details on which roadways will be impacted. bit.ly/3JI8Ylq

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for the kind words Dorchester Reporter ! We're thrilled the Greenway offers all users the chance to enjoy outdoor recreation, no matter their ability! www.dotnews.com/2025/neponse...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.