BOSTON — The Department of Fish & Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) has selected two road-stream crossings in Gloucester and West Newbury for future ecological restoration studies. These culvert replacement sites were chosen due to their …
Westborough — In honor of Endangered Species Day, state and federal officials were joined by over 100 students, researchers, and other partners on Wednesday to celebrate an important milestone for endangered turtle conservation in Massachusetts. This year …
NEWBURYPORT — The Department of Fish & Game’s (DFG) Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) today announced support for those impacted by the extended closure of the Newburyport Shellfish Purification Plant. Operations were temporarily suspended in November …
BOSTON — In an effort to promote the conservation of the North Atlantic Right Whale, Governor Maura Healey declared April 24th as Massachusetts Right Whale Day. The right whale, the state’s official marine mammal, is listed as endangered under the …
NANTUCKET — The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration (DER), in partnership with the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for the Windswept …
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $365,000 to restore 234 acres of wildlife habitat across Massachusetts. The Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) is awarding MassWildlife …
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the award of $982,360 in grants to ecological restoration projects throughout Massachusetts by the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER). These projects, …
BOSTON — As part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s “Forests as Climate Solutions” Initiative, today the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the Climate Forestry Committee’s report containing its recommendations …
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) will receive more than $4.6 million from a congressional appropriation through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to enhance the division’s nation- …
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the awarding of $25,000 in grants to the City of Beverly and the Trustees of Reservations for saltwater fishing access improvements. The awards will enhance recreational fishing opportunities in …
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the advancement of dam removal preliminary design studies for seven municipalities by the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Division of Ecological Restoration (DER). These studies, funded and …
Pittsfield — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced an investment of $25 million to remove eight aging dams in Central and Western Massachusetts, including the abandoned high-hazard Bel Air Dam in Pittsfield. Energy and Environmental Affairs ( …
CHESTER — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $6.4 million in grants to strengthen community preparedness for large storms, improve climate-ready infrastructure, restore flood storage capacities, and protect fisheries, wildlife, and …
Boston — The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) sent a crew of 19 firefighters – 17 from DCR and two from DFG – Thursday morning to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in western Montana to help …
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game today announced that six of the seven state boat access facilities on the Connecticut River are now open to the public. The facilities were closed on July 12 due to extremely high-water levels and …
BOSTON — The Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has filed new regulations to enhance conservation of the Atlantic horseshoe crab. The regulations cap total harvest and mortality beginning this summer by implementing the first-ever biomedical harvest quota. …
CARLISLE — Today, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Brian Arrigo and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Commissioner Tom O’Shea sent off 16 state wildland firefighters – 14 from DCR and two from DFG – to Quebec, Canada, to …
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $1.6 million in grants to support innovative approaches to enhance Massachusetts commercial marine fisheries and the seafood industry. Twenty Massachusetts businesses and organizations are …
methuen — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today joined with state and local officials and anglers to celebrate the grand opening of the new Merrimack River recreational fishing platform in Methuen’s Raymond Martin Riverfront Park. The $230,000 project, …
Boston — Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today announced the appointment of Tom O’Shea to the role of Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). DFG works to preserve the state’s natural resources and protect and …
