Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)
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The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is best known for its parks and parkways, formerly belonging to the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM). Under Governor Mitt Romney, the MDC and DEM were merged to form the DCR.
The current commissioner is Stephen H. Burrington.
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Mission
The DCR's mission statement, according to it's [website] is as follows:
- To protect, promote and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural and recreational resources for the well being of all.
Structure
The DCR is divided into four divisions, as follows:
Division of State Parks and Recreation
The Division of State Parks and Recreation is responsible for the maintenance and management of nearly 300,000 acres of privately and state-owned forests and parks, generally outside of the Greater Boston area.List of parks
- Alewife Brook Reservation
- Ames Nowell State Park
- Appalachian Trail
- Ashland State Park
- Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
- Bash Bish Falls State Park
- Beartown State Forest
- Beaver Brook Reservation
- Belle Isle Marsh Reservation
- Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park
- Blue Hills Reservation
- Borderland State Park
- Boston Harbor Islands
- Bradley Palmer State Park
- Breakheart Reservation
- Brimfield State Forest
- C.M. Gardner State Park
- Callahan State Park
- Cape Cod Rail Trail
- Castle Island
- Charles River Reservation
- Chester-Blandford State Forest
- Chestnut Hill Reservation
- Chicopee Memorial State Park
- City Square State Park
- Clarksburg State Park
- Cochituate State Park
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park
- Cutler Park
- D.A.R. State Forest
- Demarest Lloyd State Park
- Dighton Rock State Park
- Dorchester Shores Reservation
- Douglas State Forest
- Dunn State Park
- Ellisville Harbor State Park
- Elm Bank Reservation
- Erving State Forest
- F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
- Fall River Heritage State Park
- Federated Women's Club State Forest
- Fort Phoenix State Reservation
- Fort Revere
- Freetown-Fall River State Forest
- Gardner Heritage State Park
- Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
- Granville State Forest
- Great Brook Farm State Park
- Halibut Point State Park
- Hammond Pond Reservation
- Hampton Ponds State Park
- Harold Parker State Forest
- Hemlock Gorge Reservation
- Holyoke Heritage State Park
- Holyoke Range State Park
- Hopkinton State Park
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation
- Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area
- Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
- Lake Dennison Recreation Area
- Lake Lorraine State Park
- Lawrence Heritage State Park
- Leominster State Forest
- Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest
- Lower Neponset River Trail
- Lynn Heritage State Park
- Lynn Shore Reservation
- Manuel F. Correllus State Forest
- Massasoit State Park
- Maudslay State Park
- Middlesex Fells Reservation
- Mohawk Trail State Forest
- Monroe State Forest
- Moore State Park
- Mount Everett State Reservation
- Mount Grace State Forest
- Mount Greylock State Reservation
- Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
- Mount Tom State Reservation
- Mount Washington State Forest
- Myles Standish Monument State Reservation
- Myles Standish State Forest
- Mystic River Reservation
- Nasketucket Bay State Reservation
- Nahant Beach Reservation
- Nantasket Beach Reservation
- Natural Bridge State Park
- Neponset River Reservation
- Nickerson State Park
- Norwottuck Rail Trail
- October Mountain State Forest
- Otter River State Forest
- Pearl Hill State Park
- Pilgrim Memorial State Park
- Pittsfield State Forest
- Pope John Paul II Park Reservation
- Purgatory Chasm State Reservation
- Quabbin Reservoir
- Quincy Quarries Reservation
- Quincy Shore Reservation
- Quinsigamond State Park
- Revere Beach Reservation
- Robinson State Park
- Rumney Marsh Reservation
- Rutland State Park
- Salisbury Beach State Reservation
- Sandisfield State Forest
- Sandy Point State Reservation
- Savoy Mountain State Forest
- Scusset Beach State Reservation
- Shawme-Crowell State Forest
- Skinner State Park
- South Cape Beach State Park
- Southwest Corridor Park
- Spencer State Forest
- Squantum Point Park
- Stony Brook Reservation
- Streeter Point Recreation Area
- Sudbury Reservoir
- Tolland State Forest
- Upper Charles River Reservation
- Upton State Forest
- Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
- Wachusett Reservoir
- Wahconah Falls State Park
- Walden Pond State Reservation
- Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Ware River Watershed Area
- Webb Memorial
- Wells State Park
- Wendell State Forest
- Western Gateway Heritage State Park
- Weymouth Reservation
- Whitehall State Park
- Willard Brook State Forest
- Willowdale State Forest
- Wilson Mountain Reservation
- Windsor State Forest
- Wompatuck State Park
Division of Urban Parks and Recreation
The Division of Urban Parks and Recreation is responsible for the maintenance and management of a variety of environments within the Greater Boston area, including urban wilds, historic sites, and other naturally aesthetic or significant environmental properties.Division of Water Supply Protection
The Division of Water Supply Protection is responsible for the protection and management of drinking supply watersheds for the Greater Boston area. This division monitors lakes and ponds, well drillers, and rainfall throughout the Commonwealth.Division of Planning and Engineering
The Division of Planning and Engineering provides professional planning, engineering, design, and construction management services in support of DCR properties.External links
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