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DCR Engages in Large Scale Silviculture Projects across the Commonwealth |
Read and respond to DCR if you have any comments.
(FAR is working to protect the Cambridge, Belmont Arlington Silver Maple Forest integral to DCR's 130 acre urban wild. Seven acres of silver maples and other floodplain trees is not worth the product price for commercial enterprises but good reserve management is needed. Seems a shame to talk about a large and unique habitat area of DCR in our crowded urban setting in this way. Unfortunately the silver maple forest and larger urban wild has been designated a "Park" and not a "reserve" that it is.)
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
DCR Posts Six Forest Management Projects for Public Review and Comment
The Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Bureau of Forestry has posted six (6) forest management projects for public review. These timber harvesting projects demonstrate forestry best practices that will help create a multi-aged, species diverse forest habitat; enhance ecological restoration of degraded natural community types, promote uneven aged forests that are resilient to large scale disturbances, and produce high quality and high value forest products.
The six projects are located in:
October Mountain State Forest
Sandisfield State Forest
Dubuque State Forest
Warwick State Forest
Templeton State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest
View Proposed Forest Management Projects
Forest Management Proposals are listed by forest management district and are also summarized in the Timber Harvesting Master Summary List. The Proposed Forest Management Projects are available online, and at every DCR Regional Office and the Boston Office for public review.
Written public comments are due within 45 days of posting the Proposed Forest Management activities in order for the Bureau to address the public issues and incorporate suggestions and concerns into the silvicultural prescriptions. There will be upcoming regional public meetings to also discuss the particular forest management projects.
Comments may be sent via email to Timber.Comments@state.ma.us. All written comments will be posting in their entirety without redaction of personal information.
If you would like to request additional information concerning a Proposed Timber Harvesting Summary, or another Bureau of Forestry issue, please contact the DCR Regional Office Management Forester listed on each Summary.
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), an agency of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, oversees 450,000 acres of parks and forests, beaches, bike trails, watersheds, dams, and parkways. Led by Commissioner John P. Murray, the agency’s mission is to protect, promote, and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources. To learn more about DCR, our facilities, and our programs, please visit www.mass.gov/dcr.
251 Causeway Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114
(617) 626-1250 office / (617) 626-1351 (fax)
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request by emailing Agatha Summons-McGuire at agatha.summons@state.ma.us or by calling her at 617-626-1282. Please provide Ms. McGuire with a description of the accommodation you will need, including as much detail as you can, as well as information on how she can contact you if more information is needed. Please allow at least two weeks (14 days) advance notice to Ms. McGuire of a need for reasonable accommodations; last-minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. To request materials in accessible formats (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), please also contact Ms. McGuire.
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(FAR is working to protect the Cambridge, Belmont Arlington Silver Maple Forest integral to DCR's 130 acre urban wild. Seven acres of silver maples and other floodplain trees is not worth the product price for commercial enterprises but good reserve management is needed. Seems a shame to talk about a large and unique habitat area of DCR in our crowded urban setting in this way. Unfortunately the silver maple forest and larger urban wild has been designated a "Park" and not a "reserve" that it is.)
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
DCR Posts Six Forest Management Projects for Public Review and Comment
The Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Bureau of Forestry has posted six (6) forest management projects for public review. These timber harvesting projects demonstrate forestry best practices that will help create a multi-aged, species diverse forest habitat; enhance ecological restoration of degraded natural community types, promote uneven aged forests that are resilient to large scale disturbances, and produce high quality and high value forest products.
The six projects are located in:
October Mountain State Forest
Sandisfield State Forest
Dubuque State Forest
Warwick State Forest
Templeton State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest
View Proposed Forest Management Projects
Forest Management Proposals are listed by forest management district and are also summarized in the Timber Harvesting Master Summary List. The Proposed Forest Management Projects are available online, and at every DCR Regional Office and the Boston Office for public review.
Written public comments are due within 45 days of posting the Proposed Forest Management activities in order for the Bureau to address the public issues and incorporate suggestions and concerns into the silvicultural prescriptions. There will be upcoming regional public meetings to also discuss the particular forest management projects.
Comments may be sent via email to Timber.Comments@state.ma.us. All written comments will be posting in their entirety without redaction of personal information.
If you would like to request additional information concerning a Proposed Timber Harvesting Summary, or another Bureau of Forestry issue, please contact the DCR Regional Office Management Forester listed on each Summary.
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), an agency of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, oversees 450,000 acres of parks and forests, beaches, bike trails, watersheds, dams, and parkways. Led by Commissioner John P. Murray, the agency’s mission is to protect, promote, and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources. To learn more about DCR, our facilities, and our programs, please visit www.mass.gov/dcr.
251 Causeway Street, Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114
(617) 626-1250 office / (617) 626-1351 (fax)
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request by emailing Agatha Summons-McGuire at agatha.summons@state.ma.us or by calling her at 617-626-1282. Please provide Ms. McGuire with a description of the accommodation you will need, including as much detail as you can, as well as information on how she can contact you if more information is needed. Please allow at least two weeks (14 days) advance notice to Ms. McGuire of a need for reasonable accommodations; last-minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. To request materials in accessible formats (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), please also contact Ms. McGuire.
Join us on Twitter @ MassDCR!