Get a jump on your enjoyment of the fall colors with the DCR Interactive Fall Foliage Map! Updated weekly by our forestry team, see when the leaves at Dcr properties across the state will reach their peak foliage colors this fall. Follow the link to see more. bit.ly/DCRFallFoliage

Get the best, up-to-date info on fall colors this season with the DCR Interactive Fall Foliage Map! Updated weekly by our forestry team, see when the leaves at Dcr properties across the state will reach their peak foliage colors this fall. Follow the link to see more. bit.ly/DCRFallFoliage

As the storm continues, so could impacts to DCR properties across the state, so know before you go by checking the DCR Park Alerts dashboard for updates! bit.ly/DCRAlerts

This weekend’s storm could impact DCR properties across the state, so know before you go by checking the DCR Park Alerts dashboard for updates! bit.ly/DCRAlerts

Welcome back pups! We recently celebrated “First Paws” now that waterfront season has ended and the piping plovers have migrated south. Dogs - and their paws - are welcome back on DCR state beaches! Check the link to learn more about becoming a “Paws For Plovers” Ambassador! bit.ly/4iHucPr

No no no NO NO trucks on Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive, or Soldiers Field Road! #boston #storrowed #moveinday #storrowdrive

Ok so you won’t go to jail but there are fines involved if you hit a bridge. No trucks on Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive, or Soldiers Field Road!

This weekend, Massachusetts deployed its third wildland fire team to assist with the ongoing wildfires in Minnesota. This crew consists of an 11-person wildland fire suppression team & a 4-person engine crew. They will spend 2 weeks helping contain 5 blazes. Please wish them luck and a safe return!

Don’t be dumb, stupid, crazy or dangerous this move in season! No trucks allowed on Storrow Drive, Memorial Drive or Soldiers Field Road!

Check out the Ames Mansion at Borderland State Park featured on @wbztv.bsky.social and in some of your favorite movies! cbsn.ws/4zCvmBZ

Ames Mansion and Borderland State Park much more than a set for movies

Several movies have been shot at the mansion in Easton, Massachusetts. WBZ-TV's Jordyn Jagolinzer took a trip there recently.

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We’ve added another trackchair to our accessibility fleet! DCR’s Universal Access Program now offers an action trackchair so that people of all abilities can experience Maudslay State Park fully! There’s also a mobility scooter available! Check the link for details on both. bit.ly/4l8gna9

DCR’s Free Family Flicks series continues with “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie”! The show starts at sundown so bring your blankets, lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy the show under the stars. For details: bit.ly/3Ijw1lu Showtimes and locations listed in thread below:

A big welcome home to the first crew of DCR and @massdfg.bsky.social wildland fire fighters and good luck to the crew deploying to take their place helping to battle the ongoing wildfires in Minnesota!

DCR’s Free Family Flicks series continues with “How to Train Your Dragon”! The show starts at sundown so bring your blankets, lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy the show under the stars. For details: bit.ly/3Ijw1lu Showtimes and locations listed in thread below:

Today is World Ranger Day and we want to thank all of DCR’s hard-working Park Rangers, who keep our public lands safe and accessible for everyone!

Come along for a ride on the Alewife Brook Greenway and Mystic River Greenway, one of this year’s MassTrails 10 rides! And be sure to check the link for more on this and many other fun rides across the state! bit.ly/4ujdDMR

DCR’s Free Family Flicks series continues with “Lilo & Stitch 2”! The show starts at sundown so bring your blankets, lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy the show under the stars. For details: bit.ly/3Ijw1lu Showtimes and locations listed in thread below:

This weekend, we sent a 10-person crew of DCR and MassWildlife firefighters to Minnesota to help battle the ongoing wildfires. Wish them luck!

A trail where everyone gets a front-row seat to nature. The Fort River Trail in Hadley is a 1.2-mile universally accessible loop designed so more people can experience the outdoors. Join the @USFWS for a day of free activities on Aug 1 from 8:30am-1pm. See below for details!

The Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) describes DCR’s current & planned efforts to protect water resources & reduce stormwater pollution through water sampling, catchment investigation, outreach, training & several other methods. Read more about it here: bit.ly/3L7aieW

Thanks to @wbztv.bsky.social’s Levan Reid for spending the morning with us at the Artesani Playground getting his first passport stamp for the DCR Park Passport challenge, check the link in the thread below to learn more about this free, state-wide scavenger hunt. www.cbsnews.com/boston/video...

Scavenger hunt provides opportunity to explore Massachusetts state parks

The 2026 Park Passport Challenge is giving people the chance to explore different DCR parks in the state.

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Join DCR’s research biologists as they band a baby osprey at the state Bacon Property in Saugus as part of an ongoing monitoring initiative of this once-endangered species which has made a strong comeback in Massachusetts.

DCR’s Free Family Flicks series continues with “Zootopia 2”! The show starts at sundown so bring your blankets, lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy the show under the stars. For details: bit.ly/3Ijw1lu Showtimes and locations listed in thread below:

The Twin Cities Rail Trail connects Fitchburg & Leominster along a 4.1-mile path that blends nature, history & adventure. A trail that once moved industry now moves people—through art, nature, and the heart of North Central Mass. Find yourself on a trail. bit.ly/4hhyUTi

The MCRT just got longer! Today we cut the ribbon on a 7.5 mile extension of the Mass Central Rail Trail between Sudbury & Hudson w/ the help of @masseea.bsky.social , @eversource.bsky.social , the MCRT Alliance, @massbike.bsky.social & the towns of Sudbury & Hudson! So come out for a walk or ride!

We like big boats and we cannot lie! More than 100 DCR staff were hard at work during Saturday’s historic Parade of Sail for the Tall Ships event at Castle Island. Watch this behind the scenes look at everything DCR did to make this an experience to remember for the thousands of spectators.

DCR’s Free Family Flicks series continues with “A Minecraft Movie”! The show starts at sundown so bring your blankets, lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy the show under the stars. For details: bit.ly/3Ijw1lu Showtimes and locations listed in thread below:

The Wachusett Greenways section of the MCRT is an 8.6-mile escape into the quiet heart of Central Massachusetts—where stone-dust paths wind through forest canopy, rocky cuts, hidden ponds, and centuries of layered history. Find yourself on a trail. bit.ly/4vWG0RB

DCR’s Summer Nights program is back! We’re providing funding to 101 organizations in 41 communities across the state to host FREE educational and recreational programming for young people at 154 locations throughout July and August. Check the link to find a program near you bit.ly/SummerNights...

The 5 -mile Marblehead Rail Trail links Marblehead to Salem, passing ocean views near Devereux Beach and Preston Beach, through quiet woods like Wyman Woods, and into downtown streets rich with Revolutionary-era stories. Find yourself on a trail. bit.ly/4eYcPGx