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Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network
MA forests and parks need friends - NE District
MA forests and parks need friends - Western and Central Districts
List of MA forests, parks and trails
Historic resources in friends groups' forests and parks
Campaign to stop illegal off-road vehicles
Photo by Mike Ryan
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks—John Muir
Welcome to Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network!
Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network is an independent grassroots organization of volunteer "friends groups" working together to better protect and enhance Massachusetts’ state forests and urban parks. The MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) oversees 259 forests and parks, but only 34 friends groups serve a particular state property. Our goal is to support communication between friends groups and DCR and everone who cares about forests and parks. We also want to see a strong friends group in every forest and parkland in the Commonwealth.
The Friends Network is open to everyone who cares about Massachusetts' forests and parks. It's free to join. All we need is your email address—we will never share your address, but you can share ours! And, you can leave the Network at anytime by simply asking us to delete your email
Friends Network E-Newsletters
2/5/10 - DCR Public Forum Ignites Skepticism
2/2/2010 - Forest Futures Visioning Process Public Meetings Concerns
Action Alerts!
2/6/10 - -Forestry Concerns Pages
2/6/10 - Off-Highway Vehicle Legislative Update - Feb. 6, 2010
Featured Friends Group for February 2010
Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation
View Friends of the Fells Winter 2010 Newsletter.
Welcome to the newest friends group to join the Network
New Facebook Wall "Take a minute, Save a Forest". To visit the group, go here.
Park Watch
DCR Rangers have set up a Park Watch program to better protect public lands with the help from volunteers. Call (866) PK-WATCH 24/7 to report any suspicious activity. Park Watch Rangers will contact the appropriate agency AND they will record your call for future enforcement planning. Report illegal activity every time to make it work! Callers remain anonymous. Find out how to organize Park Watch for your favorite forest or park. Contact Park Watch.
Massachusetts Forest and Park Friends Network 2nd Annual Conference October 24, 2009
Conference Highlights
Conference Survey - Please take this survey to help us plan for the 2010 conference. Click Here to take survey.
View Friends in Action 2009 Slide Show
Forest Futures Presentation