Forests, Parks and Trails Friends Groups in the Central District

Name–link to DCR site

Location

Friends Group/Contact

Ashburnham State Forest

Ashburnham

No Friends

Ashland State Park

Ashland

No Friends

Ayer to Dunstable railroad right of way

Ayer/Dunstable

No Friends

Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Uxbridge

Blackstone River Watershed Association jim.plasse@thebrwa.org

Brimfield State Forest

Brimfield

No Friends

Callahan State Park

Framingham

No Friends

Chicopee Memorial State Park

Chicopee Falls

No Friends

Cochituate State Park

Natick, Wayland and Framingham

Friends of Cochituate State Park, Mark Helman, m-helman@comcast.net

Douglas State Forest

Douglas

Friends of Douglas State Forest, Mike Toomey scitechmarketing@charter.net

Dunn State Park

Gardner

No Friends

Hampton Ponds State Park

Westfield

No Friends

Holyoke Heritage State Park

Holyoke

Friends of Mt. Holyoke website down for repairs

Holyoke Range State Park

Amherst

No Friends

J. Harry Rich State Park

Groton

No Friends

Lake Dennison Recreation Area

Winchendon

No Friends

Lake Lorraine State Park

Springfield

No Friends

Lake Park

Worcester

No Friends

Lake Wyola State Park

Springfield

No Friends

Lancaster State Forest

Lancaster

No Friends

Leominster State Forest

Westminster

NEMBA Wachusetts, Richard Donahue wachnemba@geocities.com

Marlborough-Sudbury State Forest

Marlborough, Sudbury

No Friends

Moore Memorial State Park

Paxton

No Friends

Mt. Grace State Forest

Warwick

No Friends

Mt. Sugarloaf State Reservation

Deerfield

No Friends

Mt. Tom State Reservation

Holyoke

No Friends

Nobscot Hill Property

Framingham

No Friends

Norwottuck Rail Trail

Northampton

No Friends

Oakham State Forest

Oakham

Otter River State Forest

Baldwinville

No Friends

Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Sutton

No Friends

Quinsigamond State Park

Worcester

No Friends

Robinson State Park

Agawam

Friends of Robinson State Park, Claudia Hurley mandchurley@comcast.net

Rutland State Park

Rutland

No Friends

Skinner State Park

Hadley

Friends of Mt. Holyoke Range

Spencer State Forest

Spencer

Mike Toomey scitechmarketing@charter.net

Streeter Point Recreation Area

Sturbridge

No Friends

Sutton State Forest Sutton

Sutton

No Friends

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Princeton

Scott Smyers scott@friendsofwachusett.org

Wachusett Reservoir

Boylston, Clinton

No Friends

Ware River Watershed Area

Barre, Hubbardston

No Friends

Wells State Park

Sturbridge

No Friends

Wendell State Forest

Wendell

Friends of Wendell State Forest, Liam O’Brien ginaliam@mac.com