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The Bureau of State Parks and Recreation division of Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts) (DCR) is responsible for the maintenance and management of over 450,000 acres (1,820 sq km) of privately and state-owned forests and parks, nearly 10% of the Commonwealth's total land mass. Within the lands managed by the Bureau of ...
The Division of Water Supply Protection manages 150,000 acres (610 km 2) of watershed lands and is responsible for the protection of the drinking water supply for approximately 2.5 million residents of Massachusetts, primarily in Greater Boston. This division monitors lakes and ponds, well drillers, and rainfall throughout the Commonwealth.
A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. State health officials announced last week a man in his 80s had caught the ...
Massachusetts towns ring alarm bells on rare but lethal virus In Plymouth, where mosquitoes have tested positive for EEE, officials announced on Friday it was closing public parks and fields from ...
Pedestrian bridge, Charles River Esplanade, Boston, Massachusetts Metropolitan Park System map. The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston is a system of reservations, parks, parkways and roads under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in and around Boston that has been in existence for over a century. [1]
The water testing looks for the presence of enterococci — bacteria that live in the guts of people and animals and are excreted in fecal matter. High numbers of the bacteria can indicate ...
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection [1] is an agency in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, responsible for protecting the environment in the state. [2]
Fecal bacteria advisories for coastal beaches don't typically last longer than a day or two, and Condon was hopeful some or all could be removed later Thursday after resampling results are processed.