40 Cold Storage Road
Amherst
MA
The DCR’s Forest Management Program will hold DCR Forest Management Open Houses in 4 locations around Massachusetts tonight (November 13th) from 6 to 8 pm to discuss 10 new proposed forest management projects. The program’s 2025 projects are focused on plantation conversion, improving complexity on the landscape, improving biodiversity, increasing forest resilience, and addressing forest health issues.
Forest Management Projects Proposed 2025
| District | Forest | Town | Project Name | Acreage |
| Northern Berkshires | Savoy Mountain State Forest | Savoy | Center Brook | 36 |
| Central Berkshire | October Mountain State Forest | Washington | Borrow Pit | 70.5 |
| Southern Berkshires | Granville State Forest | Granville | Almost Halfway | 40 |
| Western CT Valley | Windsor State Forest | Savoy | Two Cubs | 38 |
| Eastern CT Valley | Chicopee Memorial State Park | Chicopee | Fire Adapted Ecosystems | 121.9 |
| Eastern CT Valley | Holyoke Range State Park | Granby | Granby Sand Plains | 53.6 |
| Mid State | Wachusett Mountain State Reservation | Princeton | Echo Lake | 81.3 |
| Northeast | Townsend State Forest | Townsend | Brookline Road | 81 |
| Northeast | Willard Brook State Forest | Ashby | Stoddards Field Restoration | 69 |
| Southeast | Myles Standish State Forest | Plymouth | Forest Restoration & Fuels Reduction | 32 |
Based upon goals and recommendations made during the Forests as Climate Solutions Initiative, (FACs), the State Forest Action Plan (SFAP), and State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) or the 2025 projects will focus on the following:
- Forest Resiliency
- Plantation removal
- Biodiversity
- DCR has posted a video presentation that provides a high level review of all of the proposed projects:
- https://www.mass.gov/guides/forest-management-projects
These sessions will be held Thursday November 13th 6-8PM in the following locations:
Pittsfield HQ 740 South St, Pittsfield, MA
Amherst Field Office 40 Cold Storage Dr, Amherst, MA
Lake Station, Groton 185 Lost Lake, Groton, MA
Myles Standish SF HQ 194 Cranberry Rd, Carver, MA
Public Comments will be accepted using the following form linked here: www.mass.gov/forms/dcr-public-comments