Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $550,000 for Woodland Conservation in Western Massachusetts

View of the Deerfield River in Rowe, Massachusetts, on a fall day.

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $550,000 in grants to support the conservation and sustainable management of forests in Western Massachusetts. Through the Woodlands Partnership Program, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) is awarding grants to ten rural communities and six regional conservation and economic development organizations to improve access to outdoor recreation in public forests, enhance the safety of outdoor play, and implement climate resilient forestry practices.

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