Massachusetts Regulations: Advocacy

 Funding the Outdoor Recreation Program

The Outdoor Recreation Act would create a statewide dedicated fund to ensure the success of the new Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation and provide a grant for outdoor recreational purposes, with priority given to projects that benefit underserved and Environmental Justice populations across the Commonwealth.

 Protecting Old Growth Forests

Now is our chance to save what remains of Massachusetts's old growth forests. A bill to protect these ancient woodlands on state lands is on the move in our state legislature. Please contact your state senator and urge her/him to call for a favorable finding on bill S.485 by the Senate Ways and Means Committee.

 Speak Up for Wildlife

This legislation would monitor and reduce the use of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs) in Massachusetts to protect wildlife and pets. SGARs are a particularly toxic group of poisons used as a form of rodent control. These poisons, when ingested, prevent the clotting of blood, and cause the animal that ingested it to sustain heavy internal bleeding, which eventually causes death.