• Agriculture

    The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources' mission is to support, promote and enhance the long-term viability of Massachusetts agriculture with the aim of helping this state's agricultural businesses become as economically and environmentally sound as possible. Learn more about agriculture in the Commonwealth here.

  • Sustainable Forest Management

    The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) coordinates and supports projects within its three departments that collectively manage over 500,000 acres of forest land across the state to independently evaluate these lands for the highest standards of sustainable forest management. EEA also supports the highest standards for forest management on the state's more than two million acres of private forest land.

  • Commercial & Recreational Fishing

    Learn more about permitting, regulations, licensing, fish species and angler education. Contains information for both commericial and recreational fisherman.

  • Hunting & Trapping

    Here you will find a place to hunt, obtain information on hunting laws, licenses or permits, find information on game species. Hunter education course information is also availble here along with information on trapping.

  • Massachusetts Conservation Districts

    Through the Division of Conservation Services (DCS), The Massachusetts State Commission for Conservation of Soil, Water & Related Resources serves as the coordinating body for soil and water conservation programs throughout the Commonwealth.