Western Massachusetts Public Lands Alliance
Semiconductors - Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
Western Massachusetts Public Lands Alliance Employees
Western Massachusetts Public Lands Alliance Details
WMPLA's mission is to use philanthropy, volunteerism, education, collaboration, and advocacy to sustain and enhance the quality of outdoor recreation, public access, infrastructure, environmental education, historical preservation, and natural resource conservation within the state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas of western Massachusetts.WMPLA is organized for the following broad purposes:(1) to serve as a regional-scale "friends group" for the state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas of western MA;(2) to engage in fundraising, educational, resource management and charitable activities that assist the MA-DCR and MA-DFW in the management of the public lands they administer;(3) to serve as a strong advocate for laws, regulations, and other policies that sustain and enhance environmental quality, educational programming, and recreational opportunities on public lands;(4) to help the MA-DCR and MA-DFW identify and strategically protect additional land in perpetuity for public use and enjoyment through conservation easement agreements forged with willing private landowners;(5) to provide an effective means for supporters of public lands to direct how their charitable contributions are invested;(6) to work in cooperation with agency personnel and other appropriate professionals in support and enrichment of MA-DCR and MA-DFW properties;(7) to build public support for expanded use of active, scientifically-based, land management practices on state forests, parks and wildlife management areas;(8) to enhance the extent and efficacy of interagency cooperation between the MA-DCR and MA-DFW;(9) to foster public use and enjoyment of MA-DCR and MA-DFW properties in a manner consistent with the protection and preservation of the environment, and;(10) to help local schools plan and conduct field trips to state parks, forests and wildlife management areas by providing them cost assistance for such activities.
