Friends of the Friends
We’re Building a Community of Park Supporters
Leach Pond, Borderland State Park, Easton
Friends of our public lands
Mass Parks for All (MPA) honors the commitment of those who have named themselves friends of parks and other public spaces.
The advocates for our parks, parkways, beaches, pedestrian trails, bike trails, pools, splash decks, athletic fields, and playgrounds are volunteers, nonprofit organizations and retired parks employees who have a passion for our shared public spaces.
You deserve our support.
MPA’s Friends of the Friends is a group for you.
We offer a place for you to learn about and connect with other park supporters in our state, and where you can learn about open space funding. Learn how the operating and capital budgets for the Department of Conservation and Recreation get developed and approved. This includes the upcoming environmental bond bill, which will give DCR bonding capacity for the next five years, and fund many municipal park projects.
Boston Harbor Islands Visitor Center
Thank you for being a friend
We are here to support the organizations supporting our open spaces, public lands, parkways and other public facilities such as skating rinks, playgrounds and playing fields.
We will help you advocate for your park. In doing so we will create:
Understanding of state and federal funding for open space
Statewide zoom summits on funding issues
Park and friends group success stories you can share
How-to guides
Day-on-the-Hill advocacy at the State House
Whitmore Brook Trail, Middlesex Fells Reservation, Winchester
Cochituate State Park, Natick
Find Friends of
Public Lands near you
Mass Parks For All has vetted 200 organizations that are stewards of our public lands. They are big and small and have many different missions, but they all have a love of the lands held in trust for all of us.
