Enviro Bond Pays For

What the Environmental Bond Pays For!

Absolutely essential environmental investments are funded through this bond, including:

Recreational Facilities, Parks and Parkways

              * Recreational Facilities Restoration - skating rinks, swimming pools,

                 basketball courts, playgrounds, beaches, golf courses, forests, parks,

                 harbor islands - $220 million

              * City parks and playgrounds - Urban Self-Help - $55 million

              * New "Signature Parks" in under-served urban areas - $25 million

              * DCR parkways & boulevards repair & improvement - $75 million

              * DCR vehicle bridges repair & improvement - $250 million

              * Mass. Historical Commission preservation grants - $10 million

Land Protection

              * Town Conservation Areas and parks - Self-Help - $36 million

              * Conservation Partnership Grants to land trusts - $7 million

              * DCR State Forests, Parks, and Reservations land acquisition -

                 $76 million

              * Trails and Greenway corridors - $15 million

              * Drinking Water Protection grants to cities & towns - $22.5 million

              * MassGIS support and improvement - $13 million

Agriculture & Forestry

              * DAR Agricultural Preservation Restriction Program (APR) - $67.7 million

              * DAR agricultural economic and environmental sustainability - $20 million

              * Private forest landowner program - $4 million

              * State Forest management and conservation - $10 million

Wildlife

              * Wildlife Habitat & Endangered Species land acquisition - $73 million

              * Endangered Species Habitat Recovery - $10 million

              * Upland Habitat Management - $8 million

              * Riverways Program - $10 million

              * State Wildlife Action Plan implementation - $11.4 million

              * Fishing and boating access facilities - $6.5 million

Water Quality Protection

              * Water quality monitoring, assessment and protection - $15 million

              * DCR storm water management & Clean Water Act - $30 million

              * Water Pollution Abatement Fund - $50 million

              * Safe Drinking Water Fund - $25 million

              * State & Municipal dam rehabilitation / removal - $31.5 million

              * Protection and rehabilitation of the lakes and ponds - $5 million

              * Stream flow and ground water monitoring networks - $25 million

Coastal & Marine

              * Coastal resources protection, preservation, access, & enhancement -

                 $30 million

              * Navigable coastal and inland waterways projects - $12.5 million

              * Harbor and Waterfront Improvement Grants - $60 million

Air, Solid Waste & Pollution

              * Solid waste facilities clean-up and closure - $13 million

              * Hazardous materials cleanup - $32 million

              * Statewide air monitoring network - $4.5 million

If you know of land that has been conserved in your town, chances are good it was funded at least partially with money from past Environmental Bonds.