Resource Management Planning

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Resource Management Planning forms the framework for managing public lands based upon a comprehensive inventory and assessment of environmental and recreational resources, an identification of the unique characteristics of a property or management unit, the development of clear management goals and objectives, and an implementation plan to guide the short and long-term management of the parks, forests and reservations under the stewardship of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

https://www.mass.gov/guides/resource-management-planning

DCR is updating their plans. Some are completed and some are underway.

https://www.mass.gov/lists/resource-management-plans

The Resource Management Plan for Peru State Forest has not yet been proposed as of 2022. 

Peru State Forest – Vegetation with Resource Overlays