Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest

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Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
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Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
Location in Massachusetts
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Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest (the United States)
Location Hawley, Plainfield and Savoy, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 42°32′58″N72°56′42″W / 42.5494578°N 72.9449791°W / 42.5494578; -72.9449791 [1]
Area7,405 acres (2,997 ha) [2]
Elevation1,601 ft (488 m) [1]
Administrator Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest in the northern Berkshire Hills in the towns of Hawley, Plainfield, and Savoy. The forest is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). In 1985, the forest was named in memory of Kenneth M. Dubuque, a former employee of the Department of Environmental Management. [3]

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The effects of Hurricane Irene resulted in the forest's closure in 2011. As of 2014, road conditions were deemed to be safe for travel "in most areas." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hallockville Pond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "2012 Acreage Listing". Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  3. Massachusetts Legislature (October 4, 1985). "Chapter 346. An Act Designating a Certain State Forest on Both Sides of State Highway Route 8a in the Towns of Hawley and Plainfield as the Kenneth M. Dubuque Memorial State Forest" (PDF). Acts, 1985. The State Library of Massachusetts. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest". Department of Conservation and Recreation. July 12, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2025.