Wilson Mountain Reservation is a state-owned, public recreation area and protected woodland park in

Dedham, Massachusetts Dedham ( ) is a town in and the county seat of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 25,364 at the 2020 census. It is located on Boston's southwest border. On the northwest it is bordered by Needham, on the southwest b ...

, managed by the

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. The DCR's mission is ...

. It features hiking trails, open space and a summit view of the

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

skyline, and is an important wildlife preserve. At , it is the largest remaining open space in Dedham. The reservation is part of the

Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston is a system of reservations, parks, parkways and roads under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in and around Boston that has been in existence for over a ...

. In 2008, an agreement was reached between DCR and

The Trustees of Reservations The Trustees of Reservations is a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is the oldest land conservation nonprofit orga ...

to "work jointly to increase stewardship of the property". However, the 2017 DCR Resource Management Plan for Wilson Mountain called for DCR and The Trustees "to clarify status of the 2008 Memorandum of Agreement and, if appropriate, develop a work plan for future stewardship activities."

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References

External links

Wilson Mountain Reservation
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Blue Hills Complex Resource Management Plan: Section 4. Wilson Mountain Reservation
Department of Conservation and Recreation (view entire document: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/blue-hills-complex)
Wilson Mountain Reservation Map
Department of Conservation and Recreation (note: map is oriented with south at top) {{authority control Parks in Dedham, Massachusetts State parks of Massachusetts Parks in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Open space reserves of Massachusetts Landforms of Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1994 establishments in Massachusetts Protected areas established in 1994