Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3)

Upcoming Meetings
Join us on Thursday, July 6th for the Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3) Meeting of the Northeast States, hosted by the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. 
  • When: Thursday, July 6, 2017 from 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Where: MassWildlife Field Headquarters (One Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, Massachusetts)
Meeting Goal/Objective:
  1. Expand the coordination of R3 efforts among the states of the Northeast Region. 
  2. Development of a forum to address R3 efforts in the Northeast Region of the United States (i.e., NEAFWA Committee).

Overnight Accommodations

MassWildlife has secured a group rate on a block of rooms at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Westborough. The group room rate is $118.00 (the GSA rate for Westborough, with no government ID needed) per night plus applicable taxes. Details on how to book your room at the group rate are below.  
  • If you are staying Wednesday night only: You can either call the reservations department at 508-366-5511 using reference code MWF or make the reservation online at BostonWestborough.DoubleTree.com. When you open the link, put in the arrival and departure date to make the reservation. When the rooms open up you will see “Have a special code?” on the left hand side.  In the box labeled “Group Code:” put MWF.   The Hotel’s reservation deadline is 06/23/17.  If you miss this deadline please refer to the instructions under Late Reservations.
  • If you are staying both Wednesday and Thursday night (or Thursday night only): You will need to call the group sales manager, Amy Allain directly at (508) 616-7408 to have the group rate honored for two nights.   The Hotel’s reservation deadline is 06/23/17.  If you miss this deadline please refer to the instructions under Late Reservations.
  • Late Reservations: Reservations must be made no later than 6/23/17 to ensure room availability and the group rate.  If you miss this deadline, you may email Doubletree by Hilton Westborough directly or call Amy Allain to check availability to see if they can honor the rate.  Doubletree will make the decision to honor the group rate for late reservations based on availability.
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Cancellation policy:  If you do not check in, you will be charged for the first night of no-shows and any room cancellations made within 24 hours before the Arrival Date.

Getting Here

Nearby Airports (with distance from Westborough, MA)
  • Boston Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA (BOS)- 40 miles
  • TF Green Airport, Providence, RI (PVD)- 55 miles
  • Manchester Regional Airport, Manchester, NH (MHT)- 65 miles
  • Bradley International Airport,  Windsor Locks, CT (BDL) – 80 miles 

Ground Transportation Options
For planning purposes, attendees will be responsible for making their own arrangements for ground transportation. Please note that MassWildlife will be able to offer limited assistance to travelers using Logan Airport; specifically, a MassWildlife van shuttle to and from the Logan Express shuttle station in Framingham ($22 round trip from Logan). MassWildlife is currently exploring ground transportation and shuttle options and will advise attendees when all registrants’ travel plans are finalized and reported.

Questions

If you have questions about the July 6 Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3) Meeting of the Northeast States, please contact ​Susan Sacco 508-389-6342, [email protected].