Wayland Town Crier 2/16/11: State funds improvements for Lake Cochituate, Charles River. The Department of Conservation and Recreation is awarding $1 million in matching funds for 32 projects in state parks and other facilities, including improvements in Framingham, Natick, Wayland and Weston. The money comes through DCR’s Partnerships Matching Funds Program, which accepts applications from local organizations willing to provide a match for capital projects. A DCR project manager oversees the projects in consultation with partners. Local projects include treatment of a boat channel at Lake Cochituate State Park using approved herbicides, hand-pulling and removal of roof crowns. The state's partners are the Wayland Surface Water Quality Committee and Framingham Conservation Commission.