Fall Colors

Fall is coming and the nights are getting longer and cold: each day is 3 minutes shorter than the last. But this is a great time to get out on the trails! Mosquitoes are almost nonexistent during the day, and the trails are unusually dry. While most people think of fall foliage this time of year, we’re not done with wildflowers. Look at the banner above: asters and goldenrods of all types are still out, and some flowers, like lady’s thumb and cardinal flower, can still be found. For an easy, peaceful October woods walk where you might see some of these, try the Karl Mighton Trail off North Mill Street in east Hopkinton. The Rockwood Meadows Trail on School Street near the Upton line in west Hopkinton takes you by a pretty field that sports wildflowers common to meadows, on your way to Peppercorn Hill.

Hopkinton Area Conservation News

HALT Scholarship Winner

May 23, 2024

Congratulations to James Kayan, winner of the $2000 HALT Scholarship for 2024. James will be attending the University of Maine in Orono, where he plans to study forestry. James’ interest

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HALT Marathon Runner

April 15, 2024

Congratulations to Elyse Cartmell, who ran the Boston Marathon on behalf of HALT as a charity runner. Elyse completed the race in 4:07:43 and in the process, raised over $10,000

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HALT Marathon Runner Announced

February 6, 2024

Congratulations to Elyse Cartmell for winning the HALT Charity Bib for the Boston Marathon! Please go to the donation page to support her run. Read Elyse’s statement below: Hello! My

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HALT Marathon Bib

December 27, 2023

For the second year, the Hopkinton Area Land Trust is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a Boston Marathon Charity Bib by the Town of Hopkinton for the

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HALT 2023 Annual Meeting

October 25, 2023

HALT held its 2023 Annual meeting of members at the Sanctuary in Woodville to a larger than usual audience. Major accomplishments in the last year included many new trail and

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HALT Awards Two Scholarships

May 21, 2023

HALT awarded $1000 scholarships to two Hopkinton High School students: Margaret Joyce and Bharat Mekala. We typically award just one per year, but we had such an outstanding selection of

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