Berry Season?
The leaves are dropping, but many plants and shrubs in our area retain their berries through the fall, some even all winter. These include crabapple, chokecherry, winterberry, wintergreen, cranberry, greenbrier, snowberry, and two of our more common invasive plants from the far east, Japanese barberry and oriental bittersweet. Add to that the ubiquitous sweet pepperbush, whose dry seed clusters resemble tiny berries that last into next spring. See if you can find these little spots of color along our trails. Best bet is near the borders of wetlands.
Hopkinton Area Conservation News
Welcome Mountain Bikers
October 29, 2019HALT has just opened up all of its trails to bicycling! Recognizing that mountain bikers are very responsible trail users, considerate of hikers, runners, dog walkers and equestrians, the Trust
Change of Leadership at Hopkinton Area Land Trust
September 25, 2019After 24 years serving as President and Board Chairman, Dave Goldman has stepped down from the Trust’s leadership and has recently relocated out of state. The Trust community extends a
HALT in Hopkinton Independent
September 24, 2019Read this nice article on HALT published in the September 18 issue of the Hopkinton Independent.
New Trail at Brook Hollow
September 23, 2019Eagle Scout candidate Nick DePatie has just completed clearing a new loop trail at Brook Hollow, one of HALT’s oldest properties, that passes through the remote northeast section of the
Our New Website
September 7, 2019We just launched an entirely new website! The content has been completely redesigned and updated. Now you can get up-to-date descriptions, current conditions, and detailed interactive maps of all our
September 2019
September 6, 2019• President’s Letter: Farewell from Dave • Part V: Zettek Overlook • Dose of Nature for Health • Deneen Conservation Area
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