HALT 2023 Annual Meeting
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 … Read more
News
Kate Coleman Completes Marathon for HALT
The Town of Hopkinton has awarded a Boston Marathon Charity Bib to the Hopkinton Area Land Trust for the 2023 BAA Boston Marathon. HALT auctioned off this Charity Bib, and … Read more
HALT Scholarship Awarded
Congratulations to Olivia Sward, 2022 recipient of HALT’s $1000 scholarship! This scholarship is awarded to a graduating Hopkinton High School student intending to major in ecology, natural resources/wildlife management, water … Read more
Peloquin Woods Cellar Hole Restoration
At the entrance to Peloquin Woods, there is a unusually extensive complex of stone walls and cellar holes. Few knew it because it was collapsing and so overgrown that it … Read more
HALT Annual Meeting
HALT held its 2021 annual meeting of members in the Masonic Lodge in Hopkinton and virtually through Zoom. You can view a video of the presentation or download the slides … Read more
Fruit Street Expansion
Throughout the summer, HALT volunteers significantly expanded and improved the trail network at the Fruit Street Conservation Area, with several new bridges. A new map was produced that includes the … Read more
New Cameron Woods Signage
The 250-acre Cameron Woods area, which includes the adjacent Phipps Woods and Hopkinton Town Forest, has a reputation as a place to get lost, with its numerous trail intersections. Now, … Read more
New Bridges at Brook Hollow
HALT board members and steward Paul Kelley built four new bridges and boardwalks at Brook Hollow, spanning several areas that are often wet and muddy. Also some of the rocky, … Read more
HALT Helps Invasive Removal at Whitehall Conservation Area
Members of HALT worked with Hopkinton’s Open Space Preservation Commission to remove invasives and restore a former meadow at the Whitehall Conservation Area. A number of fine apple and cherry … Read more
New Bridges on Greenwood Trail
A record 12 volunteers built four boardwalk sections and set stepping stones to span a 60-foot wet area of the Greenwood Trail at the Sands Conservation area. These are in … Read more