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Updates, events, and stories from the Hopkinton Land Trust.
News & Events
Updates, events, and stories from the Hopkinton Land Trust.
News & Events
Updates, events, and stories from the Hopkinton Land Trust.
Upcoming Events
Friends Group Work Party:
Long Meadow Preserve
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER
21
2026
9AM - 12PM
Join the Friends Group for a trail work party and enjoy a morning outdoors with fellow volunteers. Bring gloves and hand tools. All are welcome—please RSVP here to let us know you are coming.
Long Meadow Preserve
Meeting Location Emailed to Participants
Friends Group Work Party:
Long Meadow Preserve
SATURDAY
DECEMBER
5
2026
9AM - 12PM
Join the Friends Group for a trail work party and enjoy a morning outdoors with fellow volunteers. Bring gloves and hand tools. All are welcome—please RSVP here to let us know you are coming.
Long Meadow Preserve
Meeting Location Emailed to Participants
Announcements
Friday, November 6th Work Party Postponed Due to Rain
This week's work party has been cancelled due to weather. We hope to see you on the 21st! See details below or sign up here.
Fall Orange Recommendations
Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy Hopkinton’s trails, but it also marks the start of hunting season. To help everyone stay safe, we strongly recommend that all hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and other trail users wear daylight fluorescent orange when visiting our preserves during the fall and winter months.
RIDEM guidelines recommend 200 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September through the last day of February, and 500 square inches during shotgun deer season. A hat typically covers about 200 square inches; a hat and vest together usually meet the 500-square-inch guideline.
If you’re unsure whether hunting is allowed on a nearby property, it’s always best to err on the side of caution and wear orange anyway — and don’t forget to “orange” your dogs, too! Read more here.
Past Events
FALL KICKOFF GUIDED HIKE AT GRILLS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
September 19, 2026
Crown Farm Preserve
A guided walk led by Marc Doherty, Land Stewardship Manager for the Westerly Land Trust, as part of RILTC’s #LandTrustDays and the Town of Hopkinton’s 250th Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, offering participants a chance to welcome the fall season and enjoy Hopkinton’s natural beauty.
HOPKINTON'S 250TH: CROWN FARM PRESERVE GUIDED HIKE
June 6, 2026
Crown Farm Preserve
A guided hike as a part of the Town of Hopkinton's 250th Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, offering participants a chance to enjoy Hopkinton's natural beauty and reflect on the many layers of history that have shaped the landscape over time.
WRITING ABOUT PLACE GUIDED HIKE AT CANOCHET BROOK PRESERVE
May 16, 2026
Canonchet Brook Preserve
A part of the collaborative Writing About Place series, participants explored the connection between landscape, poetry, and close observation through a guided nature-writing hike.
TOWN OF HOPKINTON EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
April 18, 2026
Crandall House
Friends and neighbors cleaned up neighborhoods and trails across town, and gathered at Crandall Field to celebrate Earth Day together.
Press Archive
“Uprooted” – Rhode Island PBS Weekly, May 2025
A feature on ecological artist Ana Flores and her work exploring the connections between art and landscape, including a visit to Canonchet Brook Preserve in Hopkinton and her Poetry of the Wild installations.
👉 Watch on PBS.org
“Vote to Preserve Hopkinton’s Rural Character” – The Westerly Sun, May 2025
A Letter to the Editor urging community support for the open-space bond referendum, emphasizing the importance of protecting Hopkinton’s rural landscapes and working farms.
👉 Read on The Westerly Sun
Upcoming Events
Friends Group Work Party: Long Meadow Preserve
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER
21
2026
9AM - 12PM
Join the Friends Group for a trail work party and enjoy a morning outdoors with fellow volunteers. Bring gloves and hand tools. All are welcome—please RSVP here to let us know you are coming.
Long Meadow Preserve
Meeting Location Emailed to Participants
Friends Group Work Party: Long Meadow Preserve
SATURDAY
DECEMBER
5
2026
9AM - 12PM
Join the Friends Group for a trail work party and enjoy a morning outdoors with fellow volunteers. Bring gloves and hand tools. All are welcome—please RSVP here to let us know you are coming.
Long Meadow Preserve
Meeting Location Emailed to Participants
Upcoming Events
Friends Group Work Party: Long Meadow Preserve
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER
21
2026
9AM - 12PM
Join the Friends Group for a trail work party and enjoy a morning outdoors with fellow volunteers. Bring gloves and hand tools. All are welcome—please RSVP here to let us know you are coming.
Long Meadow Preserve
Meeting Location Emailed to Participants
Friends Group Work Party: Long Meadow Preserve
SATURDAY
DECEMBER
5
2026
9AM - 12PM
Join the Friends Group for a trail work party and enjoy a morning outdoors with fellow volunteers. Bring gloves and hand tools. All are welcome—please RSVP here to let us know you are coming.
Long Meadow Preserve
Meeting Location Emailed to Participants
Announcements
Friday, November 6th Work Party Postponed Due to Rain
This week's work party has been cancelled due to weather. We hope to see you on the 21st! See details below or sign up here.
Fall Orange Recommendations
Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy Hopkinton’s trails, but it also marks the start of hunting season. To help everyone stay safe, we strongly recommend that all hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and other trail users wear daylight fluorescent orange when visiting our preserves during the fall and winter months.
RIDEM guidelines recommend 200 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September through the last day of February, and 500 square inches during shotgun deer season. A hat typically covers about 200 square inches; a hat and vest together usually meet the 500-square-inch guideline.
If you’re unsure whether hunting is allowed on a nearby property, it’s always best to err on the side of caution and wear orange anyway — and don’t forget to “orange” your dogs, too! Read more here.
Friday, November 6th Work Party Postponed Due to Rain
This week's work party has been cancelled due to weather. We hope to see you on the 21st! See details below or sign up here.
Fall Orange Recommendations
Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy Hopkinton’s trails, but it also marks the start of hunting season. To help everyone stay safe, we strongly recommend that all hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and other trail users wear daylight fluorescent orange when visiting our preserves during the fall and winter months.
RIDEM guidelines recommend 200 square inches of solid daylight fluorescent orange from the second Saturday in September through the last day of February, and 500 square inches during shotgun deer season. A hat typically covers about 200 square inches; a hat and vest together usually meet the 500-square-inch guideline.
If you’re unsure whether hunting is allowed on a nearby property, it’s always best to err on the side of caution and wear orange anyway — and don’t forget to “orange” your dogs, too! Read more here.
Past Events
FALL KICKOFF GUIDED HIKE AT GRILLS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
September 19, 2026
Grills Wildlife Sanctuary
A guided walk led by Marc Doherty, Land Stewardship Manager for the Westerly Land Trust, as part of RILTC’s #LandTrustDays and the Town of Hopkinton’s 250th Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, offering participants a chance to welcome the fall season and enjoy Hopkinton’s natural beauty.
FALL KICKOFF GUIDED HIKE AT GRILLS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
September 19, 2026
Grills Wildlife Sanctuary
A guided walk led by Marc Doherty, Land Stewardship Manager for the Westerly Land Trust, as part of RILTC’s #LandTrustDays and the Town of Hopkinton’s 250th Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, offering participants a chance to welcome the fall season and enjoy Hopkinton’s natural beauty.
HOPKINTON'S 250TH: CROWN FARM PRESERVE GUIDED HIKE
June 6, 2026
Crown Farm Preserve
A guided hike as a part of the Town of Hopkinton's 250th Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, offering participants a chance to enjoy Hopkinton's natural beauty and reflect on the many layers of history that have shaped the landscape over time.
HOPKINTON'S 250TH: CROWN FARM PRESERVE GUIDED HIKE
June 6, 2026
Crown Farm Preserve
A guided hike as a part of the Town of Hopkinton's 250th Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, offering participants a chance to enjoy Hopkinton's natural beauty and reflect on the many layers of history that have shaped the landscape over time.
WRITING ABOUT PLACE GUIDED HIKE AT CANOCHET BROOK PRESERVE
May 16, 2026
Canonchet Brook Preserve
A part of the collaborative Writing About Place series, participants explored the connection between landscape, poetry, and close observation through a guided nature-writing hike.
WRITING ABOUT PLACE GUIDED HIKE AT CANOCHET BROOK PRESERVE
May 16, 2026
Canonchet Brook Preserve
A part of the collaborative Writing About Place series, participants explored the connection between landscape, poetry, and close observation through a guided nature-writing hike.
TOWN OF HOPKINTON EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
April 18, 2026
Crandall House
Friends and neighbors cleaned up neighborhoods and trails across town, and gathered at Crandall Field to celebrate Earth Day together.
Press Archive
“Uprooted” – Rhode Island PBS Weekly, May 2025
A feature on ecological artist Ana Flores and her work exploring the connections between art and landscape, including a visit to Canonchet Brook Preserve in Hopkinton and her Poetry of the Wild installations.
👉 Watch on PBS.org
“Vote to Preserve Hopkinton’s Rural Character” – The Westerly Sun, May 2025
A Letter to the Editor urging community support for the open-space bond referendum, emphasizing the importance of protecting Hopkinton’s rural landscapes and working farms.
👉 Read on The Westerly Sun
CONTACT
ONE TOWNHOUSE ROAD
HOPKINTON, RI 02833
CONTACT
ONE TOWNHOUSE ROAD
HOPKINTON, RI 02833
CONTACT
ONE TOWNHOUSE ROAD
HOPKINTON, RI 02833