The Friends of Whitehall’s spring lake and trail cleanup will be held Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m.-noon. Participants will gather at the boat landing parking lot at Whitehall State Park (off Wood Street) and be assigned areas of trails and shoreline. Gloves, trash...
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Friends of Whitehall Annual Meeting April 3
The Friends of Whitehall annual meeting will be held Wednesday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary at Woodville (Woodville Baptist Church, 249 Wood Street). The guest speaker will be Marc Bellaud from SOLitude Lake Management. He will speak about weeds in the lake,...
Wildfire presentation at library Nov. 14
Alex Belote, fire program coordinator for the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Bureau of Forestry and Fire Control, will present a public education program on fire history, fire towers, prescribed fire, fire mitigation and national strategies for living with...
Friends of Whitehall fall cleanup canceled due to weather
The Friends of Whitehall announced Friday morning that Saturday's fall lake and trail cleanup has been canceled due to the forecast calling for rain. There will be plans for individuals to do cleanups on their own when the weather improves, an organizer shared. For...
Friends of Whitehall fall lake/trail cleanup Oct. 21 CANCELED
UPDATE Oct. 20: This event has been canceled due to forecasted rain. The Friends of Whitehall‘s fall lake and trail cleanup will be held Saturday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m.-noon. Participants will gather at the boat landing parking lot at Whitehall State Park on Wood...
Open Space Preservation Commission talks about boundaries
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night stressed the importance of delineating boundary lines on properties with conservation restrictions to prevent developer encroachment. Trails Committee member Chuck Dauchy said that signage is...
Friends of Whitehall spring lake/trail cleanup April 22
The Friends of Whitehall’s spring lake and trail cleanup will be held Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m.-noon. Participants will gather at the boat landing parking lot at Whitehall State Park on Wood Street (Route 135) and be assigned areas of trails and shoreline around...
Friends of Whitehall annual meeting April 5
The Friends of Whitehall annual meeting will be held Wednesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. at the Sanctuary at Woodville (Woodville Baptist Church), 249 Wood Street, Woodville. The guest speaker will be Richard Trubiano, supervisor of the Department of Conservation and...
Loons at Lake Whitehall presentation Nov. 1
Andrew Vitz, state ornithologist for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, will present “The History and Conservation of the Common Loon in Massachusetts” on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Hopkinton Public Library. The focus will be on the...
Friends of Whitehall fall lake/trail cleanup Oct. 15
The Friends of Whitehall‘s fall lake and trail cleanup will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m.-noon. Participants will gather at the boat landing parking lot at Whitehall State Park on Wood Street (Route 135) and be assigned areas of trails and shoreline around...
Friends of Whitehall spring lake/trail cleanup April 23
The Friends of Whitehall’s spring lake and trail cleanup will be held Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m.-noon. Participants will gather at the boat landing parking lot at Whitehall State Park on Wood Street (Route 135) and be assigned areas of trails and shoreline around...
Friends of Whitehall volunteers spread wood chips to help sugar maple
The Hopkinton Open Space Preservation Commission reports that volunteers from the Friends of Whitehall, including Margaret Mighton, Mary McManus, Paula Gedraitis, Tom Haldoupis, Nancy Weckback, Jim Weckback and Ken Loderick, spread wood chips in the parking area at...
Friends of Whitehall fall lake/trail cleanup Oct. 16
The Friends of Whitehall's fall lake and trail cleanup will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. until noon. Participants will gather at the boat landing at Whitehall State Park on Wood Street (Route 135) and be assigned areas of trails and shoreline around the...
Friends of Whitehall ‘Birds of Prey’ presentation Oct. 9
The Friends of Whitehall will host a program called “Birds of Prey” on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 1-2 p.m. outside the Hopkinton Center for the Arts (98 Hayden Rowe St.). The program explains why hawks, owls, eagles, ospreys and falcons are considered birds of prey. The...
Friends of Whitehall annual meeting April 9
The Friends of Whitehall will hold its annual meeting on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sanctuary at Woodville, 249 Wood St. Attendees should park at the Woodville Rod & Gun Club, located across the street. Refreshments will be served before and after the meeting....