The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts
May 14, 2022
Alice & Bob Roemer recently spent two productive afternoons pulling the very largest of the euonymus alatus (one 3 ½” diameter!) on the path north from the Lime Kiln. Then they started working on the smaller ones that can’t be Read more…
February 19, 2022
On Saturday 19 February 2022 a walker reported a downed tree about 100 yards from the Ledgewood Circle trailhead on the Zink-Northwoods trail. This dead oak tree had obviously fallen very recently and would have been an obstruction to skiers Read more…
February 18, 2022
On Thursday 17 February 2022 Larry Kunz and Gordon Taylor, assisted by Betsy Taylor-Kennedy cleared a downed white pine in an icy section of the connection from Bowers Springs to Bare Hill Road that crosses the high bridge over Bowers Read more…
Bolton Conservation Commission Work, Bolton Conservation Trust Activities, Latest News, Wildlife Sightings
January 25, 2022
Keith Silver has made a 10-minute video with several clips taken on his wildlife cameras located on the west side of town. Racoon, coyotes, bobcats, herons, deer, possum, beaver, turkeys and plenty of birds plus lots more. Click here to Read more…
December 19, 2021
Winged euonymus is an invasive plant and it’s all over Bolton’s conservation areas. One of the worst affected areas is the land near the Lime Kiln where the Trails Committee had a successful day of clearance earlier in 2021. However, Read more…
December 15, 2021
On Tuesday 14 December 2021, a team of Steve Rothman, Betsy Taylor-Kennedy and Gordon Taylor cleared two more blockages on the Moen land one near the parking lot in Bolton and another near the Harris Lane trailhead in Harvard:
December 9, 2021
Over several days, a number of blockages have been cleared on the Vaughn Hills and Moen areas. The problems were reported by a trail user via the special page on the Boltontrails.org website. Rebecca Longvall, Larry Kunz and Gordon Taylor Read more…
November 27, 2021
Betsy Taylor-Kennedy has been capturing pictures with her wildlife camera.
November 9, 2021
Thank you to trail users that report fallen trees. This blockage was mentioned by a few people including users of the https://boltontrails.org/report-a-problem-2 webpage. At least two big white pines had fallen across the trail leading south up the valley from Read more…
November 8, 2021
On Saturday 6 November 2021, two teams assembled at the Town Common and they organized themselves to install trail maps at Wilder Farm, Danforth Brook and Welch Pond. Emily Hatch, Cynthia Ayottte, Brad Ayotte and Winslow Green tackled the sign Read more…