Nature Conservancy buys 41 acres of woods in Hopkinton’s Borderlands

HOPKINTON – The Nature Conservancy has purchased 41 acres of wooded land in Hopkinton and plans to add it to the Canonchet Brook Preserve in the Borderlands area.
The environmental group purchased the land for $200,000 from the Greene Plastics Corp. and announced the deal last week.
“We are so thrilled that we’re able to continue protecting important properties in the Borderlands, such as Greene Plastics,” said Janet Coit, state director of the conservancy in Rhode Island. “We are negotiating several additional acquisitions in the area, and we are glad to be able to add more properties for the public to enjoy and to protect the sensitive Wood-Pawcatuck watershed.”
While the Nature Conservancy purchased the land, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management bought a conservation easement using federal money and a grant from The Champlin Foundations.
“This was another great opportunity to work with conservation partners to expand important land holdings in the Borderlands area and further protect this area’s natural resources,” DEM Director Michael Sullivan said.
The conservancy said it has no plans to build trails on the land. However, it is enhancing trails and signage on the adjacent 600-acre Canonchet Brook Preserve.