Rock Bar 101 – Old Tools That Still Work Wonders Yesterday’s work party at Koulas Farm gave me a chance to introduce some very old technology to new users. This wasn’t for a history lesson or nostalgia, it was because this technology just works, and it works well. New...
Say hello to “Throne Rock” at Koulas Farm. Every now and then when you are out doing restoration work or cleanup, something interesting pops up. Koulas Farm has a few of these surprises that over time have earned names of their own. There is “Stone...
Sledding Hill Evaluation at Koulas Farm This morning I saw a weather notice about possible snow next week and it got me thinking about sledding and the open-space initiative by Conservation to explore a sledding area at Koulas Farm. Sledding has always been popular...
The Lime Quarry Reservation off Littleton Road holds one of Chelmsford’s oldest industrial stories. Long before the highway or modern houses, this area was a working quarry where stone was burned into lime for building mortar and plaster. The first kilns and quarry...
On this day in 2005, four people met at the Lime Quarry in Chelmsford for the first official workday of Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship. Back then the Lime Quarry was nothing like what you see today. It was directly accessible from the 495 rest area and had a...
This is going to be the main distribution location for information about the Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship. The site is still being developed and functionality tested and added. Keep an eye on the site for further information of the future of COSS, plans, events,...
