Tucked back in the woods along the old alignment of Misty Meadow Road is a small piece of Chelmsford history that almost no one ever sees. The road itself was moved long ago, and the entire original route was decommissioned. Today only the name remains, and the road...
What a difference 100 feet makes. Both of these photos were taken on the back hill at Sunny Meadow. They are separated by about 100 feet. The contrast is noticeable. One photo shows the maintained sugar bush within the Cooking Buckets farm area. That stand of sugar...
Most people do not know how maple syrup is actually made. They see a bottle on a shelf. Maybe a bucket hanging on a tree in an old photo. That is about it. Here is what is really happening. In late winter, when nights drop below freezing and days warm above freezing,...
Due to winter restrictions still in place at Sunny Meadow, today’s walk had to jump through a few hoops to happen. None of the internal access roads were cleared, and the typical farm road across the property could not be opened. Plan B became the original farm road...
Through snow and wind, nine brave souls gathered in the parking lot at Koulas Farm as a winter storm rolled through. Armed not with swords, but with loppers, hand saws, and chainsaws, our band set forth into the fields on a quest to free the trees from choking...
When we have work parties and start clearing areas covered in heavy bittersweet and other invasives, you never know what you are going to uncover. Today was no different. We had a full crew of nine volunteers, all experienced with invasive mitigation at Koulas and...
