Topic: Santa

With over 15 teams in this year it was a great hit. Those who did put up trees please try to get them down next weekend. I will sort and tabulate and we will draw and post winners in Next Thursdays Independent.

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If you check and see I am missing pictures I need to know by Thursday as 10 are needed to be in the award drawing.

here are the current Status of trees as they go up. Once Up they are valid to "Hunt".
1) Sunny Meadow Farm (Upper Orchard)
2) Red Wing Farm - Live- Blue Loop - far side of stream -- cross wooden bridge!)
3) Heart Pond- can't miss it
4) George B.B. Wright -Live - Blue Loop near big rock.
5) Deep Brook - Live - Click here for Full Story
6) Lime Quarry- Tuesday- Blue Jay trail
7) Barlett Park- can't miss this one
8) Varney Park - Backstop
9) Russell milll -> where the Green Trail meets the White Trails at Sunset.
10) Cranberry Bog - cross dam take left.
11) Thanksgiving- blue loop between first Day farm and rock.
12) Crooked Springs - blue loop - near new bridge.

November 25th through January 1st
Do you have what it takes to find 10 out of 12 festive trees in Chelmsford’s open space properties? From November 25th through January 1st individuals, families or groups are invited to participate in a unique and fun scavenger hunt and vie for the coveted Amazing Decorated Winter Tree Scavenger Hunt Trophy.

Here’s how to play:

(1) Visit http://www.facebook.com/l/71d0b;www.thechelmsfordian.com for open space locations and scavenger hunt rules.
(2) Go to the Lime Quarry, Crooked Spring Reservation, Red Wing Farm, Deep Brook, Thanksgiving Forest, Sunny Meadow Farm, Varney Park, Heart Pond, Cranberry Bog, Russell Mill, George BB Wright, and Bartlett Park and FIND THE TREES.
(3) Take a digital photo of yourself or your group WITH THE TREES.
(4) Email photos of at least 10 OUT OF 12 trees to phil@thechelmsfordian.com along with your name/group name and phone number – Must submit at least 10 out of 12 tree photos to be eligible to win the trophy.
(5) Wait to find out if you are the big winner.

The 2nd Annual Amazing Decorated Winter Tree Scavenger Hunt is designed to introduce people to natural (and free) resources in the Town of Chelmsford. The 12 open space properties are great places to walk, jog, bike, fish, canoe, bird watch, geocache, snow shoe and more. This special event was planned by the Chelmsford Open Space Stewardship.

For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/l/71d0b;www.thechelmsfordian.com or email phil@thechelmfordian.com

Nine teams have completed the 10 tree scavenger hunt. If you have done so and not sent me pictures please send them by Monday at 9am. The full list we will be posted Monday at noon.

All winning teams need to:
1) Send me a full list of your members (not everyone need be in every picture).
2) Send me a quick blurb on your adventure.
3) An address to send the certificate too.
4) At the next Conservation Meeting All the names of the winning teams will be tossed in a hat and one name will be drawn for the trophy.

We hope everyone had the same fun we had putting this on. No town funds were used for any part of this (and the $5 trophy reflects that.

Due to the ice storm and no power and trees down on all the proprerties we have extended the deadline for photos till next Monday at 9am. I know we have a lot of kids off this week and this will give everyone a chance to explore all th sites.

Seven teams have crossed the finish line and everyone who gets all 10 will receive a nice award. We only have one tropy this yera and all the teams will be drawn from a hat for that.

This is our first time doing this and we will do it bigger and better next year!

For all the teams please e-mail a list of all your members and a short note about your team or something about the hunt. We will be wrtting a story for the paper and want include this as part of it.

Thats again to everyone who has been part of this!

All Trees are up and photos are starting to arrive. I iwll post them in the Gallery as they come in.

Amazing winter Tree Scavenger Hunt Update #4 Nov 30 2008
No town money has been used for this event

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Difficulity: 1(easy) - 4 (hard)

Site :Red Wing
Location: Maple Street
Status: In Place
Trail: Blue Loop
Hint: All Roads lead to Rome but this one leads to blackberries.
Difficulity: 1

Site: Lime Quarry
Location: Rt -110
Status: In place
Trail: Blue Loop
Hint: Economy might be in the pits but this tree is far above that.
Difficulity: 3

Site: Cranberry Bog
Location: elm Street (Park in Elm Sterr lot use main trail)
Status: in place
Trail: Blue Loop
Hint: This tree is near dam perfect.
Difficulity: 2

Site: Thanksgiving Forest
Status: in place
Location: Janet Rd
Trail: Blue Loop
Hint: It might be the last day you go but you will always find it ‘First Day’.
Difficulity: 3

Site: Lewis
Status: In Place
Location: Robin Hill Road
Trail: Upper park
Hint: This Tree is underpowered but looks great.
Difficulity: 1

Crooked Spring:
Status: In Place
Location:Crooked Springs Road
Traill :Blue Trail
Hint: Summer and Winter meet as this tree is on a sandy beach.
Difficulity: 2

Bartlett :
Status: In palce
Location:Main Park behind Library
Hint: You will not pine when you see the apple of your eye.
Difficulity: 1

Russell Mill:
Status: In Place
Location:Behind Russel Mill Soccer Fields (Mill Road)
Trail: Blue Loop.
Hint: Charlie Brown would be proud.
Difficulity: 4

Wright
Status: In place
Location: Faye Street and Parker Road.
Trail :Blue Loop
Hint: Closer to halloween that Christmas.
Difficulity: 2


Deep Brook:
Status: In Place
Location:Dunstable Road in North Chelmsford
Hint : Between the two bridges
Difficulity: 1

Just wishing everyone a merry Christmas form the Open Space Stewardship.

And for those who not think Sanat is real here is a photo that my then 10 year old shot Christmas eve 2005.

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What do we do? what have we done? Maps and photos? its all here!

3m download and over 47 pages. this is PDF so everyone can read it.

Enjoy and I would love feedback!

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