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Winner of the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance Book Award for Non-fiction popular book
New Jersey is a state of surprises. Did you know there was a castle in Passaic County? Or that Essex County's Branch Brook Park, rather than Washington, D.C., has the largest concentration of flowering cherry trees outside of Japan? Did you know you could walk through a bamboo forest on the Rutgers University campus, dig for fossils in Middletown's Poricy Brook, visit an owl haven on the site of the Battle of Monmouth, or see wild river otters in Salem County?
Despite its proximity to major urban areas and its high population density, the state has dozens of absolutely marvelous natural areas and preserved spaces. It boasts something for everyone, from Atlantic seashore to rugged mountains, rolling farmland to winding canals, historic trails to formal gardens, bird-filled marshes to hardwood forests, pine barrens to fragrant vineyards and orchards. There are outings for hikers, bikers, beachcombers, gardeners, power-walkers, and strollers of all kinds, and A Guide to Green NewJersey is your key to finding it all.
The book is conveniently organized into forty geographic areas, spotlighting more than 200 nature walks. Each entry includes a description, visitor hours, fees, driving accessibility, and other pertinent information for walkers. At the end of the book, the authors provide an index with the names of each site, and their guide to choosing an outing according to individual tastes and interests. They identify sites that are wheelchair accessible, especially fun for kids, best for bicyclists, and those that are particularly physically challenging.
Newcomers to the state will find the book indispensable, and long-time New Jerseyans will find it a pleasantly eye-opening guide to wonderful walks right in their own backyards.
Contents
Map of New Jersey with Walking Sites
Introduction
1. Ringwood Region
2. Ramapo Region
3. Hudson Region
4. Paterson Region
5. Montclair Region
6. Liberty State Park
7. Great Swamp Region
8. Millburn Region
9. Bernardsville Region
10. Morristown Region
11. Mountain Lakes and Boonton Region
12. From Jenny Jump to Sparta
13. The Northwest Corner of Sussex County
14. Warren County
15. Allamuchy and West
16. Chester Area
17. Clinton Area
18. Ringoes and Milford Regions
19. Somerset County
20. Delaware and Raritan Canal Region
21. Route 1, Middlesex County Area
22. Princeton
23. Mercer County
24. Hamilton Township
25. North Tip of the Jersey Shore
26. Eastern Monmouth County
27. Freehold Region
28. Lakewood Area
29. Toms River Region
30. The Pine Barrens
31. Pemberton Region
32. Wharton State Forest
33. Central Jersey Coast
34. Atlantic County
35. Cape May County
36. Cape May
37. Delaware Bay Region
38. South-Central New Jersey
39. Delaware River Region
40. East of Philadelphia
Some Additional Green Sites to Explore
Choosing an Outing
Photo Credits
Index
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