A Guide to Green New Jersey: Nature Walks in the Garden State

By Lucy D. Rosenfeld and Marina Harrison

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813532302
• ISBN13: 9780813532301
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

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Must Have Book To Hike New Jersey

Great Book about where to hike in New Jersey & gives local history on the places in the book. From north Jersey to south jersey this is a great book to buy !

more then just nature walks, a true treasure trove

I bought this book mostly because I am buying a lot of books about NJ and because I enjoy hiking. I truly didn't expect to learn anything I didn't already new but I was genuinely surprised. The book managed to avoid being simply a description of every state and county park by throwing in a wide array of things to do that involve long walks, including butterfly zoos, vineyards, battlfields, arboretums and flower gardens as well as cemteries. This variety truly keeps it intersting.If you enjoy being outdoors, this book will surely show you something you didn't know existed, and make you yern for a day off from work and a warm sunny day