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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.

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Author:   Lucy D. Rosenfeld ,  Marina Harrison
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780813532301

ISBN 10:   0813532302
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   05 March 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of 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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LUCY D. ROSENFELD and MARINA HARRISON have published six guidebooks together, most recently Southern Gardenwalks, and Gardenwalks: Exploring 101 Beautiful Gardens in the Northeast. They have also published off-beat guides to nature walks and public art in unusual settings.

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