The Greenbelt Guidebook

The Greenbelt Guidebook is a guide to the best hikes, river trips, and natural history of the Essex County Greenbelt Association. Within the book you will find trail maps with guided walks and paddles, descriptions of plants and animals that you may observe, background on the natural and human history of the region, and The Nature Calendar: A Year of Nature in Essex County. To purchase a copy of the Guidebook you can visit the online Greenbelt Store or call (978) 768-7241.

The Greenbelt Guidebook is free when you join as a new member.

Wild Plants I Have Known..and Eaten
by Russ Cohen
Illustrations by Stephanie Letendre

This guidebook highlights the wild edible plants that can easily be found throughout Essex County. The first two sections of the book introduce helpful general information about where and when to forage, related conservation issues, foraging with children, safety concerns, and foraging etiquette.

Fourteen wild edibles are featured in Part Three of the book. In Part Four, Cohen includes tasty tidbits of information about 27 more edible species found throughout Essex County.

The book's author, Russ Cohen, is one of the foremost wild edible experts in New England, and has been foraging and teaching about wild edibles of New England for over 30 years.

To purchase a copy please visit our online store, or call (978) 768-7241.

Land Conservation Options: A Guide for Massachusetts Landowners

In conjunction with the Trustees of Reservations, Greenbelt has co-published this reference for Massachusetts landowners. If you would like to purchase a copy for yourself, for a friend or for your community you may do so via our online store, or by calling Greenbelt's office at (978)768-7241.

Click Here for the Land Conservation Options Addendum
(Spring 2007)

Curriculum Guides for Educators
Since it was first formed in 1995, our Education Committee has produced three very successful curriculum guides:

• Coastal Wetlands . . . More than Muck and Mire: A Guide to the Salt Marsh
  {grades 1-5}
• Inside Out: An Educator's Passport to the Essex County Greenbelt Association Coastal Properties {grades 5-8}
• Open Spaces..Learning Spaces: Curriculum Guide for Using Open Space in your Community {grades 5-8}

These books were designed with the understanding that often learning occurs best when we can actually get out into natural areas, dig our hands and feet into the earth, and discover things ourselves. If you are interested in learning more about or obtaining a copy of these guides, please contact Becky (becky@ecga.org or 978-768-7241).