Cox Reservation
Essex  |  31 Acres Earth Month

Simple Acts of Green.

Put an Earth Day lawn sign in your yard.

The fight for a clean environment needs you! Be part of Earth Day and show your support for a sustainable future by putting a Greenbelt Earth Day lawn sign in your yard for the month of April. Your action will not only spread the word in your neighborhood about Greenbelt’s work conserving local farmland, wildlife habitat and scenic landscapes in Essex County since 1961 but also raise awareness about the challenging work of land trusts in saving land. Lend your voice to this campaign and help us work toward a greener tomorrow.

Urban Birding

Groundwork Lawrence, 60 Island Street, Lawrence.

Grab your binoculars!

Bring your binoculars and join ornithologist Ben Padilla from Groundwork Lawrence and photographer Craig Gibson for peregrine falcon viewing and birding in an urban forest.

Vernal Pond Exploration

Tompson Street Reservation, Gloucester.

Salamanders, tadpoles, and fairy shrimp, oh my!

Join the Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team and explore the mysteries of vernal pools. Search for early signs of spring, learn the call of the wood frog and more. Boots are recommended.

Greenscaping Workshop

Cox Reservation, Essex.

Got gloves?

Put Nature to Work in Your Yard! Barbara Warren from the North Shore Greenscapes Coalition will share greenscaping techniques to create a beautiful healthy yard the natural way. Curt Dragon of Earth Landscape will demonstrate tips on composting. Bring your garden soil and test it for pH, and plant a butterfly garden on the property.

Earth Day Celebration

Batchelder’s Landing, Rowley.

Help us keep our waterways clean!

Anne Giblin, PhD will share her research on sea level change in Plum Island Sound followed by a clean up of Batchelder’s Landing and Rowley salt marshes. Gloves and garbage bags will be provided.

What’s this tree?

Cox Reservation, Essex.

Become a citizen scientist with your mobile device.

Forester Mike Simmons will guide you on a walk through the Cox Reservation showing you how to recognize trees by their needles, bark, twigs, buds, and leaves. Bring your mobile device and we will show you how to use the free electronic field guide Leafsnap.