Nature Reserve

Agassiz Rock

This is a small loop trail that passes a swampland and a a hill where huge boulders were deposted on end when the glaciers of the last ice age receded.

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Trustees of the Reservations

Nature Reserve

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This former coastal farmland now welcomes visitors to a broad salt marsh and a dike path that leads to a loop trail around Eagle Island. If you visit during hunting season, please make sure that you wear bright colors and a bell! Hunting is permitted on this site during the Fall.

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Picnic Area

Trustees of the Reservations

Nature Reserve

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Goldthwait Reservation

The Goldthwait Reservation is a private, non-profit land trust created in 1947 by Dr. Joel Goldthwait to preserve and maintain the natural setting of approximately 12 acres, comprised of Goldthwait Beach, the surrounding land area and salt marsh. At the time, Dr. Goldthwait was being urged to sell this land as parcels for development. The Reservation was his response. The Goldthwait Reservation is for the use of Marblehad residents only.

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Beach

Conservation Area

Nature Reserve

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Warren-Weld Woodland

This property is part of the larger Manchester-Essex Woods. The property protects the headwaters of the Essex River, which is a mere trickle at this location, and is part of a wildlife corridor that runs south from the salt marshes of Essex into the Manchester-Essex Woods.

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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1942 to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitat for migratory birds. The refuge occupies 4,662 acres on the southern two-thirds of Plum Island, a barrier island on the Northeast coast of Massachusetts, and is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, a federal agency. Parker River is one of over 540 Refuges in the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national network of lands dedicated to "wildlife first."

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Beach

Nature Reserve

National Wildlife Refuge

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J.C. Phillips Nature Preserve

This Nature reserve is split between Beverly an Wenham. This nature area is a great place to walk, run and hike. The preserve borders Wenham Lake, which supplies the drinking water for the cities of Beverly and Salem and for a portion of the town of Wenham. As you walk on the property you can view the tribute to Dom Manzoli, a dedicated citizen advocate who, for over three decades, fought to protect the water quality of Wenham Lake and its watershed.

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Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary

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Conservation Area

Audubon Sanctuary

Nature Reserve

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Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

Dig Into Nature at Drumlin Farm! Enjoy a change of pace at Drumlin Farm, where you and your family can explore a real working farm and a wildlife sanctuary all in one day.

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John C. Phillips Wildlife Sanctuary

This wildlife sanctuary, also known as the Boxford Wildlife Sanctuary, abuts Boxford State Forest and is part of a larger conservation area managed by the State DCR and the Essex County Greenbelt Association. See Boxford State Forest for a trail map.

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