DISCOVER THE GREAT MARSH
A CRITICAL HABITAT IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
With over 20,000 acres stretching from Cape Ann to New Hampshire, the Great Marsh is the largest salt marsh in New England! Its vast, scenic landscape is a source for artistic inspiration & exceptional recreation while providing important habitat for birds, fish, and other wildlife. Join members of the Great Marsh Coalition for a variety of activities to learn more about this crucial habitat and what organizations are doing to help preserve it.
These events feature significant conservation work currently being done for the environment across the Essex National Heritage Area.
BIRDING IN THE GREAT MARSH
Artists for the Great Marsh
Saturday, September 17|10AM – 12PM
ROOF WITH A VIEW:
A BIRD’S EYE OF THE GREAT MARSH
The Trustees – Crane Estate
Wednesday, September 21|4PM – 5PM & 5:30PM – 6:30PM
FROM SEA TO SOUND: A WALKING TOUR OF STAGE ISLAND
USFWS, Parker River NWR
Thursday, September 22 |4PM ONCE AND FUTURE MARSH SELF GUIDED TOUR
SQ & LB Artist Collaboration, Marine Biological Lab, USFWS
Daily
TOUR GREENBELT’S HISTORIC COX RESERVATION
Greenbelt – Essex County’s Land Trust
Tuesday, September 20|5PM
ROAD THROUGH A MARSH – SEA LEVEL RISE AND OUR FUTURE AT CRANE BEACH
The Trustees & Town of Ipswich
Thursday, September 22 |9AM – 10:30AM
NATURAL SEDIMENT MARSH
BUILDING IN THE GREAT MARSH
Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership Merrimack Valley Planning Commission Wednesday, September 21 |1PM
HOW WILL THE GREAT MARSH RESPOND TO SEA-LEVEL RISE?
Plum Island Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research (PIE-LTER) Project
Saturday, September 24 |11AM – 12PM
IPSWICH RIVER GUIDED PADDLE
Ipswich River Watershed Association
September 17, 24 |1PM – 3PM
GREAT OUTDOORS!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION AND WELLNESS
Hike, bike, and explore the many landscapes of the Essex National Heritage Area!
FUNGI WALK FOR BEGINNERS
Essex Foray
Saturday, September 17 |2PM – 4PM
ANIMALS OF THE FIELD AND FOREST
North Shore Nature Programs
Saturday, September 24 |2PM – 3PM
Friends of Veasey Memorial Park Tree Top Summer Camp September 17, 18 |10AM – 4PM
ORCHARD WALK, APPLE PICKING, CIDER MAKING
Connemara House Farm
September 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 |9AM – 4PM
ATLATL DAYS
Rebecca Nurse Homestead | Eugene Winter Chapter of Mass Archaeological Society September 24, 25 |9AM – 3PM
ROCKY NECK ART COLONY WALKING TOUR
Rocky Neck Art Colony
September 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25 |11AM
HELLCAT NATURE WALK
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Daily |Sunrise to Sunset
NATURE WALK ON THE LITTLE RIVER TRAIL SYSTEM
Parker River Clean Water Association Saturday, September 24 |9AM – 12PM
POWWOW GREEN SPACE SENSORY HIKE
Lake Gardner Improvement Association
Saturday, September 17 |9AM – 10:30AM
BORDER TO BOSTON TRAIL
Border to Boston Trail
Sunday, September 25|10AM MEET BEACH CREATURES AND MORE!
Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats
Saturday, September 17 |10AM – 2PM
Walk in Historic Lynn Woods
Lynn Parks and Recreation
September 18, 25 |11AM – 1PM
RIDE THE RAIL TRAIL TO PEABODY
Friends of Topsfield Trails & Town of Topsfield
Saturday, September 24 |10AM
FOREST BATHING AT THE ROPES MANSION GARDEN
Peabody Essex Museum
Saturday, September 17 |2PM – 3PM
FARM-FOREST-ICE CREAM HIKE
Ipswich Bay Circuit Trail
Sunday, September 25 |11AM – 1PM
PARK(ING) DAY DOWNTOWN BEVERLY
Beverly Main Streets & City of Beverly
Friday, September 16 |10AM – 4PM
EXPLORING DEN ROCK PARK
Groundwork Lawrence
Saturday, September 17 |10AM -11:30AM
FREEMAN MEMORIAL TRAIL SELF GUIDED TOUR
Whittier Birthplace
Daily|Daylight hours
RIDE THE RAIL TRAIL TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
Coastal Trails Coalition
Saturday, September 17 |10AM
NORTHERN STRAND COMMUNITY PATH RIDE
Bike to the Sea
Sunday, September 18 |10AM
UNTOLD STORIES OF ESSEX COUNTY
NEW DISCOVERIES OF OUR SHARED HISTORY
Attend these events to learn more about how new research and interpretation are contributing to a richer, more inclusive history of the Essex National Heritage Area.
Lynn Loves: Beyond Walls Lecture & Virtual Mural Tour
Beyond Walls
Daily except for Sunday |3PM – 3:30PM
Cape Ann Museum
Saturday, September 17 |10AM – 3PM
Amesbury Carriage Museum
Saturday, September 17 |2PM History Alive, Inc.
September 17 & 18 |6:30PM – 8:15PM
The House of the Seven Gables
Thursday, September 22 |11AM – 12PM & 2PM – 3PM
Hamilton Hall
Tuesday, September 20 |12PM – 3PM
Wednesday, September 21|12PM – 3PM & 5PM-7PM
INDIGEBRINGING WOMEN ARTISTS OF CAPE ANN ONLINE
WALKING TOUR OF UPPER MILLYARD
CHARLOTTE’S SALEM WALKING TOUR
WOMEN’S HISTORY TOUR
HAMILTON HALL OPEN HOUSE
S HERITAGE DAYNOU
Cape Ann Museum
Saturday, September 24 |12PM – 4PM BOOK EVENT: “WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? LABOR’S STORIES AT MUSEUMS AND HISTORIC SITES”
Lawrence History Center
Saturday, September 24 |10:30AM – 11:30AM
“Are We Not Your Sisters?” Salem’s Remond Family & African-Americans in the Suffrage Movement
Hamilton Hall
Virtual lecture
SLAVERY AND SALEM MARITIME TOUR
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Friday, September 16 |10AM -11:30AM
DANVERS DYNAMIC DAMES
Danvers Historical Society
September 17 & 24 |10AM – 11:30AM
BEFORE BROOKLYN WITH TED REINSTEIN
The Lynn Public Library
Monday, September 19 |7PM – 8PM
WHITTIER BIRTHPLACE VIRTUAL LECTURE SERIES
Whittier Birthplace
Thursday, September 22 |7PM – 8PM
NEWBURYPORT’S BLACK COMMUNITY
Ghlee E. Woodworth
Saturday, September 24 |10AM – 11:30AM
VISITA AL CEMENTERIO DE PINE GROVE EN ESPAÑOL
Pine Grove Cemetery Commission
Saturday, September 24 |11AM – 1PM
