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Northshore October 2025
Julia Bird Reservation Part of Greenbelt, Essex County's Land Trust, the 59-acre Julia Bird Reservation sits adjacent to Appleton Farms in Ipswich and extends out to the Ipswich River. The reservation illustrates the effects of open field and forest management on the landscape. Mature swamp white oak, red oak, and red maple create the forest canopy. In early spring, vernal pools form. Photos by Jerry Monkman Halibut Point Protected by The Trustees of Reservations, Halibut Point is made of 440-million-year-old sheets of granite that descend from a rocky headland down to tidal pools below. Located along
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