See, sniff and touch hundreds of different plants, herbs, and shrubs, get helpful information re planning your own gardens and landscaping and self-guided walking/hiking trails include their Tree Identification Trail (Mixed Deciduous Forest, Northern Hardwood Forest, Saltmarsh Wetland, Red Pine Plantation, and Blue Spruce Plantation), the Goodwin Trail (2-mile round-trip through a scenic woodland setting where native wildflowers, birds, and animals can be seen). The trails also provides visual access to a tidal saltmarsh on Sagamore Creek. The marsh is a transition zone from the land to the sea, acting as a buffer between the land’s freshwater and the ocean’s saltwater. In winter, XC skiing and snowshoe.
Hours: Office open 8am-4pm Mon.-Fri. and Trails are open 7am-8pm daily.
Urban Forestry Center
45 Elwyn Road
Portsmouth, N.H. 03801-5701
(603) 431-6774
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