The Lloyd Center is the only area organization focused on educating the public about coastal and watershed issues, and conducting research on coastal ecosystems and endangered species. The Lloyd Center serves individuals, agencies, and organizations in southeastern New England (Rhode Island to Boston to Cape Cod). It
The Center cooperates on a broader level in coastal, environmental, and educational programming throughout New England, nationally and internationally.
The Center's school-based activities further expand their reach to urban audiences. A scholarship program also provides space for ten urban New Bedford students, mostly African-American and other minorities, in the Summer Program.
You can learn more about the Lloyd Center for the Environmental at: http://www.lloydcenter.org.
Dartmouth, MA – Join Jamie Bogart, Research Associate at the LLOYD CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, on a unique journey. You will experience a true spectacle in early spring as you observe the American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) courtship flight in the fields of South Dartmouth. The American Woodcock is a unique member of the shorebird family because it spends its life near woodlands. These upland birds are early migrants often visible before snowmelt, and are ground nesters. In addition to open habitats, woodcocks require early successional to mature hardwood forest where their main food source, earthworms, is plentiful.
You will be escorted in a Lloyd Center van at dusk to various locations where these early migrants can be seen spiraling into the sky. To finish off, we’ll play callback tapes to attract owls which are also nesting at this time, and may be heard or seen. Departing from the Lloyd Center’s Headquarters, this unique trip will take place on Sunday, March 25th, from 6:45pm – 9:00pm (poor weather date: Wednesday, March 26th, from 6:45pm – 9:00pm).
Participants are to meet at the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s lower parking lot located at 430 Potomska Road in Dartmouth. The cost of the program is $8 for Lloyd Center members and $10 for non-members. Participants should dress warmly in outdoor clothing. Camera, binoculars and flash lights are highly recommended. Registration deadline is Friday, March 21st. To register for the program or for more information, please call 508-558-2918 or log onto www.lloydcenter.org. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate at 508-990-0505 ext. 23. This is a very popular walk and space is limited, so please register early.
Founded in 1978 and situated with its headquarters and spectacular nature preserve overlooking the scenic Slocum River estuary in Dartmouth Massachusetts, the LLOYD CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT has achieved a well earned reputation for excellence in environmental research and education. Through its innovative outreach programs, it has established itself as a highly regarded leader in the ongoing effort to raise awareness of the area’s fragile coastal resources and the importance of protecting them.
Located on 55 acres of pristine salt marsh, maritime forest and wetlands at the mouth of the Slocum River, the Nature Center is open, at no charge, to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It has a 15 foot pilot whale skeleton, as well as dolphin and leatherback turtle skeletons on display. The Center’s aquaria exhibit local fresh and saltwater fish and invertebrates, a touch-tank where you can pick up spider crabs, whelks, hermit crabs, periwinkles, mussels and green crabs. The top floor observatory with its magnificent views of the Elizabeth Islands and Buzzards Bay was named one of 15 special places by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. Trails are open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. The Lloyd Center for the Environment is located at 430 Potomska Road, Dartmouth, Massachusetts. For more information, log onto www.lloydcenter.org or call 508-990-0505.