Lloyd Center For the Environment

Join Lloyd Center Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, on Monday, March 22 on a “spring woodcock walk”. Experience a true spectacle in early spring as you observe the American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) courtship flight in Dartmouth where many fields that serve as staging areas exist. These early migrants are often visible before snow melt, and are a true sign of spring.

The Lloyd Center for the Environment is pleased to announce the election of George R. Nelson, M.D., to a three-year term on the Center’s Board of Directors. A longtime supporter of the Lloyd Center, Dr. Nelson is a graduate of the University of Virginia Medical School, and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y, and subsequent Harvard Cardiology Fellowship at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. He is a recognized authority on heart failure and Cardiac Defibrillator therapy and was certified by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Specialists in 2006 for "Special Competency in Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation Therapy." He was a founding partner in Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County (CT) and Director of both the Pacing Service and Cardiac Rehab Program at Norwalk Hospital (CT) prior to his recent retirement.

Dartmouth, MA - Join Amanda Wilkinson, Lloyd Center Educator-Naturalist, for a “Something’s Fishy”’ story hour at the Lloyd Center’s visitor center. Children and parents will be treated to a fish-themed story followed by a tour of the Lloyd Center’s resident aquatic creatures. Spend your Saturday morning getting up close and personal with our fish, crabs, sea stars and more!

Dartmouth, MA – The Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts (CFSEMA), Rainy Day Fund has awarded the Lloyd Center for the Environment a $1,000 grant for the acquisition of a laptop projector.

Educational programs that include video clips, pictures and sound help to bring environmental education into the classroom. The addition of a new projector will allow Lloyd Center educators to provide multimedia presentations at schools that do not have the necessary technology and/or cannot travel to outdoor field programs.

Dartmouth, MA – The Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance (SEEAL) has awarded the Lloyd Center for the Environment a $1,850 grant for a Coastal Exploration Program on Adaptation.

The Coastal Exploration Program on Adaptation will benefit Southcoast Massachusetts by helping students make the connection between climate change and its impact on both animals and humans. The program consists of two hands-on activities, each led by a Lloyd Center Naturalist.

New Bedford, MA – Venture out with Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate, on Sunday, February 7, to the Elizabethan chain to view over-wintering seals 'hauled out' at low tide. Seals migrate from colder northerly waters in search of warmer, shallow embayments for wintering habitat - these secluded islands being a perfect top-over.

Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency, has awarded the Lloyd Center for the Environment (Dartmouth, MA) a matching grant of $12,400 for Organizational Support.

Awarded through a competitive process, this organizational support grant signifies that the Lloyd Center for the Environment provides a high level of quality in its programs, community service and administrative ability.

Dartmouth, MA - Join Lloyd Center Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, on Sunday, February 21, to “Prowl for Owls”. Venture out into various locations in the quiet, dark winter woods of Dartmouth during the predawn hours when owls of our region are highly active. Screech, great-horned, barred, and long-eared owls are potential species heard and seen.

Thanks to so many of you, members of our talented staff are now bringing outstanding science classes, based directly on current Lloyd Center research, to a record number of schools, reaching over 15,000 children this past year alone.

Dartmouth, MA - Join Lloyd Center Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, on Saturday, January 9, for a free Winter Wildlife Walk. Participants will enjoy a refreshing morning walk to select locations in South Dartmouth to view and learn about the various adaptable species one might encounter in a coastal environment on a wintry January day.

The Lloyd Center for the Environment, a highly regarded research and educational organization, headquartered in Dartmouth, seeks to fill a full-time Director of Development, position. Candidate should have Bachelor’s Degree, exceptional communication skills, and 3-5 years experience. DOWNLOAD PDF HERE

This open studio weekend event — organized by Dartmouth and Westport artists — highlights educating visitors one-on-one, in real-life studio environments with demonstrations of diverse and unique talents.

Dartmouth, MA - The Lloyd Center is pleased to announce that, following the unanimous vote of its Education-Director Search Committee, Rachel Stronach, of Fall River (MA), accepted the Center's call to be the next Director of Education.

Ms. Stronach was selected following a lengthy process of discernment by the search committee, which reviewed the candidacies of a number of excellent and promising individuals. It was the committee's carefully considered opinion that Ms. Stronach possessed all the abilities and gifts required to lead this critically important part of the Center's work and mission.

She will succeed current Education Director Patricia Sheppard, who, following a thirteen-year career as head of the Center's Education Department, will be departing to join her husband, whose career shift, earlier this year, has required a "family-move" to Maryland.

Dartmouth, MA - It’s time to mark your calendar and secure your ticket to one of the summer's most popular events, the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s CLAMBAKE XXIV, presented this year by Toyota of Dartmouth and known locally as “Simply, the best!”.

Festivities will get underway at 6:00 o'clock on the evening of Friday, 10 July, by the side of the sea at Demarest Lloyd State Park in Dartmouth. With the 750-limit strictly adhered to, advance reservations are an absolute must.

Dartmouth, MA – The public is invited to join the Lloyd Center for the Environment on Saturday, June 27 for a Slocum River Kayak Tour. The Slocum River is a peaceful scenic estuary, offering extraordinary views, great birding and paddling. Come explore the many coves and marshes along this classic New England landscape. Paddlers of all abilities are welcome.

Dartmouth, MA – The public is invited to join Lloyd Center Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, on Saturday, June 13, for an early morning walk at Demarest Lloyd State Park, at the end of Barney's Joy Road in Dartmouth. Observe a rich variety of bird species, many of which nest within the forest, estuarine border, salt marshes and sand spit habitats that constitute this treasured location. Of particular interest are the endangered shorebirds (piping plover, least tern) of the beach, with many other species expected.

Dartmouth, MA – What better way to end the day than a peaceful paddle along the Slocum River. You'll feel your stress dissolve as you glide along this spectacular estuary, enjoying the setting sun.

Watch wading and shorebirds flock to feed, see fish jump and await the multitude of color changes in the sky. This is a wonderful and relaxing way to explore the delicate ecosystem of this salt marsh. Inexperienced paddlers are welcome.

Provincetown, MA – The public is invited to join Lloyd Center Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, on Saturday, April 18, for a day-long whale and bird-watch adventure on Cape Cod. Participants will spend the day visiting various stops along the Cape Cod National Seashore to view and learn about native seabirds. Habitats visited may include maritime forests, kettle ponds, salt marshes, estuaries, and barrier beaches. Stops at Beech Forest, Herring Cove, and Race Point Beach are planned. With an astounding number (sixty) Right Whales recently cited off Race Point, great shoreline views of whales are expected in addition to the seabirds frequently visible along the outer cape shoreline.

Dartmouth, MA – The Lloyd Center’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Stephanie Erickson has accepted re-appointment to the critical position of Chair of the Center’s much celebrated fundraising extravaganza, CLAMBAKE XXIV, locally known as “Simply, the Best!”. Stephanie brings a wealth of experience to the table and has already assembled an outstanding steering committee, consisting of Myrna Hall, Sandra Hall, Mary Ellen Hawes Lees, Mary Mandeville, Carlin Moroney, Tina Nauman, and Randy Weeks. Andrew Simpson will again serve as Event Manager.

The Lloyd Center for the Environment is pleased to announce that it will be offering several internship positions for the upcoming summer. Internship positions are available in both education and research.

Dartmouth, MA – Are you a “night owl”? Then join Lloyd Center Research Associate, Jamie Bogart as he travels the back roads of Dartmouth in search of screech, barred and great-horned owls. February is a great time to see and hear these silent night flyers because they are setting up nesting territories and respond readily to calls.

New Bedford, MA – Hop on board the MV Cuttyhunk and motor out to Cuttyhunk Island with the LLOYD CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT in search of wintering seals hauled out on Gull Island, a small sand bar the seals love, located just off Cuttyhunk and Penikese islands. Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate will provide a narrative when the boat arrives at Gull Island. Catch a glimpse of gray and harbor seals, or even ringed, hooded and harp seals. Gray and harbor seals are the most abundant seals in this area. Ringed, hooded and harp seals are known as ice seals and are only seen during the winter months in this region. These seals are called ice seals because their pups are born on the ice floes or the pack ice off the eastern coast of Canada. During the winter, many of these juvenile seals migrate south and are frequently seen along the coast of New England.

Westport, MA – Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get outside and walk or to learn more about the natural world around you? If yes, this is the perfect trip for you. Celebrate the start of the new year with a relaxing walk on Gooseberry Neck beach! The walk will focus on coastal ecology and bird identification. Winter is a wonderful time to walk the coast and observe the effects of wave action on the slope and shape of the beach.

Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency, has awarded the Lloyd Center for the Environment (Dartmouth, MA) a matching grant of $16,000 for Organizational Support. This type of financial support from MCC enables the Lloyd Center to provide science programs to schools that might not otherwise be able to afford them, such as the public elementary schools in Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, and Westport. With school budgets as tightly restricted, as they are today, the Lloyd Center’s ability to provide interactive and effective science teaching has proven to be particularly important.

Dartmouth, MA – What started out years ago as a way to thank their members and supportive neighbors, the LLOYD CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT’S Fall Family Fun-Fest has become an annual fixture on the calendar of a growing number of South Coast nature enthusiasts. In celebrating the coming of the fall season, hundreds of energetic Lloyd Center families gathered at the Center’s Hardscrabble Nature Preserve on Sunday to enjoy a wide variety of nature related activities.

LLOYD CENTER'S SLOCUM RIVER REGATTA - SEPTEMBER 20TH The final mile of Dartmouth’s spectacular Slocum River estuary will come alive Saturday morning, September  20, as scullers, kayakers and rowers of all ages battle their way over a challenging 2-mile loop course that starts and finishes directly in front of the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s 55-acre nature preserve. 

Dartmouth, MA – What better way to end the day than a peaceful paddle along the Slocum River. You'll feel your stress dissolve as we glide through the salt marsh enjoying the setting sun. Watch wading and shore birds flock to feed, see fish jump, and await the multitude of color changes in the sky. This is a wonderful and relaxing trip for exploring the delicate salt marsh ecosystem. Paddlers of all abilities are welcome. 

WESTPORT — With a $2,000 grant to work with, all seventh and eighth grade students in the Westport Middle School will be taking part in a Diamondback Terrapin Science Program, through the Lloyd Center for the Environment, in the upcoming year.

Dartmouth, MA - It’s time to mark your calendar for the best party of the summer, the LLOYD CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT’S CLAMBAKE XXIII,  “Simply, the Best!”, set for the evening of Friday, July 11th, right by the side of the sea at Demarest Lloyd State Park in Dartmouth.  If you have attended this event in the past, you know it’s the “must attend” party of the year which kicks off the summer, with its glorious setting, complete boiled lobster clambake dinner, full open bar, silent auction and dancing into the night.  Brought back by popular demand is the traditional New England boiled lobster dinner and fabulous dance music of the Men in Black.  With a limited number of seats remaining, CLAMBAKE XXIII is selling-out fast.

Dartmouth, MA – The Alces Foundation, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Charitable Foundation, The Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust, and the Rodgers Family Foundation have awarded the Lloyd Center for the Environment $28,000 in grants to support its Science Curriculum Reform and Development Initiative in the Fall River public schools.