Nature & 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

New Bedford, Massachusetts- At a press conference today, New Bedford Mayor Scott W. Lang, officially proclaimed October 30, 2009 as National Weatherization Day. PACE YouthBuild New Bedford donated a day’s worth of free energy audits for the neighborhood and the event ended with a Community Information Exchange, with local organizations and businesses present to answer questions about energy efficiency and opportunities available to local residents in both jobs opportunities and services for their homes.

New Bedford, MA - On Monday, October 26, 2009, the Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (WIB) awarded nearly $500,000 in economic stimulus dollars to fund local programs in Literacy and Energy Efficiency.

After receiving $2.9 million in total stimulus dollars, the WIB released two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) over the summer: one focusing on the literacy needs of the New Bedford region, and the other focusing on the quickly developing energy efficiency and clean energy industries. “Our RFPs align with the priority industries and populations of the WIB, and fulfill a big need for the region.” said WIB Executive Director Leonard Coriaty.

For the second year in a row, the City of New Bedford is very happy to host a unique conference exploring the frontiers of eco-justice, climate change and the green economy. Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change is a great opportunity for residents to learn and engage on the local level in a global effort to ensure sustainability. The conference offers an inspiring line up of leading thinkers and doers on the cutting edge of the eco-justice movement. It will take place October 22 - 25 at the Zeiterion Theatre and in other venues in historic downtown New Bedford, and will explore the frontiers of eco-justice, climate change and the green economy.

New Bedford, Massachusetts - With the Obama Administration focused on spurring a thriving green economy, the environmental movement is gathering at Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change (www.connectingforchange.org) to urge increased personal and civic action for a more sustainable and equitable world. The conference will take place October 22 - 25 at the Zeiterion Theatre and other venues in historic downtown New Bedford.

New Bedford, Massachusetts - As Daniel Pacheco stands in the 1,400 sq/ft pumpkin patch he helped build this summer, as a part of the Green Brigade, he can’t help but think, “Can you tell me what other 16 yr old in this city will have built a raised bed this big for their community this summer?” Daniel was one of over 50 WIA qualified youth who worked for seven weeks this summer for Positive Action Against Chemical Addiction’s (PAACA) Green Brigade. Funding and support provided by the Workforce Investment Board and New Directions Southcoast, Inc., The Green Brigade is an innovative summer jobs program engaging at-risk youth in sustainable and “green” projects across New Bedford to provide them with work readiness skills in the emerging “green” economy.

The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in Downtown New Bedford is pleased to once again be one of the hosts for the Bioneers by the Bay conference this October.

Our belief in growing the community through responsible choices is strengthened through our relationship with the Marion Institute and we are encouraged by the tremendous response to their efforts. The Zeiterion is working to improve our environmentally conscious endeavors through more online advertising, recognizing the importance of communicating through emails, and bringing outstanding performances which celebrate the whole earth as a sacred place such as the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day with The Paul Winter Consort on April 23rd and the National Geographic First Person: Stories from the Edge of the World on April 9th.

NEW BEDFORD – Students at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School will be using a newly-installed wind turbine … and solar panels … to learn about “green energy”.

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.

NEW BEDFORD, MA (11 June 2009)—Despite the toughest of economic times, the dream of a place to celebrate New Bedford’s unique connection to the oceans is coming true.

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.

New Bedford, Massachusetts- The City of New Bedford will host a community meeting on Tuesday, February 10th at 4:30pm at the Brooklawn Senior Center to obtain public feedback on a grant proposal for federal funding to support the continued restoration of the Acushnet River.

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.