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Events | Calendar
Thursday, May 15th
MAKE A SHELL WREATH
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
$15 Members $19 Non-members
Registration required. Space is limited.
Location: Lloyd Center Headquarters
Leader: Joanne Humphrey, Lloyd Center Volunteer
Come and make a shell wreath to hang in your home, or to give as a gift. Don’t know how? Joanne will teach you! In addition to supplies provided, feel free to bring your own beach treasures to add to the wreath.
Please bring a glue gun if you have one (let us know if you can bring one when you register).
Register online or call the Lloyd Center's Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions about the program itself, email jcornell@lloydcenter.org.
Thursday, June 12th
WOMEN’S CANOE TRIP
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Registration required. Limit: 12
$20 Members $25 Non-members
Leader: Liz Moniz, Lloyd Center Educator/Naturalist
Meeting place: Lloyd Center Headquarters
Ladies only! Enjoy canoeing the historic Slocum River. Transportation and all equipment provided. Bring footwear that you won’t mind getting wet, as well as a snack and drink (non-alcoholic).
Register online or call the Lloyd Center’s Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Liz Moniz, Senior Educator-Naturalist, at 508-990-0505 x15.
Sunday, June 22nd
DISCOVERING NEW ENGLAND TREES
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
$25 Members $30 Non-members
Registration required. Limit: 16
Instructor: Garry Plunkett
Credit: Elective–all certificates
Location: Lloyd Center Headquarters
Course Code: BOT3211
Knowing some trees allows you to fully enjoy any walk in the woods. This course will introduce you to common conifers and broadleaf trees of southern New England, and show you how to recognize them using basic tree keys (bark, buds, and leaves) and field guides.
We’ll “talk the talk” with an illustrated introduction, then get outside to “walk the walk” and practice tree ID on the trail.
Register online or call the Lloyd Center's Event line at 508-558-2918.
Co-sponsored with New England Wildflower Society
Saturday, June 28th
RHODE ISLAND BUTTERFLY COUNT
9:oo a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
No charge; registration requested
Leader: Lloyd Center Research Director, Mark Mello
Meeting place to be announced
Participate in this unique daylong scientific research project, sponsored by the North American Butterfly Association. Counting will take place in Tiverton and Little Compton. Participants should bring a lunch; drinks will be provided. Long pants and a hat are recommended. A copy of the NABA summary report may be purchased for an additional fee.
Register online or call the Lloyd Center’s Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Mark Mello, Research Director, at 508-990-0505 x22.
Monday - Friday, July 7th – July 18th
MUSEUM INSTITUTE FOR TEACHING SCIENCE
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Lloyd Center Headquarters, Whaling Museum, Buttonwood Park Zoo, MA Audubon Society, Stony Brook.
Members and Non-Members: $75. Registration required.
A two-week teacher workshop to help the region’s teachers become more familiar with scientific concepts and the scientific inquiry process.
The Lloyd Center will partner with The Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Buttonwood Park Zoo, and MA Audubon Society, Stony Brook.
Teachers will spend a minimum of 2 days at each site, participating in hands-on activities they can bring back to their classroom.
Register online or call the Lloyd Center’s Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions regarding the workshop, please call Patricia Sheppard, Education Director, at 508-990-0505 x11.
SAVE THE DATE!
Friday, July 11th
CLAMBAKE XXIII
6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Click here for more information
Sunday, July 13th
DISCOVERING NEW ENGLAND FERNS
1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
$25 Members $30 Non-members
Registration required. Limit: 16
Instructor: Garry Plunkett
Credit: Elective–all certificates
Location: Lloyd Center Headquarters
Course Code: BOT3211
Learn to appreciate and identify some of the ferns of New England. As you begin to learn the forms, growing habits, and garden uses of native ferns, you will also become acquainted with the fern life cycle and identification characteristics. We will focus on the 12-15 most common species and habitats of local ferns.
Register online or call the Lloyd Center's Event line at 508-558-2918.
Co-sponsored with New England Wildflower Society
Saturday, July 19th (weather date: Sunday, July 20th)
NABA BUTTERFLY COUNT
9:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m.
$8 Members $10 Non-members
Registration requested
Location: Lloyd Center Headquarters
Leader: Lloyd Center Research Director, Mark Mello
Participate in this unique daylong scientific research project, sponsored by the North American Butterfly Association. Counting for the Bristol County area will take place in Dartmouth and New Bedford.
Participants should bring a lunch. Drinks will be provided. Long pants and a hat are recommended. A copy of the NABA summary report may be purchased for an additional fee.
Register online or call the Lloyd Center's Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Mark Mello, Research Director, at 508-990-0505 x22.
Thursday, August 7th
WOMEN’S CANOE TRIP
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
$20 Members $25 Non-members
Registration required. Limit 12
Meeting place: Lloyd Center Headquarters
Leader: Liz Moniz, Lloyd Center Educator/Naturalist
Ladies only! Enjoy canoeing the historic Slocum River. Transportation and all equipment provided. Bring footwear that you won’t mind getting wet, as well as a snack and drink (non-alcoholic).
Register online or call the Lloyd Center’s Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Liz Moniz, Senior Educator-Naturalist, at 508-990-0505 x15.
Date to be announced.
BIRDING ON MONOMOY ISLAND
Members: $32, Non-Members: $40.
Registration required.
Meeting place: Shaw’s Supermarket parking lot, Route 6, Dartmouth
Leader: Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate
Enjoy a day of birding on Monomoy Island, Massachusetts’ National Wildlife Refuge! Most migrating shorebirds that travel the Atlantic “flyway” stop over on Monomoy, making it one of our area’s greatest birding sites. You may see Godwits, Whimbrels, Dowitchers, Glossy Ibises, Oyster-catchers, Black Skimmers, Roseate Terns and many more.
Transportation provided. Bring a lunch, your binoculars (if possible) and footwear that you won’t mind getting wet. Great trip for experienced and novice birders alike.
Register online or call the Lloyd Center's Event line at 508-558-2918.
If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Jamie Bogart at 508-990-0505 x23.
Thursday, September 11th
WOMEN’S CANOE TRIP
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
$20 Members $25 Non-members
Registration required. Limit 12
Meeting place: Lloyd Center Headquarters
Leader: Liz Moniz, Lloyd Center Educator/Naturalist
Ladies only! Enjoy canoeing the historic Slocum River. Transportation and all equipment provided. Bring footwear that you won’t mind getting wet, as well as a snack and drink (non-alcoholic).
Register online or call the Lloyd Center’s Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Liz Moniz, Senior Educator-Naturalist, at 508-990-0505 x15.
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, September 20th
3rd ANNUAL SLOCUM RIVER REGATTA
 Meeting Place: Demarest Lloyd State Park
This event is open to more than 15 different classes that include single and double racing sculls, recreational rowing crafts, whaleboats, kayaks, and canoes, all in men’s, women’s and mixed categories.
The emphasis of the Regatta is on good fun and enjoyment of the scenic Slocum River. A post-race light lunch and awards ceremonies will follow the race.
More information soon; click here for 2007 info.
SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, September 21st
FALL FAMILY FUN FEST
Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Lloyd Center Headquarters
More information soon
Sunday, October 19th
TAUNTON RIVER CANOE TRIP
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$20 Members $25 Non-members
Registration required. Limit 12
Meeting place: “Park & Ride” off exit 4 on Route 140
Leader: Mark Mello, Lloyd Center Research Director
Join Research Director, Mark Mello, for this annual fall foliage tour on one of the most aesthetic rivers in eastern Massachusetts. You'll canoe the Taunton River and the portion of the Nemasket River where it flows into the Taunton.
Transportation and all equipment will be provided. Bring footwear that you won’t mind getting wet, as well as a lunch and drink (non-alcoholic). The fall leaves should be very colorful!
Register online or call the Lloyd Center's Event line at 508-558-2918. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please call Mark Mello, Research Director, at 508-990-0505 x22.
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