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Monarch Recovery

December 27, 2004

The Lloyd Center for the Environment just received notification from Monarch Watch that one of the Monarch butterflies tagged by students from Westport Elementary School was recovered in the El Rosario reserve in Mexico. The butterfly had traveled 2,290 from Westport to the over-wintering grounds in the mountains of central…

Striving to Make a Difference

October 26, 2004

JACK IDDON/The Standard-Times DARTMOUTH – While working for an environmental group might seem light years away from a career in the city, the transition has been a natural one for D’Arcy MacMahon, executive director of the Lloyd Center for the Environment. Mr. MacMahon has spent the past 30 years working…

Students put science lessons to work

October 12, 2004

The Standard-Times October 12, 2004 By Jonathan Darling DARTMOUTH- Fifth-grade students at Cushman Elementary School took the lessons they learned in the classroom out to the environment at the Lloyd Center in Dartmouth last week. “It’s to get kids excited about the environment,” said Sarah Van Vleck, director of institutional…

The Chronicle

September 1, 2004

The Chronicle Sept 1, 2004 By Christine Styan DARTMOUTH – Fledgling piping plovers blending into the pebbles on Horseneck Beach are part of a success story. Working with the federally endangered species, Lloyd Center Jamie Bogart has spent his summer making sure beachgoers stay away from the baby plovers before…