On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 508-990-0505 x23. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold

Attention bird enthusiasts, including beginner to more advanced birders! If you like a nice variety of bird species over a relatively small area, complete with an intricate complexity of forest, wetland, and open landscape habitats, without having to travel great distances, these walks at the Lloyd Center in South Dartmouth may be for you.

The Lloyd Center “Wednesday Bird Walks’ return just as the waterbird migration is kicking into high gear. The forests are active with songbirds in their late summer molts, and fledges from the season that have long since left the nest, have been actively searching for food at our feeder station.

The estuaries are particularly active as waders congregate, ospreys dive for the summer runs of fish, and shorebirds pass through. While the coastal wetland species are the highlight in August, we will enter the forest as well, so bug spray is a necessity. Come see the action as the birds are on the move!

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 508-990-0505 x23. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

Attention bird enthusiasts, including beginner to more advanced birders! If you like a nice variety of bird species over a relatively small area, complete with an intricate complexity of forest, wetland, and open landscape habitats, without having to travel great distances, these walks at the Lloyd Center in South Dartmouth may be for you.

The Lloyd Center “Wednesday Bird Walks’ return just as the waterbird migration is kicking into high gear. The forests are active with songbirds in their late summer molts, and fledges from the season that have long since left the nest, have been actively searching for food at our feeder station.

The estuaries are particularly active as waders congregate, ospreys dive for the summer runs of fish, and shorebirds pass through. While the coastal wetland species are the highlight in August, we will enter the forest as well, so bug spray is a necessity. Come see the action as the birds are on the move!

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 508-990-0505 x23. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

Photo courtesy of Pamela Lowell

Ladies night out! Enjoy canoeing the historic Slocum River. There is a short hike through our forest to the launch site, and all equipment is provided.

Wear clothing and footwear you don’t mind getting wet and pack a non-alcoholic beverage and snack.

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Liz at 774 328-4820, or email liz@lloydcenter.org.

Attention bird enthusiasts, including beginner to more advanced birders! If you like a nice variety of bird species over a relatively small area, complete with an intricate complexity of forest, wetland, and open landscape habitats, without having to travel great distances, these walks at the Lloyd Center in South Dartmouth may be for you.

The Lloyd Center “Wednesday Bird Walks’ return just as the waterbird migration is kicking into high gear. The forests are active with songbirds in their late summer molts, and fledges from the season that have long since left the nest, have been actively searching for food at our feeder station.

The estuaries are particularly active as waders congregate, ospreys dive for the summer runs of fish, and shorebirds pass through. While the coastal wetland species are the highlight in August, we will enter the forest as well, so bug spray is a necessity. Come see the action as the birds are on the move!

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 508-990-0505 x23. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold

Attention bird enthusiasts, including beginner to more advanced birders! If you like a nice variety of bird species over a relatively small area, complete with an intricate complexity of forest, wetland, and open landscape habitats, without having to travel great distances, these walks at the Lloyd Center in South Dartmouth may be for you.

The Lloyd Center “Wednesday Bird Walks’ return just as the waterbird migration is kicking into high gear. The forests are active with songbirds in their late summer molts, and fledges from the season that have long since left the nest, have been actively searching for food at our feeder station.

The estuaries are particularly active as waders congregate, ospreys dive for the summer runs of fish, and shorebirds pass through. While the coastal wetland species are the highlight in August, we will enter the forest as well, so bug spray is a necessity. Come see the action as the birds are on the move!

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 508-990-0505 x23. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

Gooseberry Neck Island, adjacent to and part of Horseneck Beach State Reservation, is a renown birding destination in all seasons, and a significant stopover site during the shorebird migration. In addition to shorebirds such as Semipalmated Plover, Sanderling, Dunlin, Ruddy Turnstone, Short-billed Dowitcher, and Black-bellied Plover, offshore sightings may include terns, cormorants, waterfowl, and Ospreys.

In the island interior, songbirds are abundant and other hawks may be seen in flight. White-tailed Deer live on the island, and Grey seals summer close to shore, so mammal sightings are also possible at this unique spot!

Items to bring: bring birding equipment, camera, water, wear sturdy footwear for walking over cobbled sections, and light clothing for possibly hot, muggy conditions.

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold

Join us for a free, ALL AGES community event - including family activities!!!

This free public program will focus on the components of the Welcome Center, with an emphasis on the greywater system.

The Lloyd Center for the Environment has a pilot permit for an innovative greywater garden system; the first such permit granted in the state of Massachusetts.

The building’s greywater (primarily from hand-washing) is collected and funneled to an exterior garden that contains plants specifically selected for their filtration capabilities. This is an example of a nature-based solution in action, come check out this cool system with us on Saturday, July 13!

On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 508-990-0505 x23. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

On this final walk of the series, the property is alive with bird life, a variety of species possibly encountered. Stop by our woodlands and waterfront at this time when eggs are filling nests!

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, binoculars, camera and a bird guide (if available)

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.