Events

The Lloyd Center for the Environment is, once again, offering Fresh Cuttyhunk Oysters from Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farms! A wonderful holiday tradition to benefit the Lloyd Center’s education programs. Supporters can order fresh oysters by the dozen, as well as shucking knives. Oysters are $33 per dozen and will keep well for up to 10 days…

Join us at the Lloyd Center for the Environment on Saturday, September 21st for the fourth Music in the Woods event, a free benefit for Lloyd Center members. Both Lloyd Center members and the general public are invited to enjoy a musical afternoon on the Center’s trails and grounds of the Lloyd Center with musicians…

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

The Lloyd Center for the Environment is, once again, offering Fresh Cuttyhunk Oysters from Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farms! A wonderful holiday tradition to benefit the Lloyd Center’s education programs. Supporters can order fresh oysters by the dozen, as well as shucking knives. Oysters are $30 per dozen and will keep well for up to 10 days under…

Looking for fresh air, exercise or to learn more about the natural world around you?  If so, this is the perfect trip for you! Join Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, for the 33rd Annual Lloyd Center tradition and celebrate the New Year with a peaceful walk on Gooseberry Neck beach. Focusing on coastal ecology and bird…

The Lloyd Center for the Environment is, once again, offering Fresh Cuttyhunk Oysters from Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farms! A wonderful holiday tradition to benefit the Lloyd Center’s education programs. Supporters can order fresh oysters by the dozen, as well as shucking knives. Oysters are $30 per dozen and will keep well for up to 10 days…

by Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate Since the Lloyd Center Wednesday Bird Walks began a couple of years back, they’ve been timed around the spring and fall warbler migration, winter “irruptive” feeder species, and wintering waterfowl. With the exception of Ospreys, for which we have platforms, beach and salt marsh species which nest off…

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS TODAY!   The Lloyd Center for the Environment’s Third Annual Music in the Woods is a free benefit for Lloyd Center members.   And this year, we are giving a FREE FAMILY MEMBERSHIP (valid for six months) to non-members that reserve a ticket. Tickets for non-members are $50 per carload. Lloyd Center…

Join us at the Lloyd Center for the Environment on Saturday, October 7th, for the third Music in the Woods event, a free benefit for Lloyd Center members. Both Lloyd Center members and the general public are invited to enjoy a musical afternoon on the Center’s trails and grounds of the Lloyd Center with musicians…

The Lloyd Center 82-acre property offers a diverse assemblage of bird habitats year-round for breeding birds, including species passing through on migrations, permanent residents, and even the occasional rarity. A diverse, predominantly oak-hickory forest also has its share of evergreens, dense undergrowth and “snag” (standing dead tree) habitat, which ensures a varied food source and…

We hope you will join us to visit especially the unique, innovative components of the 105% energy rejuvenating Welcome Center, the preliminary construction and plans for the main building, the campus upgrades, and the new Teaching Pavilion. This will also be an opportunity to ask the variety of questions that surround our projects. The Drop-in…

Reserve your ticket today!    Join us for Clambake XXXVIII, “38 years of Celebrating Science & Education!” at Buzzards Bay Brewing in Westport on Sunday, July 16, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. with dining, live music, dancing, lawn games and auction artwork on display! Dining – Gnarly Vines, The Oxcart, and Tacofied Food Trucks will…

Reserve your ticket today! Join us for Clambake XXXVIII, “38 years of Celebrating Science & Education!” at Buzzards Bay Brewing in Westport on Sunday, July 16, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. with dining, live music, dancing, lawn games and auction artwork on display! Dining – Gnarly Vines, The Oxcart, and Tacofied Food Trucks will be…

We hope you will join us to visit especially the unique, innovative components of the 105% energy rejuvenating Welcome Center, the preliminary construction and plans for the main building, the campus upgrades, and the new Teaching Pavilion. This will also be an opportunity to ask the variety of questions that surround our projects. The Cold…

We would like to thank Amanda Heck, Robert Bernert, Bettina Borders & Victor Mailey for donating their time to ready our trails and gardens for the summer season. Come visit the Center’s Hardscrabble Nature Preserve from dawn to dusk, free of charge!

We are excited to share and celebrate the facilities achievements of Transforming A Legacy, the Lloyd Center’s multi-year Capital Campaign.  In 2015, Eric A. Braitmayer and Peter L. Macdonald, co-chairs of the campaign, wrote, If the Lloyd Center for the Environment is to continue to transform not only lives, but also the futures of our…

At the Dartmouth Cultural Center – Thursday, June 1st The session will start with a talk about the importance of environmental education centers such as Lloyd Center for the Environment and their programs impact on students’ understanding of various environmental topics. The talk will also highlight the importance and ways of integrating technology-based modeling while…

Stay tuned for Clambake XXXVIII – Celebrating Science & Education! as we return to an in-person event, while maintaining our popular online auction. This summer’s event will be very different – starting with the location, date and time! This year, the event will take place on Sunday, July 16, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.…

Save the Date!  Join us for Clambake XXXVIII, “38 years of Celebrating Science & Education!” as we return to an in-person event, while maintaining our popular online auction. This summer’s event will be very different – starting with the location, date, and time! This year, the event will take place on Sunday, July 16, 2023,…

The Lloyd Center for the Environment’s Annual Meeting will take place on April 27, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., in the community room of the Dartmouth Public Library – North Branch, located at 211 Cross Road. Lloyd Center Executive Director Rachel Stronach will present an overview of the Center for the past year. Featured…

On Wednesday, December 21, the Lloyd Center hosted its 2nd Annual Holiday Oyster Sale. A big thank you to Seth Garfield of Cuttyhunk Shellfish Farms for providing the delicious oysters! Oyster lovers were able to order fresh oysters ahead of time and pick them up at the Center. A veteran and retired teacher, Garfield thrives…

by Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate One year ago, at a time when winter coats are the norm, the Center’s annual New Year’s walk  at Gooseberry occurred under dreary but unusually warm conditions.  This year, warm and outright balmy temperatures returned, to which bird life surely responded after a rainy, windy prior day. But…

Looking for fresh air, exercise or to learn more about the natural world around you?  If so, this is the perfect trip for you! Join Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, for the 32nd Annual Lloyd Center tradition and celebrate the New Year with a peaceful walk on Gooseberry Neck beach. Focusing on coastal ecology and bird…

Looking for fresh air, exercise or to learn more about the natural world around you?  If so, this is the perfect trip for you! Join Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, for the 32nd Annual Lloyd Center tradition and celebrate the New Year with a peaceful walk on Gooseberry Neck beach. Focusing on coastal ecology and bird…