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Gearing Up for the Holiday Season at the Lloyd Center
by Adeline Bellesheim, Lloyd Center for the Environment Educator/Naturalist Preparations for the most wonderful time of the year look a little different at the Lloyd Center for the Environment. The leaves are changing to their brightest and most colorful form, and the staff have their rakes handy, waiting for the red maple leaves to fall…
Read MoreLloyd Center for the Environment Awarded $12,100 Grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council
Lloyd Center for the Environment, Inc. has received a grant of $12,100 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), a state agency. This grant was awarded through the MCC’s Cultural Investment Portfolio Grant Program for cultural public programing. State grants are awarded through a competitive process, thereby signifying that the Lloyd Center provides a high level…
Read MoreChasing the Warmth, Research in Overdrive
by Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center for the Environment Research Associate A common question for us researchers is “what do you do in the winter?” Winter task areas are many and fall into the categories of data management, specimen identification, project and trip planning, leading winter onsite walks and outings, surveying winter waterfowl, and assisting with…
Read MoreLloyd Center Surveys Dune Affiliate Insects in Westport
by Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate Following years of leading shorebird work in Westport through work at Horseneck Beach State Reservation, the Lloyd Center took to the dunes in 2019 in search of “dune affiliate” insects at Horseneck, Bakers Beach, and Westport Town Beach (Cherry and Webb), which support assemblages of moths, butterflies, beetles…
Read MoreLloyd Center Annual Fund
We are writing to ask you to support the Lloyd Center’s Annual Fund, a critical piece of our operating budget and the major funding source for our research and educational programs. As you know, Lloyd Center Education Programs have a high instructor-to-student ratio and help support STEM curricula taught in local schools and beyond. In…
Read MoreSaquish Foundation Supports Lloyd Center for the Environment With $20,000 Education Grant
The Saquish Foundation has awarded the Lloyd Center for the Environment with a generous $20,000 grant to support the Center’s third grade Feathery Focus program and second grade Estuary on Whales program, as well as other education programs in high-needs areas. This generous grant will make a significant difference in the lives of the children…
Read MoreFrom the Field to the Classroom: A New Start at the Lloyd Center
by Adeline Bellesheim, Lloyd Center for the Environment Educator/Naturalist As I pull up to the Lloyd Center for the Environment, my heart is jumping into my throat. The first day at a new job is never an easy task. After three years of working as a Field Biologist, this will be my first stint as…
Read MoreLloyd Center Welcomes Educator/Naturalists to Education/Outreach Services Department
The Lloyd Center for the Environment is proud to welcome two educator/naturalists to the Center’s Education/Outreach Services Department. Steve Theberge has returned to the Lloyd Center for the Environment as an Educator/Naturalist. Steve was born and raised on the south coast of Massachusetts where he worked his way through college digging and selling Quahogs. He…
Read More2019 Cuttyhunk Survey Highlights Elizabeth Island Moth Diversity
by Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center for the Environment Research Associate Since 1988, the Lloyd Center for the Environment has ventured to the Elizabeth Islands to survey moths, setting UV light traps on the islands of Pasque, Naushon, Nashawena and Cuttyhunk. Between 1988 and 2015, the highest number of species by far was caught on Naushon…
Read MoreLloyd Center for the Environment’s Summer Programs Wrap Up!
by Adeline Bellesheim, Lloyd Center for the Environment Educator/Naturalist It was an exciting time at the Lloyd Center for the Environment as the Young Naturalist and Coastal Studies Programs came to an end. These fun adventures in learning brought children from different states, and even from different countries, together to learn about the environment! The…
Read MoreDid You Forget to Renew Your Membership in March? If Yes, Renew Your Membership Today for Half Price!
Membership support is essential to the Center’s operations. Due to the generosity of our members last year, the Lloyd Center was able to provide: • experiential environmental education to over 13,000 students; • outreach programs ranging from owl prowls to canoe trips for over 3,000 individuals; • monitoring of threatened and endangered species throughout the…
Read MoreThank You Clambake XXXIV Volunteers, Patrons & Supporters!
On Friday evening, July 12th, South Coast residents and guests from all over New England joined together at the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s CLAMBAKE XXXIV, “Celebrating Science and Education!” to raise funds to meet the growing demand for the Center’s education and research programs. Supporters dined on a traditional New England boiled lobster dinner…
Read MoreThirty-third Annual Lloyd Center Shorebird Season Winds Down
by Lloyd Center Research Associate Jamie Bogart On the morning of July 20, a Lloyd Center group traversed Gooseberry Island to witness the first movements of the southward shorebird migration. In addition to a lone grey seal along the western edge of the island where the seals are increasingly common, the usual early migrants were…
Read MoreLloyd Center Clambake Awash With Supporters
by Kate Robinson, Dartmouth Week Nearly 500 people came out for the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s 34th annual Clambake fundraiser on July 12, which started in the pouring rain and ended with a spectacular sunset rainbow on the beach. Guests ate clams and lobster and bid on more than 100 items at a silent…
Read MoreLloyd Center for the Environment Awarded Garden Club of America Club Conservation Commendation
Upon recommendation of the Awards Committee of The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay, the Lloyd Center for the Environment has been awarded a Club Conservation Commendation from The Garden Club of America (GCA). This citation was awarded to the Lloyd Center for encouraging appreciation of the beauty of the coastal area, providing environmental education and…
Read MoreMeet the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s Summer Interns
The Lloyd Center Education Department is very happy to have such a great team of Interns this summer! Olivia Aguiar is attending the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and is particularly interested in herpetology and conservation. Brandon Costa has received his Associates Degree from Bristol Community College…
Read MoreLloyd Center’s 34th Annual Clambake is only 10 days away – Friday, July 12!
Click here to secure your ticket before time runs out!! A South Coast tradition and one of the summer’s most popular events, the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s Clambake XXXIV “Celebrating Science and Education!” will take place in just ten days!! Festivities will begin at 6:00 pm on the evening of Friday, July 12, by…
Read MoreLloyd Center 2019 Beach Research Season Underway
by Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate The Lloyd Center Research Department kicked off its 2019 campaign by embarking on its 33rd season of Piping Plover Conservation, a cornerstone project in place since 1986 when the shorebird was first declared endangered due to habitat loss and increased human presence on beaches. After a season of…
Read MoreLloyd Center for the Environment Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors
On Thursday, May 2nd, the Lloyd Center for the Environment hosted their Annual Meeting at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School (GNBRVTH) where four new members were welcomed to the Board of Directors. In addition, the following board members were unanimously voted in as officers: Kinnaird Howland, Chair; Suzanne W. Prescott, Co-Vice Chair;…
Read MoreLloyd Center Celebrates its Past, Present, and Future
by Douglas McCulloch, Dartmouth Week This past year was a busy one at the Lloyd Center with building projects, fundraising, and an ever-growing list of events and educational programs. And there’s even more to look forward to in 2020. That was the message from Lloyd Center officials at the center’s 2019 annual meeting, held on…
Read MoreLloyd Center Crosses Forest and Sea on April Outings
In our region, April is a time of transition. Weather is unpredictable, birds are in migration, amphibians are slowly awakening, buds on trees are few, and the salt marshes are a dull brown. One has to work to find life on a somewhat barren coastal landscape. From a dusk hike at the Lloyd Center, to…
Read MoreAlfred J. Gomes Elementary School & the Lloyd Center: A Powerful Partnership
“Thank you for helping us become ornithologists. We all learned a lot and it was very fun.” “Thank you so much for letting us learn a lot about birds and bringing us to the Lloyd Center. Everything you teached (should this be taught, not sure if we can correct it since it’s a quote) us…
Read MoreJonathan Lash to Present at Lloyd Center for the Environment’s Annual Meeting – May 2
On Thursday, May 2nd, the Lloyd Center for the Environment will host their Annual Meeting at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School (GNBRVTH). Members of the public are invited to a welcoming reception from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and stay for the Annual Meeting and presentation by Jonathan Lash on Living Buildings as laboratories, teaching…
Read MoreMark Your Calendars for Lloyd Center’s Clambake XXXIV!
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 XXXIV “Celebrating Science and Education!” Those who have attended this event in the past, know it to be the unofficial “kick-off” of the South Coast’s summer season – an event…
Read MoreLloyd Center Cuttyhunk Seal Cruises – An Adventure in Your Own Backyard!
by Katie Houseman, Lloyd Center Educator/Naturalist Join us for our last Cuttyhunk Seal Cruise of the season on April 13th! Each year around March and April, the Lloyd Center hosts seal cruises to Cuttyhunk Island in Buzzards Bay in cooperation with Cuttyhunk Ferry Company. Harbor seals and gray seals are the two most common species…
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