It’s Time to Renew Your Membership!
Please renew your current membership today!
Membership support is key to the Lloyd Center’s ability to instill a life-long respect and affection for nature in citizens of all ages through research and education; to advance a scientific and public understanding of our coastal ecosystems and the need to protect them; and to promote a legacy of natural diversity largely in, but not restricted to, the coastal environments of southeastern New England.
In addition to providing discounts on the Center’s wide variety of educational and recreational programs, providing timely notices and information on activities for the whole family, and providing early notice of special events (such as our annual Clambake), membership contributions help the Center to continue offering admission to its exhibits and trails at no charge to the public, thus assuring that all will have the opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the wonders of our coastal environment.
Click here to become a member or to renew your membership.
Thank you for your support!
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Volunteer Opportunity: Beautification Day at the Lloyd Center for the Environment – March 21
Please come help us welcome in spring by volunteering to clean up our trails and property on Saturday, March 21 from 9:30am – 11:30am!
Tasks include raking, and picking up and moving branches to prepare for burning. Feel free to bring your own gloves, loppers, leaf rakes and snips. There will be tools available for those without any.
This is a great opportunity for community and family bonding. We will have jobs for children and adults. Munchkins, water, and hot coffee will be provided! Please dress in layers and wear closed-toe shoes.
Pre-registration is requested. Click here to pre-register online. Please enter all names and ages of those coming in the comments / questions box. If you have specific questions regarding the event, please contact JoAnn at either 508-990-0505 x 20, or jcornell@lloydcenter.org.
As a result of everyone’s hard work, our trails and property will be safer and more beautiful for our visitors. Volunteers to park and meet in the lower lot.
Following the event, volunteers can enjoy our five miles of walking/hiking trails and property. Volunteers can bring a picnic lunch and eat at our pavilion located on the trails leading to the estuary, waterfront and dock.
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Adventure for Your Children and Teens This Summer!
2020 Coastal Studies for students entering grades 3-8 and Young Naturalist Summer Programs for children ages 5 - 7
Join the Lloyd Center for an exciting summer outdoors! Animal collection, habitat investigations, and fishing are just a few of the activities offered through the 2020 Summer Programs.
In its 39th season, the Lloyd Center’s Summer Programs are designed to give motivated students an opportunity to explore different aspects of environmental science.
All sessions include field study, laboratory work, and fun!
Scholarships are available; please contact Ashley Gesner, Education/Outreach Specialist, for more information at 774-628-9241 or summer@lloydcenter.org.
Member prices apply to those holding a current Family (or higher level) membership.
Please contact Ashley Gesner, Education/Outreach Specialist, for more information at 774-628-9241 or summer@lloydcenter.org.
- READ MORE about Coastal Studies for students entering grades 3-8
- READ MORE about Young Naturalist Summer Programs for children ages 5-7
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Owls and an American Bittern make late appearance at Lloyd Center’s Annual Owl Prowl
by Jamie Bogart, Lloyd Center Research Associate
A year ago, the Lloyd Center Mid-winter Owl Prowl took place under perfect conditions, yet only a single Screech Owl, which was never seen, responded to call-back tapes. While oftentimes this is all that can be expected on these prowls, where one must also appreciate the chase and enjoy a cold winter’s night, people understandably hope for more on the outing - namely seeing an owl! The highlight ironically occurred at Gooseberry Neck where the group witnessed a stunning sunrise, and for those that stuck around, a fledgling Snowy Owl on a tall pole at the Horseneck Beach main facility.
This year’s event was held on February 2nd, and unlike last year, the finale at Gooseberry and Horseneck was unspectacular. Cloudy skies obscured the sunrise, and no Snowy Owl was seen in what is a more average year for sightings. Perhaps the Gooseberry snowy stayed further north due to the milder winter and available food sources.
This prowl was held on Groundhog Day, and the groundhog did not see its shadow, thereby predicting an early spring. This would be fitting given that this is a mostly mild and totally snowless winter. What would this spring-like trend mean for forest dwelling owls such as the Great Horned which routinely nests in winter? Would owls be active or evade us, and have the group longing for the sunrise that would never come?
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Lloyd Center for the Environment is Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day!
by Adeline Bellesheim, Lloyd Center Educator/Naturalist
April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of Earth Day, and the staff at Lloyd Center for the Environment are joining in the celebration with the City of New Bedford. In 1970, a group of Environmental Activists teamed together to give a voice to our planet that was being affected by oil spills, massive amounts of air pollution, pesticides, and much more. Today, the uphill battle continues, but there has been many success stories since the creation of Earth Day.
Each year, millions of citizens gather to bring awareness to the environmental injustices that are happening on a daily basis. Earthday.org states that “Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world, marked by more than a billion people every year as a day of action to change human behavior and provoke policy changes.” 2020 will be a year filled with elections and record high winter temperatures, and our actions are more important than ever!
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Upcoming events
Click HERE for more details and to pre-register. Pre-registration is required for most events.
Full Moon Owl Prowl at the Lloyd Center
Monday, March 9, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Spring Equinox Owl Prowl
Thursday, March 19, 6:45pm – 8:45pm
Nature Discoveries
Saturday, March 21, 9:30am – 10:30am
Beautification Day at the Lloyd Center
Saturday, March 21, 9:30am – 10:30am
Early Spring Woodcock Walk
Tuesday, March 24, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Spring Whale Watching Hike to Race Point
Saturday, March 28, 7:00am – 5:00pm
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Lloyd Center has a new online Wish List
Check out our Wish List on Amazon.com. Help if you can!
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Hardscrabble Nature Preserve Visitor Hours
The Lloyd Center’s main building is temporarily closed as the second phase of renovations and an addition to the main building begin. The driveway up to the main building will also be closed to the public, as well as a small portion of the Chaypee Woods Trail.
Trails will remain open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week.
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