Find Us at the Farmers Market!
Join DCR staff for family activities at the Great Falls Farmers Market, located between 6th and 7th streets along Avenue A at Peskeompskut Park. For all ages.
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Events
The Great Falls Discovery Center hosts community programs and events, rotating art exhibits in our Great Hall and a Coffee House hosted by the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.
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Eyes on Owls Presents: Owls Up Close
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEveryone loves owls! Come see them up close and enjoy a slide presentation and introduction to six live owls including hooting lessons. Learn about field marks, owl pellets, tips on how to protect owls, and the importance of owls and other birds of prey in the ecosystem. For adults, youth, and children ages 5 and […]
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Montague Plains: Enjoy a moonlit bird walk with MassWildlife
Montague Plains Montague, MA, United StatesThe walk is scheduled for 7:15 - 9:15 p.m. at the Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area. The restored habitats of Montague Plains offer the perfect place to experience the iconic whip-poor-will call, along with American woodcock peents, firsthand. Birders of all experience levels are welcome. Participants should be prepared for a ~1.5 mile walk and […]
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Nice and Easy Walk
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesEasy-paced, 1- to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for older adults, but open to all. Enjoy some natural and local history along the way. Dress for the weather with sturdy footwear and bring water. Inclement weather cancels. Meet at the main entrance. Note: there is no walk […]
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Mammals of the North Woods Presentation and Friends Group Annual Meeting
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDawn Marvin Ward, naturalist/educator, presents a slide show on mammals common to the New England woodlands followed by a hands-on sharing of related nature findings. Dawn is an educator and naturalist who has been sharing her appreciation of nature to folks of all ages for over 30 years now, and she is a board member […]
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Art Naturally: Fields & Forests — What Do Bees Need?
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesIn honor of Pollinator Week, make your own native bee habitat by “painting” with yarn, fleece, pre-felt shapes and water. Will your bees live in a tree trunk or holes in the ground, in a nest made of mud or leaves? Learn how important native bees are, especially for growing food. For ages 4 & […]
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Ongoing – StoryWalk®: Dino Trail Week*®: Daring to Dig by Beth Strickler
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesIncludes the stories of Mary Anning, a hero of fossil discovery, and of Mignon Talbot and the discovery of podokesaurus holyokensis. Enjoy this story for young readers ages 8 – 12, and everyone who appreciates women in science. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT, and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Dinosaur Footprints at Barton Cove: History and Geology Walk
Barton Cove Day Use Area Barton Cove Road, Gill, MA, United StatesJoin Sarah Doyle and a guest geologist/paleontologist for a leisurely walk around Barton Cove in Gill, MA. Learn about the role of this site in the 19th-century discovery of fossilized dinosaur footprints when the property was owned by Roswell Field, a local farmer and businessman who was an early discoverer of the tracks. Dress for […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Kidleidoscope Story Hour: Dinosaurs
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn about giant creatures from the past that roamed the Connecticut River Valley. Program includes a story, activities, and crafts. Activities are indoors and outdoors, weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome. For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Meet in the Great Hall. * Dino Trail Week An asterix identifies Dino Trail Week programs, part […]
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Dino Trail Week* – Find us at the Great Greenfield DinoFest!
Greenfield Common 16 Court Square, Greenfield, MA, United StatesIn Greenfield, join Piti Theatre, Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association and Great Falls Discovery Center staff for interactive exhibits, activities, fossils and a chance to make up a dino story with Story Wizards: Dino Drama. Location: on the lawn in front of the 2nd Congregational Church on the Common. For All ages. * Dino Trail Week […]
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Ongoing – Chill Out Indoor Story Walks® – Sploot by Sadonna Heathman
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesCome on inside and Chill Out with DCR! You can find “Cool” activities for kids and families inside, including indoor StoryWalk® all summer long! Meet at the welcome desk. Accessible during open hours. Enjoy the story Sploot by Sadonna Heathman. Two squirrels. One mission: stay cool! When the summer sun is blazing, two silly squirrels will try […]
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Drop-in and Chill-out Activities: Sploot! How Animals Keep Their Cool
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us inside the Center for drop-in family-friendly activities and crafts all about how animals keep cool, including a story about splooting squirrels. What can we learn from animals during the heat of summer? What’s your plan to keep cool? Come on in and chill out and make your own Flat Squirrely to take on […]
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