Investigation Station: Amphibians and Reptiles in Winter
What are amphibians and reptiles up to during the winter? Join us at our investigation station by the Welcome Desk to find out.
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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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Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States
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Sweeten Up! A Maple Syrup adventure
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFor children ages 6-10. Explore the amazing transformation of tree sap into maple syrup. Learn how the hard work of a winter harvest sweetens up your pancakes through crafts and activities. Meet in the Great Hall.
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The Great North American Solar Eclipse
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFor this drop-in program, learn about our solar system while viewing the solar eclipse safely! Find out what an eclipse is, make your own sun clock, follow our planetary trail, and while supplies last, get a free pair of safe eclipse viewing glasses. Peak viewing here is at 3:30 p.m. In Massachusetts, we will not […]
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Wildlife Tales: Live Animals with the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesTake a literary journey around the world as a storytelling naturalist from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum shares tales of animals and magic from around the world. With each story, a live animal will visit to bring a natural history piece to the myth and legends! Sponsored by the Montague Public Libraries. For ages […]
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StoryWalk® — Ruby’s Birds
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesOngoing, May 9—June 25 Enjoy a story, fresh air and exercise! Join us on the Center’s grounds for a free self-guided StoryWalk® featuring the children’s picture book Ruby’s Birds by Mya Thompson, for readers ages 3-7 and everyone who celebrates birds. Follow the path to book pages posted along the route. The StoryWalk® Project was […]
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Make Your own Meadow*
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesLearn how to create your own pollinator-friendly meadow with landscape designers Tom Sullivan and Peter Wackernagle, and then take a short walk to see pollinator gardens in downtown Turners Falls. In collaboration with Exploded View and our 2024 Food, Farms, and Factories project. For ages 12 and up. Meet in the Great Hall. * Food, […]
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Art Naturally Series: Felted Fish*
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesDiscover nature and culture through story, poetry, and art in our series of free Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction and techniques you create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home. Learn how the shad’s shape helps it swim upstream. Make a wet-felted underwater scene. For adults, teens, and […]
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Find us at the Farmers Market: Soils and Soil pH Testing*
FeaturedPeskeompskut Park Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets, Turners FallsAs part of our Food, Farms, and Factories project, join DCR staff, the Friends of the Center, and Western MA Master Gardeners to learn about soils and soil testing, including family-friendly activities. The Great Falls Farmers Market is located between 6th and 7th streets along Avenue A at Peskeompskut Park. Bring your soil to be […]
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Fields & Forests – What do Bees Need? *
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesHelp us kick-off Pollinator Week! Make your own native bee habitat by “painting” with yarn, fleece, pre-felt shapes, and soapy water. Will your bees live in a tree trunk or holes in the ground? Will they build their nests with mud or leaves? Learn how important our native bees are, especially for growing food, and […]
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Rots to Riches *
FeaturedCarnegie Library 201 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MADesigned for children and teens. A hands-on interactive 50-minute session about the wonders of compost, and the creatures that help turn old scraps into new plants. Hosted at the Carnegie Library at 201 Avenue A, as part of our Food, Farms, and Factories series. Led by a Hitchcock Center educator, kids and their grown-ups read […]
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Postponed to Sept. 7th due to Thunderstorms- Find Us at the Farmers Market: All About Pollinators *
FeaturedPeskeompskut Park Avenue A between 6th and 7th Streets, Turners FallsPostponed to Sept. 7th due to Thunderstorms- As part of our Food, Farms, and Factories project, join DCR staff, the Friends of the Center, and Western Massachusetts Master Gardeners for family activities and information with a special focus on pollinators. The Great Falls Farmers Market is located between 6th and 7th streets along Avenue A […]
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Pocumtuck Homelands Festival: Fish Printing at Unity Park *
FeaturedUnity Park 56 First Street, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesA free two-day celebration at Unity Park in Turners Falls, sponsored by the Nolumbeka Project and RiverCulture. This festival is the perfect combination of live music, drumming, dancing, storytelling, native crafts and food. On Saturday August 3, 10 a.m.— 5 p.m., families may visit the Northfield Mountain and Great Falls Discovery Center tent to make […]
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