Nice & Easy Walks
Easy-paced, 1 to 2-mile guided walk, along the Canalside Rail Trail or downtown Turners Falls, geared for seniors, but open to all. Enjoy natural and local history highlights along the […]
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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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Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United States
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Earth Week Investigation Station and Indoor StoryWalk® – One Earth
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesJoin us at the welcome desk during school vacation week for activities to inspire taking care of where we live. Enjoy indoor and outdoor scavenger hunts, crafts, and activities to […]
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Park Serve Day: Give a Day, Make a Difference
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesThe Department of Conservation and Recreation invites you to the Great Falls Discovery Center to lend a hand during this day of volunteer service to our state parks. For any […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Wild and Cultivated Edible Plants: A Show ’n Tell *
FeaturedGreat Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesMany invasive plants, like garlic mustard and goutweed, are tasty and nutritious additions to our diet. Author/illustrator Blanche Derby brings samples of her wild and cultivated plant friends for this […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday Party!
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesFree and for all ages. Join Wildland Firefighters from the DCR Bureau of Fire Control & Forestry. Hear a reading of the Smokey Bear Story at 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. […]
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