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Presentation and Walk: Wildlife out Your Window

September 3, 2025

September 6 @ 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Free Join us on a leisurely, family-friendly combined wildlife presentation and walk by Brad Timm, wildlife ecologist and founder of the Northeast Wildlife … [Read more...] about Presentation and Walk: Wildlife out Your Window

Filed Under: Nature, News, Science, Stewardship, walk

JAMB-O-Ree: A Jurassic Armored Mud Ball Unveiling and Celebration

June 15, 2025

June 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Free Join us in celebration of the arrival of an ancient boulder full of Jurassic Armored Mud Balls! Enjoy refreshments, a multi-media presentation by Professor of … [Read more...] about JAMB-O-Ree: A Jurassic Armored Mud Ball Unveiling and Celebration

Filed Under: News, Uncategorized

Shared Skies: Celebrating Migratory Birds and the Communities They Connect

May 4, 2025

May 10 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free On World Migratory Bird Day, join ornithologist Chad Witko (Birding University) for an inspiring exploration of our avian migrants. Celebrate this year’s … [Read more...] about Shared Skies: Celebrating Migratory Birds and the Communities They Connect

Filed Under: Nature, News, Science, Stewardship

Nice & Easy Walks – Fridays 1-2 p.m.

April 2, 2025

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 along the way. Dress for the weather … [Read more...] about Nice & Easy Walks – Fridays 1-2 p.m.

Filed Under: News, walk

Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White

March 8, 2025

March 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Free From farm to canvas to camera, artist Burt V. Brooks (1849-1934) captured the landscapes and daily life in the “drowned towns” before the Quabbin … [Read more...] about Quabbin Obscura: The Swift River in Black-&-White

Filed Under: art, Local History, News

History Weekend! March 1 and 2

February 22, 2025

A Bridge Too Far: March 1 @ 2-3 pm Free What about building new bridges in Gilded Age Turners Falls drove neighbors and whole towns against each other? How do these dramas and debates that played … [Read more...] about History Weekend! March 1 and 2

Filed Under: Local History, News, Uncategorized

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The Great Falls Discovery Center

2 Avenue A,
Turners Falls, MA 01376
413-863-3221

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Current Seasonal Hours

Tuesday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday – Sunday
10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays
but open Monday holidays

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The Great Falls Discovery Center is operated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation with financial, volunteer, and program support from the Friends of the Great Falls Discovery Center.

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