Free Family Summer Education Series at Duxbury Beach 2023
The Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc will be offering free summer education programs on Tuesday, Thursdays Saturdays in July and August from 9:30-11 am every week
All programs unless noted, will begin behind the Harbormaster’s shed. Please sign in as you arrive.
July
Adults & Families (all ages)
Get Crabby!
Thursday, 7/6/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
There are 4,500 species of crabs that ply the world’s oceans, explore the several species that make Duxbury Bay home.
Adults & Families (all ages)
Mudflat Limbo
Saturday, 07/08/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Explore the mudflats searching for mollusks, crabs and other creatures. Wear your boots because you are bound to get muddy!
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Beach Style Botany
Tuesday, 07/11/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
We will challenge ourselves to identify twenty species of plants or algae that thrive in the seashore community.
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Shorebirds Rule!
Thursday, 07/13/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Learn how shorebirds all eat at the same table and compete with each other for the shoreline’s bounty.
Adults & Families (ages 4 & up)
Beachscape Collaborative Mural
Saturday, 07/15/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
We invite you to add your talents to a collective art piece illustrating the bounty of the beach. Previous sessions have been a highlight of the summer.
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Piping Plovers Pint Sized Dynamos
Thursday 07/18/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Join us and discover the incredible life stories of this pint-sized dynamo.
Adults
Mudflat Limbo for Adults
Thursday, 07/20/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Explore the mudflats searching for mollusks, crabs and other creatures. Wear your boots because you are bound to get muddy!
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Salt Marsh Ecology
Saturday, 07/22/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
We will look at all the reasons why salt marshes are essential to every critter of the sea and our ability to live in a coastal community.
Adults & Families (all ages)
Mollusk Mania
Tuesday, 07/25/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
We will explore the many specialized capacities of mollusks.
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Exploring Barrier Beaches
Thursday, 07/27/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Duxbury Beach is the classic barrier beach, stalwart but fluid protector from winter storms, a geological marvel subject to both positive and negative influence by humans. We will consider the importance of this celebrated resource.
Adults & Families (ages 10 & up)
Intro to Navigation
Saturday, 07/29/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Learn how to navigate using a compass and charts! This hour and a half session will convince you to put your GPS back in the box.
August
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Walking the Wrack Line
Tuesday, 08/01/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
The wrack line is the graveyard of the oceans. Explore the life of the sea and remains on the beach.
Adults
Introduction to Birding for Adults
Thursday, 08/03/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Join us as we take a short walk in search of resident birds and share birdwatching tips.
Adults & Families (all ages)
Get Crabby!
Saturday, 08/05/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
There are 4,500 species of crabs that ply the world’s oceans, explore the several species that make Duxbury Bay home.
Adults & Families (all ages)
Mudflat Limbo
Tuesday, 08/08/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Explore the mudflats searching for mollusks, crabs and other creatures. Wear your boots because you are bound to get muddy!
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Square Meter of Tidal Inventory
Thursday, 08/10/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Explore the mudflats searching for mollusks, crabs and other creatures. Wear your boots because you are bound to get muddy!
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Seaweed Walk
Saturday, 08/12/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Walk a stretch of the beach between the road and tideline, with guide books in hand, we will challenge ourselves to identify twenty species of plants or algae that thrive at the seashore.
Adults & Families (all ages)
Sea Creature Feature…. Horseshoe Crab Sand Sculptures
Tuesday, 8/15/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Celebrate this ancient beast as we build sand sculptures depicting both this unique creature and its fellow citizens of the beach. Bring your buckets and pails.
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Compass Treasure Hunt
Thursday, 08/17/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Learn how to use a compass and search for buried treasure… maybe even talk like a pirate! Bezels, meridian lines and bearings. Arghh!
Adults & Families (all ages)
Mollusk Mania
Saturday, 08/19/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
We will explore the many specialized capacities of mollusks.
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
Salt Marsh Ecology
Tuesday, 08/22/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
We will look at all the reasons why salt marshes are essential to every critter of the sea and our ability to live in a coastal community.
Adults & Families (ages 8 & up)
The ABC’s of Tides
Thursday, 08/24/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Learn how and why we have tides and why coastal living is so connected to them. The moon, the sun… it gets so confusing, we will break it down and supply the tide charts.
Families (ages 6 & up)
Introduction to Birding for Kids
Saturday, 08/26/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Join us as we take a short walk in search of resident birds and share birdwatching tips. Binoculars supplied if you don’t have your own.
Adults & Families (ages 4 & up)
Beachside Predator Prey
Tuesday, 08/29/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Through a few games we will study the food chain of Duxbury Bay.
Adults & Families (ages 6 & up)
Kites and the Science of Flight
Thursday, 08/31/2023 9:30AM-11:00AM
Build simple kites as we explore the science of flight. What are the remarkable adaptations birds have developed in order to take flight?
