Mass Audubon Free Family Fun at Duxbury Beach Summer 2019
Thanks to support from the Duxbury Beach Reservation, Inc., Mass Audubon will be offering free programs on Saturdays in July and August from 9:30-11 am every week. Some programs require pre-registration but many are drop-in
Location
All programs meet in the lot on the ocean side of the Powder Point Bridge. Tell the harbormaster you are attending the Mass Audubon program. Non-residents are permitted to use the lot while attending the program.
Saturday, July 6 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Mollusk Mania with Judy Macioci. Primitive in the eyes of some but, we know better. Take the razor clam’s ability to create its own quicksand in order to escape predation as an example of the complex skills of our calcium clad friends. We will share the many specialized capacities of mollusks
Saturday, July 13 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Beachscape Collaborative Mural with Marcia Ballou.  Join the very celebrated artist Marcia Ballou at her canvas as she invites you to add your talents to a piece illustrating the bounty of the beach. Previous sessions have always been highlights of the summer.
Saturday, July 20 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Piping Plovers with Jacqui Shuster.  Jacqui will add a hands on craft to help illustrate the unique adaptations of this pint size dynamo. We hope to get a chance to see some of these famous summer residents and hear updates on their progress.
Saturday, July 27 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Bathyscopes. Construct some simple homemade bathyscopes, a viewfinder for underwater exploration and ply the shallows in search of intertidal life. Some shallow wading will be involved.
Saturday, August 3 – FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE BEACH: Prehistoric Life on the Beach aka. Horseshoe Crabs! 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.
Saturday, August 10 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Compass Treasure Hunt with John Tinker. Learn how to use a compass and search for buried treasure… maybe even talk like a pirate! Bezels, meridian lines and bearings. Arghh.
Saturday, August 17 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Shorebird Feeding Adaptations with Tim O’Neil. Learn how shorebirds all eat at the same table and compete with each other for the shoreline’s bounty. Explore the special adaptations shorebird species have developed to get their fill.
Saturday, August 24 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Mud Flat Limbo with Jacqui Shuster. Explore the mudflats searching for mollusks, crabs and other creatures. Wear your boots because you are bound to get muddy!
Saturday, August 31 – FAMILY FUN DAY ON THE BEACH: Kites and the Science of Flight. Build simple kites as we explore the science of flight. What are the remarkable adaptations birds have developed in order to take flight?
