DNRT Events

Hikes for Tykes

Hikes for Tykes

November 7, 2024 @ 10:00 am - August 7, 2025 @ 11:15 am

Bring your little explorer as we journey through the woods! Each month we will visit a new property and have a new topic for your preschool aged explorer to learn about. All sessions include a take home activity (these take home packets cannot be guaranteed for those that sign up with less than 24 hours…

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Making Musical Connections: Orchestras and Ecosystems

November 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
318 Chase Road
Dartmouth, MA 02747 United States

Balance is a condition in which various elements of a system or whole are in proper proportion or arrangement. Within an ecosystem, balance is key in maintaining a thriving biological community of interacting organisms and a healthy environment. Balance is also a vital component in music. Both musical compositions and the orchestra itself need harmonious…

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Destruction Brook Woods Work Party

November 8 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
205 Slades Corner Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02748 United States

Come help DNRT prepare for our 10th Annual Trail Race at Destruction Brook Woods! Please dress appropriately for working outside. Tools, snacks, and coffee will be available. No need to pre-register for this event.

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Fall at Wernick Farm

Changes in the Land Walk

November 8 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
N Albro Ave
Dartmouth, MA 02747 United States

Our Changes in the Land Series will visit different Reserves throughout the year and discuss the various changes that have occurred over time. This walk will focus on the clues that tell us about an old farm’s past, and what we might expect for its future. Register here!

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10th Annual Trail Race – 2024

November 16 @ 11:00 am - 2:30 pm
205 Slades Corner Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02748 United States

Sponsored by:   Ready for a fun challenge? Destruction Brook Woods offers wide trails and spectacular scenery along with providing a fun and challenging course that is 100% trail race.  Enjoy beautiful autumn views of Dartmouth at DNRT’s 10th Annual Trail Race.  This unique 3.1 mile course will ramble through one of DNRT’s most popular properties, Destruction…

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book club

Naturalist’s Book Club – November

November 18 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
318 Chase Road
Dartmouth, MA 02747 United States

Join other nature lovers in DNRT’s Naturalist Book Club! We will be meeting once a month at the DNRT Headquarters at Helfand Farm for lively discussion and good company (and wine!). Books should be purchased or borrowed on your own and read prior to the November 18 meeting. Reading the whole book is not required…

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Dike Creek

Silent Auction Winner Work Party

November 19 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Come help DNRT work on invasive plant removal, brush clearing and more, at our silent auction winner’s property! Please dress appropriately for working outside. Tools, snacks, and coffee will be available. No need to pre-register for this event. Email linda@dnrt.org for location.

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Wild Turkey

Post-Thanksgiving Walk

November 29 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
355 Smith Neck Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02748 United States

Still feeling stuffed after yesterday’s dinner? Burn off those extra calories with a refreshing hike on the day after Thanksgiving. Volunteers Carol & Tom Matthews will lead this walk through the scenic Smith Farm Reserve. Register here!

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Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Men Walk – A Self-Guided Hike

December 1 @ 7:00 am - December 31 @ 7:00 pm
266 Gaffney Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02748 United States

Grab the kids and head on over to Peter’s Creek to find the gingerbread men! They are on the trees as you hike; see if you can find them all! Let us know how many you found and email kendra@dnrt.org for a chance to win a book! This is a self-guided hike; feel free to…

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Frank Knowles/Little River Reserve

December 10 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
653 Potomska Rd
Dartmouth, MA 02748 United States

Come help DNRT clear vegetation around the Durant foundation and remove invasive plants at Frank Knowles – Little River! Please dress appropriately for working outside. Tools, snacks, and coffee will be available. No need to pre-register for this event.

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