SOUTH SHORE YMCA NATURE CENTER
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What DOES the fox say?

OK, so we all know about the YouTube video by Ylvis by now, the silly but extremely catchy song that does ask a pertinent question. What does the fox say? We assure you that it doesn't "ring-a-ding!" ...

Wolves

Program Themes Core: Call of the Wild (Overnight) Campout! We will camp out on the grounds of the Science Center, preparing by watching the weather, remembering the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Tra...

Tigers

Program Themes Core: Backyard Jungle We will take a one-foot hike on a trail at the Science Center, listing all of the creatures we find living there. We will work together to discover two types of ...

Our Trails

Located on 30 acres consisting of meadows, woodlands, and a pond, the South Shore YMCA Nature Center includes six interpretive nature trails and access to 200 acres of conservation land. On the weeken...

Branching Out

Really, it's leafing out, but who's counting. In 2014 the Science Center joined the Manomet Center for Conservation Science's climate change studies by tracking the rate of change in the leafing ou...

Water Quality Testing First Wave

“Those kids were outstanding,” said Jim Spinale, and he would be a good judge of that topic. The retired middle school science teacher spent decades working with South Shore kids on days just like...