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Programs
The Goldenrod Foundation organizes programs for the community on a seasonal basis to provide public access to the natural resources of Plymouth Beach. The Foundation develops programs with its partners to introduce visitors to the birds of Plymouth Beach, wetlands conservation and management practices, geology of barrier beaches, and the flora and fauna of coastal habitats.
2008
The Goldenrod Foundation collaborated with Plimoth Plantation to produce FlightPath, an exhibition of Jim Fenton’s photographs of the Birds of Plymouth Beach. As Goldenrod Foundation Artist in Residence, Jim captured thousands of images of nesting and stopover migratory species throughout the seasonal changes of a year. The FlightPath exhibit at Plimoth Plantation included eighty framed photographs, mounted panels, and Goldenrod’s animated map of shorebird migratory routes. Plimoth Plantation developed a full calendar of FlightPath programs between May and November 2008 in partnership with Goldenrod, Mass Audubon, and Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences. Public programs included bird walks, a speaker series featuring noted ornithologists and authors, and a film series.
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In July 2008, Brian Harrington from Manomet Conservation Sciences led a bird walk on Plymouth Beach as part of the FlightPath Program. Crossing Plymouth Harbor in The Volunteer, Plimoth Plantation’s harbor vessel, the group disembarked at the Goldenrod Cottage. Following lunch, participants observed a newly hatched brood of piping plover chicks, nesting least and common terns, and numerous other coastal shorebirds.
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