Editing Dartmouth, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
[[File:سور إنجلترا الجديدة.jpeg|thumb|A rock wall ([[dry stone]] wall) typical of New England, abundant in Dartmouth.]]
[[File:Padanaram Bridge.JPG|thumb|200px|The village of [[Padanaram, Massachusetts|Padanaram]], with its bridge in the foreground]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|252.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|157.8|km2|order=flip}}  is land and {{convert|94.8|km2}} or, 37.53%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500516425| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161509/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2500516425| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dartmouth town, Bristol County, Massachusetts| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> It is the third largest town by area in Massachusetts.<ref name="Mass areas"/>

The town is accessible by [[Interstate 195 (Rhode Island–Massachusetts)|I-195]] and [[U.S. Route 6 in Massachusetts|US 6]], which run parallel to each other through the northern-main business part of town from New Bedford to Westport on an east-west axis within a mile or two apart from one another.

Dartmouth includes the [[Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve]] that extends from Fall River into many protected forests of North Dartmouth in the Collins Corner, Faunce Corner, and Hixville sections of town. The [[Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve]] extends its protected forest lands into the [[Freetown-Fall River State Forest]] and beyond.

Numerous rivers  flow north-south in Dartmouth, such as the [[Copicut River]], [[Shingle Island River]], [[Paskamanset River]], [[Slocums River]], Destruction Brook, and Little River. Dartmouth is divided into two primary sections: North Dartmouth ([[United States Postal Service|USPS]] [[ZIP code]] 02747) and South Dartmouth (USPS ZIP code 02748).

The town is bordered by [[Westport, Massachusetts|Westport]] to the west, [[New Bedford, Massachusetts|New Bedford]] to the east, [[Fall River, Massachusetts|Fall River]] and [[Freetown, Massachusetts|Freetown]] to the north, and [[Buzzards Bay]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to the south.

The highest point in the town is near its northwestern corner, where the elevation rises to over {{convert|78|m|order=flip}} above sea level north of Old Fall River Road.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey ''Fall River, MA'' 7.5 by 15-minute quadrangle, 1985.</ref>

=== Ecology and natural resource management ===
[[File:Slocum's River Reserve P1140026.jpg|thumb|Image taken at Slocum's River Reserve, land purchased by the DNRT and [[The Trustees of Reservations]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2012 |title=Slocum's River Reserve {{!}} Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT) |url=https://dnrt.org/slocumsriver/ |access-date=May 2, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>]]

The [[Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies]], located in South Dartmouth, is a non-profit organization that provides educational programs on aquatic environments in southeastern New England. It is across the mouth of the [[Slocums River]] from [[Demarest Lloyd State Park]], a popular state beach known for its shallow waters.

The [[Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust]] in Dartmouth, is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[land trust]] incorporated in 1971 working to preserve and protect Dartmouth's natural resources.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust |url=https://dnrt.org/ |access-date=June 12, 2021}}</ref> The trust has protected 5,400 acres of land since 1971 and owns 1,800 acres in Dartmouth as of 2020,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=DNRT renews accreditation, protects over 1,800 acres |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20200308/dnrt-renews-accreditation-protects-over-1800-acres |access-date=March 20, 2020 |website=southcoasttoday.com |language=en}}</ref> including 35 miles of hiking trails, and ocean and river walks. The DNRT is accredited through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the [[Land Trust Alliance]].<ref name=":0" /> The Trust organizes such activities as photography tours, summer outdoor yoga series, bird watching, and plant identification. Its summer evening Barn Bash and winter fundraising auction are held annually. Since 1999, nearly 20 Boy Scouts from four troops have completed Eagle Scout projects through the DNRT.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eagle Scouts improve Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust properties |url=https://www.heraldnews.com/news/20191125/eagle-scouts-improve-dartmouth-natural-resources-trust-properties |access-date=February 6, 2020 |website=The Herald News, Fall River, MA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=DNRT's annual Barn Bash raised more than $25,000 |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/article/20150908/NEWS/150909426 |access-date=March 20, 2020 |website=southcoasttoday.com |language=en}}</ref> The Trust's headquarters building is located on the former Helfand Farm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Community garden offers plots to SouthCoast residents |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20170507/community-garden-offers-plots-to-southcoast-residents |access-date=March 20, 2020 |website=southcoasttoday.com |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320203448/https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20170507/community-garden-offers-plots-to-southcoast-residents |url-status=dead }}</ref>