Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, MA

The Hitchcock Center for the Environment’s mission is to foster a greater awareness and understanding of our environment and to develop environmentally literate citizens.


Come explore the wonderful world of nature with us!

Map & Directions

Hours:
Tuesday -  Friday
9:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m.

Trails are open to the public during daylight hours.

Click here to read The Hitchcock Center's 2007 Annual Report.
(in PDF format)

Nature Notes

Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Inc.
525 South Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-6006
fax (413) 253-2809
hcenter@crocker.com


         

 

Events & Community Programs

 Please carpool to programs using Ridebuzz

March 26   A Writer Looks at the World
March 27   Amherst Breeding Bird Study
March 28   Nature Discovery Preschool: Beanstalks to Butterflies begins
March 28   3rd Annual Salamander Soiree


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April 8  Connecting Urban People to the Environment
April 8  How to Attract Butterflies & Hummingbirds class begins
April 19  Birding by Ear field trip
April 19  Early Spring Wildflowers
April 19  Trail Maintenance Day
April 21  Spring Vacation Camp begins
April 22  The Singing Lives of Birds
 April 23  RideBuzz:  Building a Community-Driven Rideshare Network in the Pioneer Valley
April 27  Nature Drawing for the Complete Non-Artist
April 27 Qigong (Chi Kung) spring series begins

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May 3  Hug-a-Bug Fair
May 8  Birds of the American West
May 10  This is Rotten!  Composting for the Home Garden
May 17  Birding by Ear field trip
May 28  Alpine Wildflowers of the Presidentials
May 29  Tour of the Smith College Rock Garden
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June 7  Reptile Survival!
June 14  Birding by Ear field trip
June 15  Citizen Science:  Monarch Caterpillar Research Project
June 20-22  Hiking the Presidentials trek

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July 6  Plants of Barton's Cove
July 10  Responding to the Natural Landscape begins
July 13  Connecticut Valley Wild Edibles
July 13  Qigong (Chi Kung) summer series begins

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Every Tuesday   Nature's Storytime

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 Summer Camp Registrations are accepted by MAIL ONLY.  Registrations for Members must be postmarked on or after March 1st.