Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, MA

 "Night of the Spotted Salamanders"
Check out this article about the Henry Street salamander tunnels in the April issue of Highlights magazine.

 Hitchcock Center Explores Move to Hampshire College Campus
Check out the article recently published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette regarding this exciting news!

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.

Donation Type

Click here to read The Hitchcock Center's 2011 Annual Report.
(in PDF format)

   We're now on Facebook!

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




A Special Thanks to Our Business Partners

Sustaining Business Partners Florence Savings Bank
KirschLeuchs Consulting
Kraus-Fitch Architects, Inc.
The Sandri Companies
Wright Builders, Inc.

Leading Business Partners
A.J. Hastings, Inc.
Integrity Development & Construction, Inc.
Teagno Construction, Inc.


 Watch the WWLP Channel 22 news interview with Hitchcock Center naturalist Ted Watt, speaking about the importance of environmental education in our community.

 

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment: wwlp.com

Events & Community Programs

 Please carpool to programs using Ridebuzz

Adult Programs

March 31   Nature Drawing for the Non-Artist
April 12   An Artist in Antarctica
April 14   Pruning Fundamentals
April TBA   Volunteer Citizen Scientists Wanted: Henry Street Salamander Egg Mass Survey
April 21   Amherst Sustainability Festival
April 21   Birding by Ear: Quabbin, New Salem
April 24   The Shortest Route From the Sun to Fuel: Microbial Electrosynthesis
April 28   Low-Maintenance Design with Native Plants
April 29   Birds and Breakfast at Brookfield Farm
May 1   Native Bee Pollinators
May 6   Birds and Breakfast at Brookfield Farm
May 8   Chilean Patagonia: Rivers in Peril & Power
May TBA   Biothon 2012
May 13   Birds and Breakfast at Brookfield Farm
May 14   Brazil & Peru: New Birds in Old Places
May 17   Names & Categories: An Introduction to the Classification of Life
May 19   Spring Wildflowers at High Ledges
May 20   Birds and Breakfast at Brookfield Farm
May 26   Birding by Ear: Graves Farm, Williamsburg
May 27   Birds and Breakfast at Brookfield Farm
June 2   Native Wildflowers of the Valley:  Station Road, Amherst
June 13   Firefly Watch
June 14   That Rowdy Bird of Birds, the Poet's Bobolink
June 23   Birding by Ear: Fitzgerald Lake, Northampton
July 21   Native Wildflowers of the Valley: Mt. Norwottock, Amherst
August 22   Native Wildflowers of the Valley: Podick Swamp, Amherst

Children's Programs

March 13   Spring Homeschool 1 begins
March 23   Nature Discovery Preschool begins
March 28   Nature Play Afterschool Program begins
April 10   Spring Homeschool 2 begins
April 16   Spring Vacation Camp begins
May 12   International Migratory Bird Day

Valley Environmental Education Collaborative (VEEC)

March 29   Mother Nature’s Child Film Screening

Science on Screen at Amherst Cinema

April 23-24   When We Were Kings

Mail-in Registration for Summer Camp 2012 began on March 1 for HCE members and on March 15 for non-members.