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Western MA is committed to social equity and environmental responsibility. We believe our building exemplifies that commitment. What does sustainability look like in your community? #AmherstMA #WesternMA #WesternMass #LivingBuilding #SustainabilityMatters #HealthyBuildings https://t.co/hEq4zuMn76
Thank you @Alex_PROSOCO! We appreciate Prosoco's efforts to remove toxicants from its products for use in our #LivingBuilding. https://t.co/as8JpsUFap #AmherstMA #SustainabilityMatters #NetZero #HealthyMaterials #BuildTheChange #WhatWeTeachKids #EnvironmentalEducation https://t.co/KMuNFoOLL7
Congrats @HitchcockCenter on being named a Living Building! #lf19 https://t.co/FDktDS83At
Hitchcock Center's headquarters is 23rd building across the globe, to earn a Certified Living Building Award for achieving the @livingbuilding Challenge from the @Living_Future Institute. https://t.co/xtS6uREWnl #LivingBuilding #SustainabilityMatters #NetZero #BuildTheChange https://t.co/toN8WdDxx7
"If adults aren't going do it, who is? Us kids have to." https://t.co/xSGSkK4H64 #ClimateStrike #ClimateStrikeMA #GreenClimateStrike #YouthClimateStrike
Let's talk about how to get to Better Buildings. Saturday 1-3pm. #AmherstMA #BuildtheChange #sustainablebuilding #greenbuilding #livingbuildingchallenge https://t.co/QXutoWjXle
Better Buildings Workshop, February 23, 1pm @HitchcockCenter for the Environment, #Amherst #MA: https://t.co/s4GyowB9NV #greenbuilding #buildingcodes #sustainability @livingbuilding @Jo_Comerford @qzondervan @neepenergy @MassClimate @MothersOutFront @CAN_mass #Massachusetts https://t.co/MoWEDmWTCV
There's still time to help us meet our #ValleyGivingTuesday goal to raise $10,000 for our Scholarship Fund! Your donation helps meet a matching challenge & will ensure we can fill our Nature Summer Camp with more children. https://t.co/vG8Wh9uRrX https://t.co/6EntMaTED1
Help send 24 children to Nature Summer Camp! Your contribution on Giving Tuesday will be matched dollar for dollar up to $5,000. https://t.co/vG8Wh9dg3n #ValleyGivingTuesday https://t.co/ppsNr955DT
November 27th is Giving Tuesday, a global day of online giving. Support education for a healthy planet by making a donation to @HitchcockCenter! This year, instead of holding a separate Valley Gives Day, the Valley Gives on #ValleyGivingTuesday https://t.co/Ff4Ur9RQ7d
Acting Together in the Face of the Climate Crisis, a panel conversation with Jacqueline Velez, Susan Theberge, and Marty Nathan tonight at 7pm @HitchcockCenter on local issues. https://t.co/6SDozZqMZH #AmherstMA #WesternMA #environmentaljustice https://t.co/UypyPojTom
Pollination Celebration Day is September 23, 11-3! Activities for the family: building bee hotels, tagging monarchs, gardening workshops, face painting, the Caterpillar Lab from Keene, NH, pollinator parade and more! Schedule at https://t.co/NBOftFh7FC #AmherstMA #WesternMA https://t.co/OvI1aRomqk
Our latest Earth Matters column by staff member Patrick O'Roark: What color is your praying mantis? https://t.co/WBx7oSpSTW #AmherstMA #WesternMA #Insects https://t.co/5RpBVjwsh9
Our article in Science&Children from @NSTA! "How Can We Store Water During a Drought? A #sustainability #engineering #design #challenge for 4th graders" is #curriculum developed from our @livingbuilding as educator. https://t.co/VkAhXG2Fp1 #elementaryeducation #buildthechange https://t.co/l8iQorv9dJ
"...in Massachusetts the number of days with temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit is expected to increase from the five to 20 that we experience today, to 30 to 60 annually by the end of the century." https://t.co/CayrmFY975 @EnvironmentMA #RenewableAgenda
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April 3, 2019MA Youth Climate Strike Organizers Lead the Way: Interview with Saraphina Forman MA Youth Climate Strike Organizers Lead The Way: Interview with Stephanie Kuplast Hitchcock Youth Talk About Importance of Hitchcock’s Leadership Training Program Artwork by Deborah Savage Illustrates Nature Themes Throughout Hitchcock Center The New Living Hitchcock Center Building as a Teaching Tool – Yes!