By Jessica Schultz
When the concrete starts flowing there’s no denying, it’s, well… concrete! The footings for our building were finished last week by Big T Concrete with steel from Barker Steel, after much detailed site work. It’s fun to see both the building footprint and the basement taking shape.
By Jessica Schultz
Our new building site occupies an area of former apple orchard. Historically, orchards were commonly treated with chemicals to reduce pest organisms. In some of these orchards, chemicals such as arsenic accumulated in soils. This was the case at our new site and the Hitchcock Center believed strongly, that the accumulation of arsenic in the soil be remediated and our team went to work on a solution. During the past few weeks, the work has been in progress and is now complete.
By Jessica Schultz
After many months of intense design, planning and review, work has begun at our new site! What has happened in May so far? The silt fencing has been installed around our site to protect wetlands and limit run off. The limit of work and center line of our driveway have been surveyed and staked. Site clearing has begun and is nearly finished. It’s looking a lot different out there and we have installed two time-lapse cameras on site the capture the changes as they happen – stay tuned as we work to bring you closer to how we’re working to restore our site and build a new home and teaching facility for our center.
By Jessica Schultz
We are humbled and heartened by the many people who joined us at our groundbreaking ceremony on May 1st. Over 250 people gathered at our new site to mark this historic moment.
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Hitchcock Center for the Environment
at Hampshire College
845 West Street | Amherst MA 01002 | 413.256.6006 | 413.253.2809 fax