Hitchcock’s Nature Summer Camp was full through 5 sessions this past season with 122 campers and 10 junior counselors. Thanks to generous contributions from members and community organizations, we were able to offer 15 scholarships this year. While most campers were from Massachusetts, we also saw participants from Italy, New York, Maine, and Pennsylvania.
On September 12 & 13 the Hitchcock Center cosponsored a Mini- Conference on the Living Building Challenge™ at Hampshire and Amherst Colleges with keynote guest, Amanda Sturgeon, executive director of the International Living Future Institute in Seattle. The conference sought to inspire over 200 participants to imagine buildings designed and built using net zero energy and water, with locally and regionally sourced, non-toxic materials that incorporate concepts of biomimicry into a functional and educational design using the Living Building Challenge (LBC) as a certification framework.
The Hitchcock Center co-sponsored a number of workshops, tours, and programs that highlighted the rich community we share and what makes a resilient community food system. Over 70 participated in this series
Green Teacher
We sat quietly in the forest, swatting mosquitoes and listening intently to the many species of birds singing in the trees around us. Sarah carefully pressed the button on the boom box, broadcasting the breeding call of the male black-throated blue warbler. Within seconds, Kevin focused his binoculars above us and whispered excitedly, “There he is!”
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