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SUMMARY:Winter Tracking with Kathryn Dean
DESCRIPTION:Winter Tracking with Kathryn Dean\nCollaboration with Adventure East\n\nSaturday\, February 3rd\n9 am – 12 pm\nLocation: Graves Farm\nSliding Scale Tickets: $30\, $40\, $50\nSpace is limited\, register now!\n \nJoin the Hitchcock Center and Adventure East for an invigorating winter morning exploring the tracks and signs that animals have left behind in the woodlands and wetlands of western Massachusetts\, led by Kathy Dean of Trotting Fox Programs We will cover track and sign identification\, track patterns and gaits\, and discuss animal behaviors revealed by their signatures in the snow.  All adults and all levels are welcome. Space is very limited\, please register now. Adventure East will provide snowshoes or microspikes depending on weather. \nKathy Dean of Trotting Fox  has worked in the field of outdoor education since 1983 as a wilderness guide\, rock climbing instructor and teacher of wildlife tracking\, bird language and nature awareness. In addition to working with several nature education centers\, she offers her own Women’s Wildlife Tracking Intensive\, Winter Wildlife Tracking Intensive\, custom-tailored nature programs and one-on-one mentoring. Kathy is the author of Abbreviated Field Guide to Mammal Behavior: New England Region. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/winter-tracking-with-kathryn-dean/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:What We Should Know about Knotweed 101 (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 8\nVirtual Event\n6:30 pm – 8 pm  \nWhat do we need to know about Knotweed\, what are its environmental impacts\, and what can we do about it? This talk will explore how and why knotweed destabilizes soils\, which amplifies and exacerbates erosion along waterways. This impact on soil stability allows us to frameshift this group of invasive plants from a “merely” ecological problem into a “shovel ready” climate resiliency opportunity to protect ecosystems\, infrastructure\, and private property from flood damage. \nREGISTER HERE \n 
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/what-we-should-know-about-knotweed-101-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240211T100000
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SUMMARY:Winter Birds at Quabbin with John Green
DESCRIPTION:Winter Birds at Quabbin with John Green\nCollaboration with Adventure East\nSunday\, February 11\n10 am – 12 pm\n \nHave you gone on a nature walk with John Green? If not\, you should and if so\, you should again! John has been studying\, and marveling at\, the nature of the Quabbin Reservoir area for well over 30 years. His amazement is contagious. Join John at the Quabbin to see what winter birds\, and other signs of wakefulness in winter\, you  can find. Space is limited; please register now. Adventure East will provide snowshoes or microspikes depending on weather.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/winter-birds-at-quabbin-with-john-green/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240212T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Circle: All We Can Save
DESCRIPTION:All We Can Save Book Circle\nJanuary – May\n2nd and 4th Mondays of the month\, 7:30pm – 8:30pm \nAre you hungry for deeper dialogue about the climate crisis and building community around solutions? We are too. All We Can Save Circles are like a book club\, but a cooler\, deeper\, extended version. Let’s strengthen the “we” in All We Can Save. Circles were created by Dr. Katharine Wilkinson.  Join us for this bimonthly book circle\, must commit to most dates.  Please submit interest here or email casey@hitchcockcenter.org.  Some copies available to borrow from Hitchcock.  \nAll We Can Save: Truth\, Courage\, and solutions for the Climate Crisis\nEdited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/book-circle-all-we-can-save-3/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240215T180000
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SUMMARY:Nature Trivia Night in Support of the Scholarship Fund
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 15\n6 pm – 8 pm\nSliding Scale Tickets: $20\, $30\, $40\nLocated at Hitchcock Center\nTeams up to 4\, pub style fun. \n \nJoin us for a fun evening of testing your nature knowledge to raise money for our scholarship fund! Winning team will split the pot with Hitchcock! What’s a group of seals called? When do the Great-horned Owls mate? What is this bird? Do you know? Come test yourself and hang with others who also love to geek out about nature stuff.  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-trivia-night-in-support-of-the-scholarship-fund/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240224T170000
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SUMMARY:Spring Birding Course
DESCRIPTION:Spring Birding Course with Scott Surner\nFebruary 24 – June 8 2024\nClasses and field trips\nSliding scale tickets: $375\, $325\, $280\nUp to 15 participants. Registration required.  \nFeb 24: Travel day. 5 pm – all Day. Plum Island or Cape Ann. We start the class by birding along the Massachusetts coastline looking for winter ducks\, Loons\, Grebes\, Purple Sandpipers\, and perhaps a Snowy Owl. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/spring-birding-course/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240226T203000
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SUMMARY:Book Circle: All We Can Save
DESCRIPTION:All We Can Save Book Circle\nJanuary – May\n2nd and 4th Mondays of the month\, 7:30pm – 8:30pm \nAre you hungry for deeper dialogue about the climate crisis and building community around solutions? We are too. All We Can Save Circles are like a book club\, but a cooler\, deeper\, extended version. Let’s strengthen the “we” in All We Can Save. Circles were created by Dr. Katharine Wilkinson.  Join us for this bimonthly book circle\, must commit to most dates.  Please submit interest here or email casey@hitchcockcenter.org.  Some copies available to borrow from Hitchcock.  \nAll We Can Save: Truth\, Courage\, and solutions for the Climate Crisis\nEdited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/book-circle-all-we-can-save-4/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240228T180000
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SUMMARY:Big Migration AKA "Big Night" Volunteer Info & Training
DESCRIPTION:Big Migration – “Big Night” Volunteer Information and Training Session\nWednesday\, February 28\, 6pm – 7pm \nIt is getting close to the time of year again for Big Migration! On the first rainy\, warm nights of spring\, thousands of spotted salamanders\, wood frogs\, spring peepers\, and other amphibians travel to vernal pools and other wetlands to breed. This migration is known as “Big Night” — though it rarely occurs on just one evening. Most years\, “Big Night” is actually one or two Big Nights\, a few Medium-Sized Nights\, and a Small Night here or there\, which can take place anytime from mid-March to early May. In Amherst\, this happens on Henry Street\, where amphibians make their annual journey from their forest territories to their breeding pools at Henry Street in North Amherst. \nWe will have a short presentation on the yellow-spotted salamander\, and the history of the salamander tunnels. We all also discuss how volunteers can help this year\, by gathering data and being ambassadors for others who come to the tunnels\, to share how to safely participate in this once-a-year event. \nJoin us to help prepare for the excitement of the Big Migration and assist the Henry Street amphibians on their journey – generally\, the first rainy night( or nights) of spring when temperatures remain above 40 degrees. \nSign up for our training session on February 28 and to get migration updates through Spring!  \nBIG MIGRATION EMAIL LIST
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/big-migration-aka-big-night-volunteer-info-training/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Family Programs
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SUMMARY:Film Screening: Kiss the Ground
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, February 29 at 6 pm\nRegistration required\, donations appreciated.\n \nCome watch Kiss the Ground with us at Hitchcock Center. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/film-screening-kiss-the-ground/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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