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SUMMARY:Spring Birding Course
DESCRIPTION:Spring Birding Course\nLed by Scott Surner\nSpace is limited\, and this program sells out fast!\nSliding Scale: $380 / $440 /$500 \nJoin this spring tradition.  Are you wanting to delight in birds more often\, learn what you are seeing and hearing\, seek new species you haven’t seen\,  or just be in community with other birders?   \nLEARN MORE 
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/spring-birding-course-12/2026-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Spring Forest Bathing
DESCRIPTION:Spring Forest Bathing\nSunday April 19\,\nand Sunday May 17\nfrom 2 – 4 pm \nSlow down\, listen to the birds and discover what the forest might share at the Hitchcock Center on a Forest Bathing walk with certified guide\, Todd Lynch. Forest Bathing allows us to renew and connect to the joyful relationships that await us outside through meditative walking and awakening the senses. Experience the magic of the Hitchcock forest and see what you might discover. \nWhat to Expect:A leisurely walk of about one mile with stops along the way where we will gather and sit. We will focus on our senses to develop an immediate connection with the forest and have time to get to know and explore the beauty of the forest. This is a very relaxed\, slow\, and mindful way of being in nature. The walk lasts about 2 hours and we will finish with an herbal tea made from Todd’s organic herb garden. \nLearn more
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/spring-forest-bathing/2026-04-19/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Spring Birding Course
DESCRIPTION:Spring Birding Course\nLed by Scott Surner\nSpace is limited\, and this program sells out fast!\nSliding Scale: $380 / $440 /$500 \nJoin this spring tradition.  Are you wanting to delight in birds more often\, learn what you are seeing and hearing\, seek new species you haven’t seen\,  or just be in community with other birders?   \nLEARN MORE 
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/spring-birding-course-12/2026-04-25/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Raptors\, Rodenticides and Ricardi
DESCRIPTION:Raptors\, Rodenticides and Ricardi: Rescue Area Wildlife from Rodenticides\nSaturday\, April 25th\, 10am – 12pm\nIn person at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment\nor virtually via a Zoom link provided after you register \nRaptors\, foxes\, and other predators balance Massachusetts’ ecosystems. But shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened and killed after eating poisoned rodents. Mass Audubon’s Rescue Raptors team has partnered with a local group of wildlife advocates\, Save the Raptors Connecticut River and Quabbin Valley\, and Tom Ricardi’s Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center in Conway\, MA to offer this  free hybrid program to educate the public about this issue. Join us to learn about the harms of rodent poisons\, wildlife-safe rodent control options\, and how to get involved. This event is co-sponsored by Mass Audubon\,  Kestrel Land Trust\, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment\, and the Amherst Conservation Department. \nLEARN MORE
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/raptors-rodenticides-and-ricardi/
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs
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SUMMARY:Spring Ephemerals with arborist Alex Klein
DESCRIPTION:Spring Ephemerals\nSunday\, April 26\, 1pm – 3pm \nwith local herbalist and arborist\, Alex Klein\nSliding scale  $25\, $32 or $40\n \nThe days are warming\, the sap rising in the trees\, but still the canopies are bare. You can feel the Earth on the verge of awakening. This moment is both overture and climax\, the rise of the Spring ephemerals. These plants make their brief appearance aboveground in the window of time between snow melt and canopy leaf-out. Bloodroot and trillium\, trout lilies\, the toothworts and hepaticas arise\, signalling the return of our green world. And it is always a thrilling moment to witness.  \nJoin local herbalist and botanist\, Alex Klein\, for a walk amongst the ephemerals\, where we’ll talk about their botany and identification\, as well as their special place in local ecologies and survival strategies. We’ll consider how these plants help us mark time\, meanwhile keeping our eyes peeled for other signs of Spring awakening throughout the forest.  \nLEARN MORE AND REGISTER
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/spring-ephemerals/
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