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  • What We Should Know about Knotweed 101 (Virtual)

    Adult Programs

    Thursday, February 8 Virtual Event 6:30 pm - 8 pm  What 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 […]

  • Winter Birds at Quabbin with John Green

    Adult Programs

    Winter Birds at Quabbin with John Green Collaboration with Adventure East Sunday, February 11 10 am - 12 pm Have 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 […]

  • Book Circle: All We Can Save

    Book Circle: All We Can Save
    Adult Programs

    All We Can Save Book Circle January - May 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 7:30pm - 8:30pm Are 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 […]

  • Nature Trivia Night in Support of the Scholarship Fund

    Adult Programs

    Thursday, February 15 6 pm - 8 pm Sliding Scale Tickets: $20, $30, $40 Located at Hitchcock Center Teams up to 4, pub style fun.  Join 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 […]

  • Spring Birding Course

    Adult Programs

    Spring Birding Course with Scott Surner February 24 - June 8 2024 Classes and field trips Sliding scale tickets: $375, $325, $280 Up to 15 participants. Registration required.  Feb 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 […]

  • Book Circle: All We Can Save

    Book Circle: All We Can Save
    Adult Programs

    All We Can Save Book Circle January - May 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 7:30pm - 8:30pm Are 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 […]

  • Big Migration AKA “Big Night” Volunteer Info & Training

    Adult Programs

    Big Migration - "Big Night" Volunteer Information and Training Session Wednesday, February 28, 6pm – 7pm It 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 […]

  • Film Screening: Kiss the Ground

    Adult Programs

    Thursday, February 29 at 6 pm Registration required, donations appreciated. Come watch Kiss the Ground with us at Hitchcock Center. REGISTER HERE

  • Fireside Chat: Astronomy

    Adult Programs

    Friday, February 2 at 6:30 pm (Bad weather date is Friday, March 1) Registration required Sliding scale: $12, $20, $32 We love crisp, clear winter nights here! Join us for warm drinks and snacks around the campfire along with stargazing.

  • Workshop: How to Talk about Climate Change

    Climate Action Series
    Adult Programs

    How to Talk about Climate Change: Climate Action through Conversation A workshop with Ezra Markowitz  Wednesday, March 6 7 pm - 8:30 pm Registration required, donations appreciated. Most people spend very little time talking about environmental issues with their colleagues, friends and family members. Yet research shows that these are exactly the conversations we need […]