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  • Spring Birding Course

    Spring Birding 2025
    Adult Programs

    (February - June 2025) The Hitchcock Center's annual Spring Birding course! The class focuses on identification and migration of New England birds. Click here to get information about today's session, from location to the birds we hope to identify.

  • Spring Birding Course

    Spring Birding 2025
    Adult Programs

    (February - June 2025) The Hitchcock Center's annual Spring Birding course! The class focuses on identification and migration of New England birds. Click here to get information about today's session, from location to the birds we hope to identify.

  • Ticks & Tickborne Diseases: Separating Fact from Fiction

    Adult Programs

    Ticks & Tickborne Diseases (Including Lyme): Separating Fact from Fiction Wednesday, May 14  6:00 PM at Hitchcock Center  Join us for a presentation by Dr. Steve Rich, Professor of Microbiology at UMASS Amherst, on tick-borne diseases and how to prevent them. Lyme Disease is the most prevalent infectious disease in Massachusetts and is now considered […]

  • Spring Birding Course

    Spring Birding 2025
    Adult Programs

    (February - June 2025) The Hitchcock Center's annual Spring Birding course! The class focuses on identification and migration of New England birds. Click here to get information about today's session, from location to the birds we hope to identify.

  • Planting for Pollinators Demo

    Adult Programs

    with Casey Beebe Sunday, May 18th 10am – 11:30am As part of our native plant sale collaboration with My Home Park, we will be demonstrating how to plant your kit and generally how to plant well for pollinators as we expand one of our many pollinator gardens.  Teaching participants what plants support what pollinators throughout the season.  […]

  • Planting for Pollinators Demo

    Adult Programs

    Planting for Pollinators Demo with My Home Park Native Plant Kit Sunday, May 18th 10am - 11:30am   As part of our native plant sale collaboration with My Home Park,  we will be demonstrating how to plant your kit and generally how to plant well for pollinators as we expand one of our many pollinator […]

  • Mushroom Class

    Mushroom Class
    Adult Programs

    Mushroom Classes  with Jessica Benson Evans Sunday, May 25, 10-12 - Mt. Toby Saturday, July 19, 10-12 - Cadwell Forest Saturday, October 4, 10-12 - Morse Hill Join mushroom enthusiast Jessica Benson Evans of the Pioneer Valley Mycological Association as she explores and teaches us about the ecology and magic of fungi.  Jessica has a […]

  • Spring Birding Course

    Spring Birding 2025
    Adult Programs

    (February - June 2025) The Hitchcock Center's annual Spring Birding course! The class focuses on identification and migration of New England birds. Click here to get information about today's session, from location to the birds we hope to identify.

  • Firefly Ecology Fireside Program

    Adult Programs

    with John Green Thursday, June 12, 8:30pm Sliding Scale $10, $20, $30 Do you love the ephemeral season of fireflies? Or maybe you call them lightning bugs, either way come and learn about and enjoy some guided firefly watching.  We will have a fire going and snacks so we can talk about fireflies in Hitchcock […]

  • Battle of the Botanicals

    Adult Programs

    We will be inviting some of our region’s top bartender/chef teams to profile their talents and help us raise funds for the Hitchcock Center for the Environment’s environmental justice programs. This event is 21+. Held on Wednesday, June 18 from 6 – 9 p.m. this ticketed fundraiser is expected to draw 300+ people. Each restaurant […]