Hitchcock Community Read- The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer Date Change – November 12, 6-8pm Free or by donation, registration required Join us for a discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. We will come together to discuss and share our experience of […]
with Dr. Billy Spitzer- Hitchcock Center Executive Director Wednesday, February 11th – 6pm How healthy is the air we breathe? In this program we will share: What we have learned from several years of data from more than 100 air quality sensors in Western Massachusetts How extreme heat, wildfires, wood burning, local geography, and temperature […]
Spring Birding Course Led by Scott Surner Space is limited, and this program sells out fast! Sliding Scale: $380 / $440 /$500 Join 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 […]
Spring Birding Course Led by Scott Surner Space is limited, and this program sells out fast! Sliding Scale: $380 / $440 /$500 Join 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 […]
Sunday, February 22, 10 am Space is limited, please register now. Sliding Scale: $15, $20, $25 Winter is a magical time to go on a guided nature walk, it is fun to see who is awake and about, different snow or ice formations, and marvel in the wonder with others. Join John Green for an […]
Glimpses of Winter Wildlife Wednesday, February 25, 7pm Free or by donation, registration required. Glimpses of Winter Wildlife — Trail cameras give us a window into the natural world, capturing details of animals’ lives we rarely see in person. Naturalist Allison Bell will share what her cameras reveal about wildlife in winter—bobcats, coyotes, otters, porcupines, […]
Film Screening: In Our Nature Presented by Hitchcock Center for the Environment and Massachusetts Environmental Education Society Saturday February 28th Film Screening – 2:00-3:30 Community Discussion & Refreshments – 3:30-4:00 Location: Hitchcock Center, Amherst, MA. What if environmental education were seen as essential to mental health, civic connection, and strong communities? This film is for […]
Spring Birding Course Led by Scott Surner Space is limited, and this program sells out fast! Sliding Scale: $380 / $440 /$500 Join 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 […]
Spring Birding Course Led by Scott Surner Space is limited, and this program sells out fast! Sliding Scale: $380 / $440 /$500 Join 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 […]
A John Green Slide Show: Beneath the Woodland Canopy: The Understory Wednesday, March 18, 6pm Have you seen a John Green Slideshow? It is literally an old fashion slideshow, click of the machine and whir of the fan. John has a lifetime of beautiful nature photography that he puts together along with his stories. This […]
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