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  • Mushroom Hunters Field Walk

    Adult Programs

    Saturday, August 31, 3:30PM – 5:30PM  Join us for a Mushroom hunting field walk, learn basic mushroom identification and ecology.  REGISTER- PM Session – New Class

  • Fall Birding – Classroom Program

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024  (Plus optional add on November weekend trip)  Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out […]

  • Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

    Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024 Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out and enjoy nature, birds and the company […]

  • Senior Nature Hike with John Green

    Adult Programs

    Senior Nature Hikes with John Green Wednesday, September 18, 9-11am – Notch    These nature hikes will be led by naturalist John Green, they are all at locations with f airly level ground, they will move slowly and not cover a lot of distance.   Please wear solid footwear, and binoculars are welcome. Registration is required,  […]

  • Garden Party with Herbal infusion Demo

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Garden Parties with Herbal infusion Demos Thursday, September 19, 5 PM In the Hitchcock Center Gardens – FREE  Join us for a garden party in the Hitchcock Center gardens. Enjoy a demonstration on how to make a variety of infusions with seasonal herbs and flowers and learn more about the work of the Hitchcock Center […]

  • Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

    Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024 Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out and enjoy nature, birds and the company […]

  • Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch  Wednesday, September 25, 5-7PM Sliding Scale: $18, $25, or $35 There is a quiet pulse to the fall forest, as the trees and landscape turn inward and prepare for winter. It is darker earlier; the leaves fall – creating spontaneous collages on the forest floor and the trees reveal their […]

  • Fall Birding – Classroom Program

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024  (Plus optional add on November weekend trip)  Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out […]

  • Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

    Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024 Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out and enjoy nature, birds and the company […]

  • Autumn Herbal Foraging with Jade Alicandro

    Adult Programs

     Autumn Herbal Foraging with Jade Alicandro  Thursday, October 3, 4:30-6:30pm  Join us for a walk identifying our bio regionally abundant medicinal herbs that come into season in the fall. We’ll learn identification, medicinal uses, harvesting techniques, medicinal preparations and more. Participants will be given time to do some foraging of their own and we’ll end […]