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  • 10:00-11:30am Nature Discovery Preschool Adventure: Water Wonders

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Come explore the wonders of winter! This award-winning adult and child preschool program offers weekly outdoor exploration together combined with multi-modal learning experiences to foster wonder and curiosity about the […]

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  • 1:00-2:30pm Nature Discovery Preschool Adventure: Water Wonders

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Come explore the wonders of winter! This award-winning adult and child preschool program offers weekly outdoor exploration together combined with multi-modal learning experiences to foster wonder and curiosity about the […]

    Sliding Scale

  • 1:00-2:30pm Nature Discovery Preschool Adventure: Water Wonders

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Come explore the wonders of winter! This award-winning adult and child preschool program offers weekly outdoor exploration together combined with multi-modal learning experiences to foster wonder and curiosity about the […]

    Sliding Scale

  • Amherst Walks: Harkness Brook Conservation Area

    Family Programs

    Join Hitchcock Educator Aemelia Thompson for this free, family-friendly, guided nature walk on the Robert Frost and Harkness Loop Trails at the Harkness Brook Conservation Area. This walk will highlight […]

    FREE

  • Amherst Walks: Wildwood Conservation Area

    Family Programs

    Join Hitchcock Educator Aemelia Thompson for this free, family-friendly, guided nature walk on the forest trails of the Wildwood Conservation Area. This walk will highlight the ecological community right in […]

    FREE

  • Monarch Tagging 

    Family Programs

    Drop in to see how monarch butterflies are tagged and ask questions about this amazing creature and their hope filled cycle of survival. With Jennifer Unkles All ages Saturday, September […]

    FREE

  • Monarch Tagging

    Adult Programs

    The monarch butterflies are back and their cycle continues! Come for a small group class to see them up close, learn about their fascinating life cycle, tag and release pre-caught […]

    Suggested Donation

  • Meet the Animals

    Family Programs

    Meet the animals this fall to get up-close and personal with some of the critters that live at the Hitchcock Center. October 23rd we will be meeting Cob the Corn […]

  • Meet the Animals

    Family Programs

    Meet the animals this fall to get up-close and personal with some of the critters that live at the Hitchcock Center. October 23rd we will be meeting Cob the Corn […]

  • Second Saturday Family Science

    Family Programs

    Join us for seasonal nature and science programs each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their parents, these programs will explore cool topics in nature. […]