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  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    Spineless Wonders - Animals without Backbones Pretend to shrink down real small to explore the spineless wonders of our natural world! This Spring, Colleen will introduce children to the crawling, […]

    $205 – $225

  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    Spineless Wonders - Animals without Backbones Pretend to shrink down real small to explore the spineless wonders of our natural world! This Spring, Colleen will introduce children to the crawling, […]

    $205 – $225

  • Girl Scout Program: Who Lives in a Vernal Pool?

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

    Did you know vernal pools only last a few months before drying up for the summer? The fascinating animals that live there have to be adapted to survive in these […]

    $12

  • Nature Play and Learning Places Garden Work Day

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

    The Hitchcock Center is expanding its nature play area. Join this community effort and come help us dig, weed, plant, mulch, haul, etc. Bring tools and gloves if you have […]

    FREE

  • Girl Scout Program: Who Lives in a Vernal Pool?

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

    Did you know vernal pools only last a few months before drying up for the summer? The fascinating animals that live there have to be adapted to survive in these […]

    $12

  • Homeschool Discovery Day

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

    Do you love science and nature? Do you want to see what the Hitchcock Homeschool program is all about? Sign up for our Discovery Days, our one-time programs about science […]

    $42 – $46

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Spring fever is in the air, and it is time to get the kids outside to let out some of their energy! Have them join Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program, which […]

    $275 – $300

  • Girls into the Wild

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

    Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now in its fourth year, Girls into the Wild […]

    $270 – $354

  • Attracting Pollinators Workshop

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

    We depend on local populations of insect pollinators for most seed and fruit production in agriculture, horticulture, and wild plants. Come learn about the diversity of plant species that appeal […]

    $10 – $15

  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    Spineless Wonders - Animals without Backbones Pretend to shrink down real small to explore the spineless wonders of our natural world! This Spring, Colleen will introduce children to the crawling, […]

    $205 – $225