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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

  • Biothon

    The Hitchcock Center’s 19th annual Biothon in Memory of Elizabeth Farnsworth happens May 11-13 and June 1-3, 2018! You've heard of marathons, walk-a-thons, and dance-a-thons: this is our version. Biothon is […]

  • Youth and Family Birding

    Fieldtrip Location

    Spring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Come learn the new species returning from the south wearing their spring colors. Be the […]

    $12 – $22

  • Second Saturdays at Hitchcock

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

    Second Saturdays: December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9 The Hitchcock Center is open to families and the community second Saturdays of the month, […]

    FREE

  • Saturday Family Science Series

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

    Second Saturdays: December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9 The Hitchcock Center is open to families and the community second Saturdays of the month, […]

    FREE

  • Wildflower Walk at Bear Swamp, Ashfield — Cancelled

    Fieldtrip Location

    Come explore this very special, rich, mesic forest preserve of the Trustees of Reservations. We should find abundant spring ephemerals including Dutchman’s Breeches, Spring-beauty, Bishops Cap, and Trilliums and more. We will […]

    $15 – $18

  • Do Doodlebugs Doodle? Author Event and Book Signing

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

    Join Corinne and Artemis as they share their new book with us. Explore the fun and fascinating world of insects through this lively question and answer book. Do dragonflies breathe fire? […]

    FREE

  • Biothon

    The Hitchcock Center’s 19th annual Biothon in Memory of Elizabeth Farnsworth happens May 11-13 and June 1-3, 2018! You've heard of marathons, walk-a-thons, and dance-a-thons: this is our version. Biothon is […]

  • Nature All Year Study Club: Neotropical Migrants

    Fieldtrip Location

    Join us for our fifth year of offering an in-depth natural history course for naturalists and citizen scientists. Each month, in our series of nature explorations with different local naturalists, […]

    $30