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  • Fireside Chat: Astronomy

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

    Fireside Chat: Astronomy  Friday, October 18, 7pm  Join us for an evening in our gardens under the stars.  We have a nice open landscape for stargazing, come for a chat […]

  • Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch

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

    Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch  Sunday, October 20, 10-12PM 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 […]

  • Climate Cafe

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

    Climate Cafe  Sunday, October 20, 2-3:30PM  Free to attend  One of the biggest challenges of the climate crisis is knowing what to do with the complex set of emotions regarding the planetary emergency.  Where is it safe to talk about the fear, outrage, and grief? The idea is that the more comfortable we become with […]

  • Discovery Day: Spooooky Animals

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Spooooky Animals! with Lauren Dausch October 22, 10 AM – 2 PM Ages 6 – 12 or grades 1 – 6 Fee per Child: Tier A:$79 | Tier B:$66 | Tier C:$56 | Tier D:$43 Limited to 12 participants Let’s face it– there are just some creatures that are spookier than others! This day will […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    with Jeff Mazur Grades 1 – 3 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 10 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$447 | Tier B-$372 | […]

  • Girls into the Wild

    Girls into the Wild
    Ages 9–11 or Grades 4–6

    with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 3 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$453 | Tier B-$378 | Tier C-$321  | Tier D-$245 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2024 for more romping wildly through the field […]

  • Junior Nature Play Afterschool (ext)

    Ages 5–8 or Grades K–3

    Junior Nature Play Afterschool with Lauren Dausch Grades K – 2 Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 4 – December 18 (Extended day (1 PM) on October 23, no program […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool (ext)

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Nature Play Afterschool Series with Jeff Mazur Grades 2 – 4 Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 4 – December 18 (Extended day (1 PM) on October 23, no program […]