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  • Nature Explorer Family Field Trip: Habitat (all ages)

    Every living thing needs a home or a habitat to survive. The Hitchcock Center has a variety of local habitats on site to experience first-hand. Just as each neighborhood has […]

    $17 – $28

  • Nature Discovery Family Adventures: Little Critters (ages 3–5)

    This family program is a wonderful way to spend time outdoors with your young one(s), discovering nature together with Colleen Kelley. We will socially distance for circle time. Each family will be given their own discovery tools to use on our adventure together. We will enjoy a fun story at the end of each session. […]

    $12 – $20

  • Nature Explorer Family Field Trip: Mountains and Valleys (ages 8 and up)

    Discover the stories in the stones around us! The Holyoke Range can tell us much about how the Earth’s crust is shaped. It is a geologically unique area, where we can find evidence of shifting tectonic plates, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion, all in one day’s field trip! We will learn how fascinating geology can […]

    $17 – $28

  • 10:00-11:30am Nature Discovery Preschool Adventure: Beautiful Butterflies

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    This award-winning adult and child preschool program–the adult accompanies their child(ren)--offers weekly outdoor exploration together combined with multi-modal learning experiences to foster wonder and curiosity about the natural world. Sign up for one or or more days and choose one of two time offerings: Friday mornings or afternoons. with Colleen Kelley Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K Fridays, 10:00–11:30am or 1–2:30pm […]

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  • 10:00am-12:00pm Nature-based Field Trip: Life in a Stream

    Family Programs

    Streams are an excellent place for the science of discovery and investigation. The critters who make their home in the stream demonstrate a beautiful web of life, from algae and microscopic organisms, to insect larvae and amphibians. We’ll begin at the Hitchcock Center and use our limnology lab tools to practice techniques for observing small […]

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  • 1:00-2:30pm Nature Discovery Preschool Adventure: Beautiful Butterflies

    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    This award-winning adult and child preschool program–the adult accompanies their child(ren)--offers weekly outdoor exploration together combined with multi-modal learning experiences to foster wonder and curiosity about the natural world. Sign up for one or or more days and choose one of two time offerings: Friday mornings or afternoons. with Colleen Kelley Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K Fridays, 10:00–11:30am or 1–2:30pm […]

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  • Fall Birding Series with Scott Surner

    Adult Programs

    Join Scott Surner for outdoor birding this fall. Good news,  in spite of all that isn’t safe right now watching birds outdoors is still to be enjoyed. Field trips will meet at the locations rather than at the Hitchcock Center and there will be no carpooling. Masks will need to be worn when 6ft distance […]

    $216 – $360

  • 4-5:30pm Family Monarch Tagging Program

    Family Programs

    The monarch butterflies are back and their cycle continues! Come for a small group, in-person, class to see them up close, learn about their fascinating life cycle, tag and release pre-caught butterflies and then take a hike to find some others. Nets and supplies will be provided. Data collected will be added for scientific research […]

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