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  • Homeschool I: Animals That Build

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

    They don’t use blueprints or fancy tools, but animals can be amazing builders by using natural materials like leaves, sticks and even spit! Whether it’s for nests, homes, camouflage or […]

    $450 – $560

  • Homeschool II: Spring into Citizen Science

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

    Spring is an amazing time of year! As the natural world begins to wake up from winter there are lots of changes happening. As part of Spring into Citizen Science […]

    $450 – $560

  • Spotted Salamander Egg Mass Count – Sold Out

    Fieldtrip Location

    Join us for our annual count of the tennis-ball sized jelly egg masses laid by the female salamanders in the red maple swamp just west of Henry Street. Counting these […]

    FREE

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Just because it’s cold outside, doesn’t mean your kids need to stay inside to play. Have them join Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program, which is designed to let kids be […]

    $290 – $350

  • Winter and Early Spring Birding

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

    Join Scott Surner for the 2019 winter and early spring birding class. This year because of Scott’s schedule we have him from January through mid- April. This will give participants […]

    $275 – $325

  • Indigenous Peoples Rights

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

    Nicole Friederichs and Cedric Woods have been on the front line of many Native tribal struggles in Massachusetts and beyond. They will discuss current Native rights issues and some of […]

    FREE

  • 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. Girls into the Wild is designed to get girls […]

    $300 – $330

  • Nature Discovery Preschool: PreHistoric Preschool

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

    This season we will travel back in time to the days of the dinosaurs. Children will learn about dinosaurs through stories, songs, movement and crafts. We will compare different dinosaurs, […]

    $220 – $255