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  • Nature Discovery Family Adventures: Fairy Houses (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 […]

    $12 – $20

  • Nature Explorer Family Field Trip: Life in a Pond (all ages)

    A pond is much more than frogs and fish! It demonstrates a beautiful web of life from algae and microscopic organisms to insect larvae and amphibians. We will use our limnology lab tools to practice techniques for observing small aquatic creatures and learning about their unique life cycles and adaptations. At the pond, we will […]

    $17 – $28

  • Game Day Getaway (ages 8–12)

    Games are a great way to embrace summer fun. In this two-hour all outdoors program, children can be a part of a small group and enjoy the company of other […]

    $18 – $30

  • Hike and Stream Catch (ages 8–12)

    Come join an all-outdoor group experience where we’ll hike, explore the woods, catch creatures in a stream, and play games. From the Hitchcock Center, we will hike to the Hampshire […]

    $36 – $60

  • Game Day Getaway (ages 8–12)

    Games are a great way to embrace summer fun. In this two-hour all outdoors program, children can be a part of a small group and enjoy the company of other […]

    $18 – $30

  • Nature Explorer Family Field Trip: Bountiful Butterflies (ages 3 and up)

    Go on a butterfly walk with Jennifer to discover the fluttering friends among us. We will start with some basic tools and background about butterflies and then head to a flowering field with edges that should have a good variety of colorful butterflies. Join one of our talented Hitchcock Center educators and choose among many […]

    $17 – $28

  • Lawns Into Meadows Book Launch and Virtual Meadow Tour followed by Q&A

    In a world where lawns wreak havoc on our natural ecosystems, landscape designer Owen Wormser encourages another approach. Owen’s recently released book, Lawns Into Meadows, Growing a Regenerative Landscape, explains how to plant an organic meadow that’s right for your site. Meadows create wildlife and pollinator habitat. They’re low maintenance and low cost. They have […]

    $10

  • Lawns Into Meadows Book Launch and Virtual Meadow Tour followed by Q&A

    In a world where lawns wreak havoc on our natural ecosystems, landscape designer Owen Wormser encourages another approach. Owen’s recently released book, Lawns Into Meadows, Growing a Regenerative Landscape, explains how to plant an organic meadow that’s right for your site. Meadows create wildlife and pollinator habitat. They’re low maintenance and low cost. They have […]

    $10