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  • Moose in Massachusetts

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

    with Ralph Taylor, Connecticut Valley District Manager at MassWildlife
    You may have heard about the challenges facing moose populations in northern New England – warming winters, brain worm, winter tick…

    DONATION
  • Steps to Solar & a Greener Home – Workshop Series – Cancelled

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

    Sally Pick, SJP Environmental Consulting  CANCELLED Thursdays, March 24, 31, & April 7, 7-8:30pm Thinking about solar? Want to know how to make your home cozy, reduce energy wasted from heat and electricity losses, and eliminate drafty spots, all while lowering your home’s carbon emissions? In this 3 part workshop Sally Pick, who consults with […]

  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    We will head in to spring in full flight! Children and their adult companions will explore the world of birds through movement, songs, crafts and live animal observations. We will investigate what makes a bird a bird, bird adaptations, bird language and much more. By the end of our time together we will be amateur ornithologists!

    $205 – $225
  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    We will head in to spring in full flight! Children and their adult companions will explore the world of birds through movement, songs, crafts and live animal observations. We will investigate what makes a bird a bird, bird adaptations, bird language and much more. By the end of our time together we will be amateur ornithologists!

    $205 – $225
  • Homeschool I: Nature’s Superheroes

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

    Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s a nature superhero! In Homeschool I this spring we will learn about superheroes of survival in nature. We’ll explore super senses, and learn how sight, hearing, and smell are used to capture prey and avoid detection.

    $375 – $404
  • Homeschool II: Understanding Animal Behavior

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

    Have you ever wondered why animals act the way they do, or what they are thinking? Why do coyotes howl at night? Is the cardinal pecking my window because it’s angry? Do the two crayfish you caught like each other? During this spring’s Homeschool II class we’ll be exploring these and many other questions about the inner lives of the animals around us.

    $375 – $404
  • The ABC’s of LBC

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

    Julie Johnson, Hitchcock Executive Director Wednesday, March 30, 7pm Join Hitchcock's Executive Director on our proud journey to undertake the Living Building Challenge (LBC) in the building of our new environmental education center.  LBC’s holistic standards incorporate the most progressive thinking from architecture, engineering, planning, interiors, landscape design and policy. We are deeply committed to […]

    FREE
  • Tour of Amherst Atkins Reservoir Water Treatment

    Directions upon registration

    Thursday, March 31, 10am We think it is good to know where our water comes from and where it goes. We just turn on our faucets and flush our toilets but what’s the infrastructure that makes that possible. Come tour the facility that treats Amherst’s water for drinking and see what happens there, it is […]

    FREE
  • Steps to Solar & a Greener Home – Workshop Series

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

    Sally Pick, SJP Environmental Consulting  CANCELLED Thursdays, March 24, 31, & April 7, 7-8:30pm Thinking about solar? Want to know how to make your home cozy, reduce energy wasted from heat and electricity losses, and eliminate drafty spots, all while lowering your home’s carbon emissions? In this 3 part workshop Sally Pick, who consults with […]

  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    We will head in to spring in full flight! Children and their adult companions will explore the world of birds through movement, songs, crafts and live animal observations. We will investigate what makes a bird a bird, bird adaptations, bird language and much more. By the end of our time together we will be amateur ornithologists!

    $205 – $225