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  • Killer Plants

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

    Think plants are passive victims of insect attacks or other herbivory? No! Plants have evolved all manner of strange and wonderful adaptations that enable them to withstand the onslaught of those who would eat or exploit them. Explore these adaptations with Elizabeth Farnsworth, Ecologist.

    $10 – $12

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods.

    $230 – $255

  • Girl Scout Program: Rube Goldberg Machines!

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

    Do you love watching energy flow from one thing to another, like in marble runs and falling dominoes? Do you want to explore your inner engineer and problem-solver? Then you will love our Rube Goldberg Machines program!

    $10

  • Girl Scout Program: Rube Goldberg Machines!

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

    Do you love watching energy flow from one thing to another, like in marble runs and falling dominoes? Do you want to explore your inner engineer and problem-solver? Then you will love our Rube Goldberg Machines program!

    $10

  • Exploring Larch Hill – CANCELLED

    Larch Hill Conservation Area 525 South Pleasant St., Amherst

    Come young, old, novice or seasoned and join one of our naturalists to see what you can see each month on our new fourth Sunday of the month nature walk around Larch Hill.

    FREE

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods.

    $230 – $255

  • Girls into the Wild

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

    Get to know nature, and make friends at the same time! This afterschool program is designed to bring girls together in a supportive environment that fosters creativity, nature skills and inquiry. Each afternoon will consist of hands-on projects and free outdoor exploration at the Larch Hill Conservation Area.

    $135 – $160

  • Winter Curriculum Day

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

    Come play outside on this no-school day for Amherst! Be prepared for hours outdoors in winter!

    $60 – $70

  • Winter Nature Walk

    Get outside and enjoy the winter light and fresh crisp air for a winter nature walk at the Notch with John Green.

    $15 – $18

  • Homeschool Discovery Day: Animal Detectives

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

    Today you will become an animal detective! Together we’ll identify tracks, read signs, and study scat as we learn what these fascinating clues can tell us about the animals in our own backyards!

    $42 – $46