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  • Hitchcock’s New “Living” Building Site Tour

    Fridays, March 4, April 1 and May 6 12:30pm – 1:00pm Join us at our our construction site for a free tour on the 1st Friday of each month. Open to all, no […]

    FREE

  • 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 Discovery Day: Nests, Burrows, and Dens

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

    If you were a bird, a snake, or a fox, where would you go to be warm and cozy? Together we will learn about the houses that animals build and explore the forest in search of the perfect place to call home.

    $42 – $46

  • Tour of Amherst Wastewater Treatment Facility

    Directions upon registration

    Wednesday, April 6, 12pm 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 […]

    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 […]

  • 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

  • Beginning Birding for Youth and Families

    Directions upon registration

    with Dan Ziomek, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program For young people ages 8-13 Saturdays, April 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 14 7:30am-10am Spring migration is […]

    $60 – $120

  • Explore a Vernal Pool

    Directions upon registration

    with Ted Watt, Hitchcock Center Naturalist
    Vernal pools with their temporary spring accumulations of rain and runoff water provide unique homes for a variety of amazing creatures. How do they survive both in the water and when the pool dries up?

    $15 – $18

  • 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