Hitchcock Center for the Environment

Leadership Training Camp
2017-07-17 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-18 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-19 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-20 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-21 08:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002
https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/programs/children-and-family-programs/nature-summer-camp/

Nature Summer Camp: Session 2
2017-07-18 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-19 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-20 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-21 08:30 - 15:00 | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002

Living Building Tour
2017-07-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2017-08-04 16:00 - 17:00
Come meet our newest educator – our building! It is designed to model systems in nature, it is net zero energy, net zero water, has composting toilets, and has been made with responsibly sourced non-toxic materials, come check it out at one of our bi-monthly tours.
Public Building Tours: Summer Tour Dates
First Fridays at 4pm: July 7, August 4
Third Wednesdays at 12pm: July 19, August 16
FREE but please register online.

Private Building Tours
The Hitchcock Center offers private group building tours, based on availability. The fee for these tours is $50/group. Please limit group size to 15-20 for the best experience. Please contact Jessica Schultz, Living Building Coordinator, to arrange your group’s tour.
Note: We are pleased to be able to offer spanish language translators for our building tours. If you or someone you know could benefit from translation, please let us know in advance, so that we may schedule a translator for your tour date.

Fun with Ferns
2017-07-20 10:00 - 14:30 | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002
Elizabeth Farnsworth
Thursday, July 20, 2017, 10:00am – 2:30 pm
Members $60/Non-members $72
Register here

Elizabeth Farnsworth (aka “Fernsworth”), coauthor of the Peterson Field Guide to the Ferns, will introduce you to the major groups of true ferns, moonworts, horsetails, clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts. We will learn how to identify these plants, discuss their lifestyles and ecology, view specimens under a microscope, and travel into the field to view a variety of these diverse plants. Co-sponsored with the New England Wildflower Society.

River Flood Plain Explorations - CANCELLED
2017-07-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2017-08-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Fieldtrip Location
Ted Watt, Hitchcock Center Naturalist
Saturday, July 22, August 5 & August 26, 9am-noon
Members $50 for series or $20 per walk/Non-members $80 for series or $30 per walk
Register here

One of our most significant natural habitats here in the Valley is our flood plain forests. We’ll visit 3 different flood plain forests, a different location each date, looking at the plants and exploring the natural history. We’ll identify a number of species and compare the plant communities at the 3 sites. We’ll explore mature forests with shrubby and diverse herbaceous understory. There will be poison ivy, mosquitoes, and probably ticks at all sites! Bring a hand lens and be ready to take notes. Walks available separately. Directions to sites provided upon registration.

Nature Summer Camp: Session 3
2017-07-24 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-25 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-26 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-27 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-07-28 08:30 - 15:00 | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002

Nature Summer Camp: Session 4
2017-07-31 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-08-01 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-08-02 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-08-03 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-08-04 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-08-07 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-08-08 08:30 - 15:00, 2017-08-09 08:30 - 15:00 and 2 more dates | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002

Nature Summer Camp: Session 5
2017-08-14 08:30 - 15:00 | Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002
