Come explore this very special, rich, mesic forest preserve of the Trustees of Reservations. We should find abundant spring ephemerals including Dutchman’s Breeches, Spring-beauty, Bishops Cap, and Trilliums and more. We will […]

Join Corinne and Artemis as they share their new book with us. Explore the fun and fascinating world of insects through this lively question and answer book. Do dragonflies breathe fire? […]

The Hitchcock Center’s 19th annual Biothon in Memory of Elizabeth Farnsworth happens May 11-13 and June 1-3, 2018! You've heard of marathons, walk-a-thons, and dance-a-thons: this is our version. Biothon is […]

Join us for our fifth year of offering an in-depth natural history course for naturalists and citizen scientists. Each month, in our series of nature explorations with different local naturalists, […]

Feathers to Flight It’s spring! What better time of year is there to discover the birds all around us? At Homeschool I we will explore the wonderful adaptations that makes […]

Rocks and Water: The Shaping of Our Valley Discover the stories in the stones around us!  We live in a geologically unique area, and the landscape provides intriguing clues to […]

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 […]

Spring fever is in the air, and it is time to get the kids outside to let out some of their energy! Have them join Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program, which […]

Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Now in its fourth year, Girls into the Wild […]

Join naturalist and photographer John Green to explore one or all three of these themes of nature photography. Bring tripods and extra lenses if you have them, but they are […]