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  • Senior Nature Hike with John Green

    Adult Programs

    Senior Nature Hikes with John Green Thursday, October 17, 9-11am – Fitzgerald Lake   These nature hikes will be led by naturalist John Green, they are all at locations with f airly level ground, they will move slowly and not cover a lot of distance.   Please wear solid footwear, and binoculars are welcome. Registration is […]

  • Nature Discovery Preschool (AM)

    Nature Discovery Preschool (AM)
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Preschool Series: Life in the Canopy! (Leaves, Seeds and the Animals Above Us) with Chrissy Larson Ages 3 – 5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, September 13 – December 6 (no programs September 27, October 25, November 29) Morning session: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Afternoon session: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Fee […]

  • Nature Discovery Preschool (PM)

    Nature Discovery Preschool (PM)
    Ages 3–5 or Grade Pre-K

    Nature Discovery Preschool Series: Life in the Canopy! (Leaves, Seeds and the Animals Above Us) with Chrissy Larson Ages 3 – 5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, September 13 – December 6 (no programs September 27, October 25, November 29) Morning session: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Afternoon session: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Fee […]

  • Fireside Chat: Astronomy

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

    Fireside Chat: Astronomy  Friday, October 18, 7pm  Join us for an evening in our gardens under the stars.  We have a nice open landscape for stargazing, come for a chat and nibbles around the fire and hear a bit about astronomy and its history, look through telescopes and see what we can see.  Weather permitting.   Sliding […]

  • Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

    Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner
    Hitchcock Center for the Environment 845 West Street, Amherst, MA
    Adult Programs

    Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024 Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out and enjoy nature, birds and the company […]

  • Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch

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

    Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch  Sunday, October 20, 10-12PM Sliding Scale: $18, $25, or $35 There is a quiet pulse to the fall forest, as the trees and landscape turn inward and prepare for winter. It is darker earlier; the leaves fall – creating spontaneous collages on the forest floor and the trees reveal their […]

  • Climate Cafe

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

    Climate Cafe  Sunday, October 20, 2-3:30PM  Free to attend  One of the biggest challenges of the climate crisis is knowing what to do with the complex set of emotions regarding the planetary emergency.  Where is it safe to talk about the fear, outrage, and grief? The idea is that the more comfortable we become with […]

  • Wild Children of the Woods  

    Wild Children of the Woods  
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    with Monya Relles Grades 3 – 5 Mondays 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 9 – December 16 (no class October 14 or November 11) Fee per Child: Tier A:$393 | Tier B:$327 | Tier C:$278 | Tier D:$213 Limited to 12 participants We go to the woods to think, learn, play, and explore in this […]

  • Discovery Day: Spooooky Animals

    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    Spooooky Animals! with Lauren Dausch October 22, 10 AM – 2 PM Ages 6 – 12 or grades 1 – 6 Fee per Child: Tier A:$79 | Tier B:$66 | Tier C:$56 | Tier D:$43 Limited to 12 participants Let’s face it– there are just some creatures that are spookier than others! This day will […]

  • Nature Play Afterschool

    Nature Play Afterschool
    Ages 5–8/Grades K–3 or Ages 9–11/Grades 4–6

    with Jeff Mazur Grades 1 – 3 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 10 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$447 | Tier B-$372 | Tier C-$316  | Tier D-$242 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, […]