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  • Winter and Early Spring Birding

    Join Scott Surner for the 2019 winter and early spring birding class. This year because of Scott’s schedule we have him from January through mid-April. This will give participants an […]

    $275 – $325

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Just because it’s cold outside, doesn’t mean your kids need to stay inside to play. Have them join Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program, which is designed to let kids be […]

    $225 – $270

  • Homeschool I: Animals That Build

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

    They don’t use blueprints or fancy tools, but animals can be amazing builders by using natural materials like leaves, sticks and even spit! Whether it’s for nests, homes, camouflage or […]

    $450 – $560

  • Homeschool II: Spring into Citizen Science

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

    Spring is an amazing time of year! As the natural world begins to wake up from winter there are lots of changes happening. As part of Spring into Citizen Science […]

    $450 – $560

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    Just because it’s cold outside, doesn’t mean your kids need to stay inside to play. Have them join Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program, which is designed to let kids be […]

    $290 – $350

  • Girls into the Wild

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

    Sometimes you just need to run, explore and play! That’s what we do at Girls into the Wild, and lots more. Girls into the Wild is designed to get girls […]

    $300 – $330

  • Earth Matters 10th Anniversary Celebration

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

    Hitchcock Center and Friends celebrate 10 years of our biweekly Earth Matters column in the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Come for a reception, readings and earth matters trivia. Every two weeks, […]

    FREE

  • Nature Discovery Preschool: PreHistoric Preschool

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

    This season we will travel back in time to the days of the dinosaurs. Children will learn about dinosaurs through stories, songs, movement and crafts. We will compare different dinosaurs, […]

    $220 – $255

  • Nature Discovery Preschool: PreHistoric Preschool

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

    This season we will travel back in time to the days of the dinosaurs. Children will learn about dinosaurs through stories, songs, movement and crafts. We will compare different dinosaurs, […]

    $220 – $255

  • Woodcock: Skydancer

    Have you heard the telltale peep of the woodcock looking for a mate to do its early spring sky dance? If not you are in for a treat that will […]

    $12 – $16