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  • Get the Buzz on Electric Vehicles

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

    Curious about electric vehicle (EVs)s? How they work, how far they can go on a charge? An increasing number of electric vehicles on the market are competitively priced and can […]

    FREE

  • Nature Play Afterschool

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

    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 […]

    $275 – $300

  • Spring Birding Class with Scott Surner

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

    Join this Hitchcock tradition, Scott has been leading since 1979. Space is limited and in high demand. Class and fieldtrip schedule. Classes: 4 Wednesdays, January 31 – May 9, 6:30pm-8pm Weekend […]

    $295 – $325

  • Environmental Justice in New England – An Overview

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

    Pete Westover will open the Hitchcock Center’s 2018 Environmental Justice series with a dramatic illustrated examination of Native land loss and recovery efforts in New England, the battle for control […]

    FREE

  • 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. Now in its fourth year, Girls into the Wild […]

    $270 – $354

  • Timber Rattlesnakes in Massachusetts

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

    Anne has been surveying timber rattlesnake populations in western Massachusetts. She is one of the most up-to-date and well-informed people to help us understand the life history and amazing adaptations […]

    FREE

  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    Spineless Wonders - Animals without Backbones Pretend to shrink down real small to explore the spineless wonders of our natural world! This Spring, Colleen will introduce children to the crawling, […]

    $205 – $225

  • Nature Discovery Preschool

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

    Spineless Wonders - Animals without Backbones Pretend to shrink down real small to explore the spineless wonders of our natural world! This Spring, Colleen will introduce children to the crawling, […]

    $205 – $225

  • Woodcock: Skydancer

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

    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

  • Second Saturdays at Hitchcock

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

    Second Saturdays: December 9, January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9 The Hitchcock Center is open to families and the community second Saturdays of the month, […]

    FREE