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  • 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

  • Living Building Tour

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

    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 […]

    FREE

  • Bird Migration with John Green

    Fieldtrip Location

    Warbler migration is a May treat not to missed. John has a great ear and will teach you the calls of birds even if you can’t get your binoculars on […]

  • Nature Play and Learning Places Garden Work Day

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

    The Hitchcock Center is expanding its nature play area. Join this community effort and come help us dig, weed, plant, mulch, haul, etc. Bring tools and gloves if you have […]

    FREE

  • Exploring Lake Warner – CANCELLED

    Fieldtrip Location

    Kingfishers, painted turtles, great blue herons, bullfrogs, water snakes… we’ll be searching for them! We’ll paddle slowly around the lake, looking for birds and plants and any other nature we […]

    $10 – $15

  • Homeschool I

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

    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 […]

    $420 – $450

  • Homeschool II

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

    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 […]

    $420 – $450

  • 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

  • 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