Come and enjoy an exciting day of animal tracking in the north Quabbin Reservation with professional wildlife tracker George Leoniak. We'll be exploring the forests looking for signs of animals as they prepare for winter. We’ll also search for tracks along the sandy shores of the reservoir.

Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love mud puddles and muck, climbing trees and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside in rain or shine, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods. Bus transportation is available from Amherst schools.

Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods.

with Michael Wojtech
Join us for our third 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, we explore a focused, seasonal, natural history topic.

Have you ever wondered about these nocturnal hunters? At this program we will dive into the world of owls, learning about their adaptations, sounds and calls, and making an art project to take home! Come prepared for an outdoor winter romp through owl habitat!

Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods.

Get to know nature, and make friends at the same time! This afterschool program is designed to bring girls together in a supportive environment that fosters creativity, nature skills and inquiry. Each afternoon will consist of hands-on projects and free outdoor exploration at the Larch Hill Conservation Area.

Think plants are passive victims of insect attacks or other herbivory? No! Plants have evolved all manner of strange and wonderful adaptations that enable them to withstand the onslaught of those who would eat or exploit them. Explore these adaptations with Elizabeth Farnsworth, Ecologist.

Do you just wanna play outside? Do you love building snow forts and making friends? Need more outdoor recess in your life? Then Nature Play Afterschool at the Hitchcock Center is for you! Each Wednesday afterschool we play outside all afternoon, building shelters, playing games and exploring the woods.

Do you love watching energy flow from one thing to another, like in marble runs and falling dominoes? Do you want to explore your inner engineer and problem-solver? Then you will love our Rube Goldberg Machines program!