Events

Sally Pick, SJP Environmental Consulting Thursday, May 5, 7pm Thinking about solar power (PV) for your home but not sure where to start, what it costs and what incentives are available? In this workshop, Sally Pick, an area home energy consultant who served as the solar coach for Solarize Montague, will cover the basics of […]

We will head in to spring in full flight! Children and their adult companions will explore the world of birds through movement, songs, crafts and live animal observations. We will investigate what makes a bird a bird, bird adaptations, bird language and much more. By the end of our time together we will be amateur ornithologists!

Fridays, March 4, April 1 and May 6 12:30pm – 1:00pm Join us at our our construction site for a free tour on the 1st Friday of each month. Open to all, no registration required. Park and meet in the Red Barn parking lot at Hampshire College located at 893 West Street.

We will head in to spring in full flight! Children and their adult companions will explore the world of birds through movement, songs, crafts and live animal observations. We will investigate what makes a bird a bird, bird adaptations, bird language and much more. By the end of our time together we will be amateur ornithologists!

Event flyer available. Fort River Refuge: 69 Moody Bridge Road, Hadley 6:30am - Bird Walk led by Friends of the Fort River 8am-10am - Family friendly activities including falconry demonstration, bird banding, American Kestrel and Barn Swallow observation, and the Watershed on Wheels Mass Audubon Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary: 127 Coombs Road, Easthampton 10:30am - 2pm […]

Pete McLean – Education Director at Book & Plow Farm Saturdays, May 7, 14, 21 & 28, 7am-9am Book & Plow Farm – 425 South East St., Amherst Have you always wanted to explore the world of birds but not wanted to get competitive about it? Don’t let another spring slip by without deepening your […]

with Dan Ziomek, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program For young people ages 8-13 Saturdays, April 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 14 7:30am-10am Spring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Each week new species return from the south wearing their spring colors. Each […]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s a nature superhero! In Homeschool I this spring we will learn about superheroes of survival in nature. We’ll explore super senses, and learn how sight, hearing, and smell are used to capture prey and avoid detection.

Have you ever wondered why animals act the way they do, or what they are thinking? Why do coyotes howl at night? Is the cardinal pecking my window because it’s angry? Do the two crayfish you caught like each other? During this spring’s Homeschool II class we’ll be exploring these and many other questions about the inner lives of the animals around us.

Biothon is a fundraiser for the Hitchcock Center’s environmental education programs. And it’s a fun and educational way to document the biodiversity of our region. Biothon is a team event during peak spring biodiversity.