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SUMMARY:Youth Birding
DESCRIPTION:with Dan Ziomek\, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program\nFor young people ages 8-13\n6 Saturdays: April 8 – May 13\n7:30am-10am\nIndividual/Youth: Members $60/Non-members $75\nParent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120\nSpace is limited\, registration required  \nSpring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the next generation of birders!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/youth-birding-12/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170514
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202710Z
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SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-9/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170514
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170320T180135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170320T180135Z
UID:10000606-1494633600-1494719999@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Biothon
DESCRIPTION:The Hitchcock Center’s 18th Annual 2017 Biothon starts May 12th! You’ve heard of marathons\, walk-a-thons\, and dance-a-thons: this is our version. 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. \nTeams will be out identifying species in the Valley at specific sites for any time period (up to 24-hours) on Friday\, May 12 – Sunday\, May 14 or on Friday\, June 2 – Sunday\, June 4. Teams choose their day and time\, where to go out\, and what species to count. \nYour participation helps us to document our region’s biodiversity\, and strengthen high-quality environmental education programs for our whole community – thank you! \nLearn more…
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/biothon-2/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170512T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170512T183000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170427T182530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T182530Z
UID:10000648-1494608400-1494613800@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Biothon Outing: Amherst
DESCRIPTION:Join Alan Hurwitz and Cynthia Brubaker for a Biothon outing in Amherst. \nLearn more about Biothon. \nRegister for this outing.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/biothon-outing-amherst-2/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170513
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202644Z
UID:10000643-1494547200-1494633599@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-8/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170513
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170320T180035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170320T180058Z
UID:10000605-1494547200-1494633599@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Biothon
DESCRIPTION:The Hitchcock Center’s 18th Annual 2017 Biothon starts May 12th! You’ve heard of marathons\, walk-a-thons\, and dance-a-thons: this is our version. 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. \nTeams will be out identifying species in the Valley at specific sites for any time period (up to 24-hours) on Friday\, May 12 – Sunday\, May 14 or on Friday\, June 2 – Sunday\, June 4. Teams choose their day and time\, where to go out\, and what species to count. \nYour participation helps us to document our region’s biodiversity\, and strengthen high-quality environmental education programs for our whole community – thank you! \nLearn more…
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/biothon/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170512
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202619Z
UID:10000642-1494460800-1494547199@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-7/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170511
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202556Z
UID:10000641-1494374400-1494460799@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-6/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170510
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202528Z
UID:10000640-1494288000-1494374399@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-5/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170509
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202500Z
UID:10000639-1494201600-1494287999@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-4/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T192904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T193137Z
UID:10000623-1494147600-1494158400@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Spring Wildflowers!
DESCRIPTION:Nancy Goodman\, local naturalist and plant conservation volunteer with the New England Wild Flower Society\nSunday\, May 7\, 9am-noon\nMembers $20/Non-members $30\nRegister here\n \nNancy will guide us on a leisurely stroll along a section of Mitch’s Way in Hadley. The unpaved road parallels the Connecticut River through extensive floodplain forest habitat. We will find a variety of trees and wildflowers; and probably some wonderful warblers\, too! Bring binoculars\, and hand lens\, and be prepared to take notes. \n 
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/spring-wildflowers/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170507T093000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T193044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T193044Z
UID:10000624-1494140400-1494149400@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Bird Walk at the Fort River Refuge
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 7\, 7:00-9:30 am\nTed Watt\, Hitchcock Center naturalist\nFREE\nNo registration – this program is part of Valley Bird Days\n \nJoin us for a spring morning bird walk as part of Valley Bird Days. We’ll make our way along the new accessible trail\, looking and listening for songbirds returning from the tropics for their spring nesting season. The colors and sounds of nature will heighten our sense of beauty and help us appreciate anew the amazing variety of life that share the planet with us! Think warblers! Bring binoculars and dress for the weather. It can still be quite cold early on a May morning. If it’s only misty or drizzly we’ll go\, heavy rain cancels.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/bird-walk-at-the-fort-river-refuge/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170508
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202437Z
UID:10000638-1494115200-1494201599@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-3/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T100000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20161225T191621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161225T223016Z
UID:10000498-1494055800-1494064800@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Youth Birding
DESCRIPTION:with Dan Ziomek\, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program\nFor young people ages 8-13\n6 Saturdays: April 8 – May 13\n7:30am-10am\nIndividual/Youth: Members $60 Non-members $75\nParent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120\nSpace is limited\, registration required  \nSpring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the next generation of birders!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/youth-birding-11/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170506
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170507
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202409Z
UID:10000637-1494028800-1494115199@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days-2/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170505
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170506
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T202339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T202339Z
UID:10000636-1493942400-1494028799@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Valley Bird Days
DESCRIPTION:VALLEY BIRD DAYS – May 5-13\nJoin the Hitchcock Center\, Mass Audubon at Arcadia\, The Kestrel Land Trust\, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a range of programs at our individual sites – all to celebrate the beauty and stewardship of birds! Check out the Valley Bird Days to view programs at all the sites.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/valley-bird-days/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T140000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170427T173040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T173040Z
UID:10000647-1493467200-1493474400@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Henry Street Spotted Salamander Egg Mass Count
DESCRIPTION:with Patrick O’Roark\, Hitchcock Center Educator and Volunteers\nFree – Registration required for program details\n\nThe ‘famous’ Henry Street spotted salamanders will have laid their egg masses in the swamp by early April. And we want to get out there and see how many there are! This is a good way to census a population that is otherwise tough to count even under the best conditions. We’ll be up to our hips in cold muddy water\, looking for and counting the tennis ball-sized clear\, jelly balls of eggs! Sound like fun? Come on out! Training provided.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/henry-street-spotted-salamander-egg-mass-count/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T100000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20161225T191432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161225T222923Z
UID:10000497-1493451000-1493460000@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Youth Birding
DESCRIPTION:with Dan Ziomek\, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program\nFor young people ages 8-13\n6 Saturdays: April 8 – May 13\n7:30am-10am\nIndividual/Youth: Members $60 Non-members $75\nParent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120\nSpace is limited\, registration required  \nSpring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the next generation of birders!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/youth-birding-10/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170423T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170104T195402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T144720Z
UID:10000529-1492938000-1492966800@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature All Year Study Club
DESCRIPTION:Sundays once per month\, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics)\nMembers $275/Non-members $325 for the full course\nDrop-in cost is $27. For the Plum Island field trip\, the drop-in cost is $45.\nRegister here\nJoin us for our fourth 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. We’ll look at nature in new ways\, from broad habitat perspectives to close details of individual species. Over the course of the year we’ll visit a variety of natural habitats in the greater Pioneer Valley area. Identification skills\, ecological connections\, adaptations\, and life cycles of organisms will be the focus of our observations. \nCourse dates and leaders are available here. Bring your curiosity and observation skills and be prepared to spend time outdoors. Dress for the weather as we rarely cancel due to inclement weather. Bring binoculars and a hand lens\, water and snacks if you would like. Carpooling to more distant locations will be encouraged.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-all-year-study-club-4/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170422T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170422T100000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20161225T190447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161225T222833Z
UID:10000496-1492846200-1492855200@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Youth Birding
DESCRIPTION:with Dan Ziomek\, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program\nFor young people ages 8-13\n6 Saturdays: April 8 – May 13\n7:30am-10am\nIndividual/Youth: Members $60 Non-members $75\nParent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120\nSpace is limited\, registration required  \nSpring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the next generation of birders!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/youth-birding-9/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170422T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170422T100000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170411T192359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170411T192359Z
UID:10000621-1492844400-1492855200@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Birding By Ear
DESCRIPTION:John Green\, Naturalist\nSaturday\, April 22 (Earth Day!)\, Station Road Rail Trail\nEach walk\, 7–10 am\nMembers $20/Non-members $30 per walk\nRegister here \nJohn will guide you on a listening walk through a variety of local habitats. He will point out the songs and calls of a variety of spring nesting songbirds. He will share strategies about how to distinguish some of the sound-a-like songs and will help you connect the visual image with the sound! He will explore several varied habitats and specify which species live in each so you can more easily determine who is singing!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/birding-by-ear/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170415T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170415T100000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20161225T190322Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161225T222742Z
UID:10000495-1492241400-1492250400@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Youth Birding
DESCRIPTION:with Dan Ziomek\, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program\nFor young people ages 8-13\n6 Saturdays: April 8 – May 13\n7:30am-10am\nIndividual/Youth: Members $60 Non-members $75\nParent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120\nSpace is limited\, registration required  \nSpring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the next generation of birders!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/youth-birding-8/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T100000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20161225T190131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161225T222700Z
UID:10000494-1491636600-1491645600@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Youth Birding
DESCRIPTION:with Dan Ziomek\, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program\nFor young people ages 8-13\n6 Saturdays: April 8 – May 13\n7:30am-10am\nIndividual/Youth: Members $60 Non-members $75\nParent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120\nSpace is limited\, registration required  \nSpring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the next generation of birders!
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/youth-birding-7/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170312T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170312T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170104T195315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T144748Z
UID:10000528-1489309200-1489320000@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature All Year Study Club
DESCRIPTION:Sundays once per month\, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics)\nMembers $275/Non-members $325 for the full course\nDrop-in cost is $27. For the Plum Island field trip\, the drop-in cost is $45.\nRegister here\nJoin us for our fourth 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. We’ll look at nature in new ways\, from broad habitat perspectives to close details of individual species. Over the course of the year we’ll visit a variety of natural habitats in the greater Pioneer Valley area. Identification skills\, ecological connections\, adaptations\, and life cycles of organisms will be the focus of our observations. \nCourse dates and leaders are available here. Bring your curiosity and observation skills and be prepared to spend time outdoors. Dress for the weather as we rarely cancel due to inclement weather. Bring binoculars and a hand lens\, water and snacks if you would like. Carpooling to more distant locations will be encouraged.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-all-year-study-club-3/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170104T195221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T144816Z
UID:10000527-1486890000-1486900800@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature All Year Study Club
DESCRIPTION:Sundays once per month\, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics)\nMembers $275/Non-members $325 for the full course\nDrop-in cost is $27. For the Plum Island field trip\, the drop-in cost is $45.\nRegister here\nJoin us for our fourth 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. We’ll look at nature in new ways\, from broad habitat perspectives to close details of individual species. Over the course of the year we’ll visit a variety of natural habitats in the greater Pioneer Valley area. Identification skills\, ecological connections\, adaptations\, and life cycles of organisms will be the focus of our observations. \nCourse dates and leaders are available here. Bring your curiosity and observation skills and be prepared to spend time outdoors. Dress for the weather as we rarely cancel due to inclement weather. Bring binoculars and a hand lens\, water and snacks if you would like. Carpooling to more distant locations will be encouraged.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-all-year-study-club-2/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170115T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170115T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20170104T195112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170106T144852Z
UID:10000526-1484470800-1484481600@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Nature All Year Study Club
DESCRIPTION:Sundays once per month\, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics)\nMembers $275/Non-members $325 for the full course\nDrop-in cost is $27. For the Plum Island field trip\, the drop-in cost is $45.\nRegister here\nJoin us for our fourth 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. We’ll look at nature in new ways\, from broad habitat perspectives to close details of individual species. Over the course of the year we’ll visit a variety of natural habitats in the greater Pioneer Valley area. Identification skills\, ecological connections\, adaptations\, and life cycles of organisms will be the focus of our observations. \nCourse dates and leaders are available here. Bring your curiosity and observation skills and be prepared to spend time outdoors. Dress for the weather as we rarely cancel due to inclement weather. Bring binoculars and a hand lens\, water and snacks if you would like. Carpooling to more distant locations will be encouraged.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/nature-all-year-study-club/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161211T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161211T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20161017T201847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161017T201847Z
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SUMMARY:Explore Trees of the Connecticut River Flood Plain
DESCRIPTION:at Bennett Meadows Wildlife Management Area in Northfield\nwith Ted Watt\nSunday\, December 11\, 10am- 12pm  \nBennett Meadows is a mixed-use parcel located along the west shore of the Connecticut River. A portion of the property is devoted to raising field corn\, but there are interesting wetlands and a diverse remnant of flood plain forest along the Connecticut River bank. We’ll proceed at a leisurely pace\, observing and discussing as we go. Dress for the cold and bring binoculars if you have them. Walking will be off trail on level ground with a bit of clambering over and under. Members $20/Non-members $25
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/explore-trees-of-the-connecticut-river-flood-plain/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20161017T201204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161017T201204Z
UID:10000362-1478340000-1478361600@www.hitchcockcenter.org
SUMMARY:Amazing Local Geology: A class and field experience
DESCRIPTION:with Richard Little\n3 Saturdays – October 22\, 29\, and November 5\n10 am – 4 pm \nThis is the best place in the world to study geology.  Find out why in this introduction to Connecticut Valley geology.  All field sites will be easily accessible\, but some require walking on rocky established trails with up to 100 feet of elevation gain. Members $95 Non-members $115. Register here. \nDay 1:\nValley Geologic History presentation and field trip – Richard will present a vivid-imagery overview of the geologic history of the Valley – plate tectonics\, earthquakes\, vulcanism\,         dinosaurs\, glaciers – they all happened right here! We will have rock samples to examine. \nPicnic lunch at the Hitchcock Center (or TBA) \nAfternoon field trip to the Mt. Tom Reservation to view the basalt cliffs and the Trustees of Reservations Dinosaur Footprint site on route 5 in Holyoke. \nDay 2:\nPresentation and Field Trip. We’ll begin with a slide presentation about Glaciers and how Lake Hitchcock and the amazing Valley agricultural soils were formed. This will include handouts. \nPicnic Lunch and discussion at the Hitchcock Center \nField trip along route 116 and route 63 to view a variety of glacial sediments and landforms including deltas\, sand dunes\, and some fascinating clay layers \nDay 3: \nField Trip Day. Today we will meet at the French King Bridge\, Rte. 2\, Erving. From the base of the bridge (Dorsey Rd)\, we will head west on route 2 toward Greenfield visiting various sites for geologic excitement!  Picnic lunch or buy at Stop and Shop in Greenfield\, the site of one of our explorations. Wait until you see the armored mud balls in Greenfield!Our travels will take us through Deerfield and Sunderland as we return back to the Amherst area by the end of the afternoon.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/amazing-local-geology-a-class-and-field-experience-2/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160618T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160618T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20160325T184827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160325T184827Z
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SUMMARY:Explore the Hitchcock Center’s New Grounds
DESCRIPTION:Pete McLean\, Education Director at Book & Plow Farm and Ted Watt\, Hitchcock Center Naturalist\nSaturday\, June 18\, 9am-noon \nModeled on the bioblitz approach to gathering extensive data about specific places\, we’ll spend 3 focused hours exploring the grounds around the Hitchcock Center’s upcoming new Living Building Challenge home. Although the new Center won’t be open until autumn 2016\, we will explore the grounds around the construction site\, noting the species we see – both birds and plants. Participants will spend an hour and a half each with Pete and Ted as they guide our explorations and help identify our finds. You’ll contribute significantly to establishing a baseline of what nature looks like at the debut of our new home. Dress for sun\, ticks\, a bit of poison ivy\, and be prepared to get off trail\, young people grade 4 and up welcome with adult companion. Members $20/Non-members $24 Space is limited\, please call to register.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/explore-the-hitchcock-centers-new-grounds-2/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160612T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160612T120000
DTSTAMP:20260524T235622
CREATED:20160325T184724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160608T133755Z
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SUMMARY:Wildflowers at Cave Hill
DESCRIPTION:with Nancy Goodman\nSunday\, June 12\, 9am-12pm  \nJoin naturalist and botanist Nancy Goodman to on an exploration of a beautiful\, relatively new conservation area in Leverett- Cave Hill. We will key out some of the wildflowers with 2 different books; Newcombs\, which has been around for a long time\, and a brand new book called Wildflowers of New England by Ted Elliman. We will also be looking at trees we will be seeing along the way.  Members $20/Non-members $24 Space is limited\, please call to register.
URL:https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/event/wildflowers/
LOCATION:Fieldtrip Location
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