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Hitchcock Center for the Environment

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845 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002 Get Directions
Phone 413-256-6006

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  • Nature Summer Camp: Making & Tinkering

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

    The Hitchcock Center is taking Rube Goldberg camp one step further! Making and tinkering is all about taking things apart to see how they work, finding out what you can make out of loose parts, and most of all, trial and error! Campers will get unstructured explore time with simple machines, circuitry, batteries and motors […]

    $295 – $330

  • Nature Summer Camp: Making & Tinkering

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

    The Hitchcock Center is taking Rube Goldberg camp one step further! Making and tinkering is all about taking things apart to see how they work, finding out what you can make out of loose parts, and most of all, trial and error! Campers will get unstructured explore time with simple machines, circuitry, batteries and motors […]

    $295 – $330

  • Nature Summer Camp: Making & Tinkering

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

    The Hitchcock Center is taking Rube Goldberg camp one step further! Making and tinkering is all about taking things apart to see how they work, finding out what you can make out of loose parts, and most of all, trial and error! Campers will get unstructured explore time with simple machines, circuitry, batteries and motors […]

    $295 – $330

  • Nature Summer Camp: Making & Tinkering

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

    The Hitchcock Center is taking Rube Goldberg camp one step further! Making and tinkering is all about taking things apart to see how they work, finding out what you can make out of loose parts, and most of all, trial and error! Campers will get unstructured explore time with simple machines, circuitry, batteries and motors […]

    $295 – $330

  • From Fear to Confidence: Preventing Tick-Borne Illness

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

    Have you found a tick on yourself or your child and felt worried? Are you concerned about tick-borne disease? The Hitchcock Center is delighted to welcome back Dr. Stephen Rich, chief medical zoologist at the UMASS Amherst Laboratory of Medical Zoology. Steve will present his work at the "Tick Lab" and his findings over the […]

    FREE

  • 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 made with responsibly sourced non-toxic materials, come check it out at one of our bi-monthly tours. Tours typically last from 1-1.5 hours. Spring tour schedule: […]

    FREE

  • Family StoryWalk Series with Dawn Marvin Ward

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

    Saturdays, 10:30am-11:30am April 28: Looking for a Moose May 19: A Fairy Went A-Marketing June 16: Turtle Splash! FREE Register here Looking for a fun Saturday morning activity with your young children? This spring, we are excited to be offering a free StoryWalk series with Dawn Ward! Designed for pre-readers and their families, Dawn’s StoryWalks […]

    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 is designed to get girls outside, playing and engaging with nature in their own way. Instructor Katie Koerten strives to offer games and activities that […]

    $270 – $354

  • 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 is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, jump, climb, invent, imagine, play and be a free-range kids all while developing self-confidence […]

    $275 – $300

  • Edible Wild Plants Presentation – CANCELLED

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

    This is a powerpoint presentation offering a comprehensive introduction to identification and uses of wild plants for food and beverage. Distinguishing characteristics, seasons of availability, habitats, methods or preparation and nutritional and medicinal value of our region’s most common and appealing wild plants are discussed. with John Root Tuesday, June 12, 7-8pm $8 Members/$10 Non-members […]