Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Amherst, MA

Every two weeks, the Hitchcock Center publishes a column, "Earth Matters:  Notes on the Nature of the Valley," in The Daily Hampshire Gazette.  Writers include Hitchcock staff and board members, former board members, presenters in our Community Programs series, and friends of the Center.
  Click here to read these columns.

The Hitchcock Center for the Environment’s mission is to foster a greater awareness and understanding of our environment and to develop environmentally literate citizens.

Come explore the wonderful world of nature with us!

Map & Directions

Hours:
Tuesday -  Friday
9:00 a.m. -  4:00 p.m.

Trails are open to the public during daylight hours.

Click here to read The Hitchcock Center's 2008 Annual Report.
(in PDF format)

How Come the Lights Go On?

 


 

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Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Inc.
525 South Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-6006
fax (413) 253-2809
hcenter@crocker.com


         

 

Events & Community Programs

 The Hitchcock Center wishes to thank Integrity Development and Construction, Kraus-Fitch Architects, and Teagno Construction for their underwriting support of our Fall Community Programs. Their generosity and community spirit is what makes the Pioneer Valley so great!

 Please carpool to programs using Ridebuzz

Adult Programs

Sept. 14   Monarch Butterfly Tagging
Sept. 16   Qi, Nature's Energy All Around Us
Sept. 18   Tricks, Traps & Goo: Using Nature's Tools to Grow an Orchard
Sept. 18   The Natural History of Massachusetts course begins
Sept. 19   Monarch Butterfly Tagging
Sept. 19   Herb Walk:  Wild Plants & their Roles as Medicines & Food
Sept. 19   Nature's Art & You: Pastels
Sept. 23   An Evening Insect Walk
Sept. 23   Qigong, Nature's Energy & You begins
Sept. 26   Nature's Art & You: Pastels
Sept. 30   A Small Dose of Toxicology
Oct. 5   PV Primer
Oct. 7   Three Cs at Three Colleges: Carbon, Cogeneration & Conservation
Oct. 19   Energy Investigations in Schools
Oct. 23   The Tightest House: Green House Tour
Oct. 30   Fall Birding Trip: Plum Island Region
Oct. 30   6th Annual Larch Hill X-Country Classic
Nov. 7   Falconry Up Close

Children & Family Programs

Sept. 8   Nature Play Afterschool begins
Sept. 14   Hitchcock Homeschool begins
Sept. 14   Monarch Butterly Tagging
Sept. 19   Monarch Butterfly Tagging
Sept. 24   Nature Discovery Preschool begins
Oct. 14  Pumpkin Carving
Oct. 15-16   Enchanted Forest: A Non-Scary Halloween Event
Nov. 7   Falconry Up Close

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