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Fall Birding – Classroom Program

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

Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024  (Plus optional add on November weekend trip)  Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out […]

Mushroom Hunters Field Walk

Saturday, August 31, 10 AM -12 PM  Join us for a Mushroom hunting field walk, learn basic mushroom identification and ecology. 

Lecture & Wild Mushroom Cooking Demo

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

Indoor Slideshow -Lecture & Wild Mushroom Cooking Demo  with The Mushroom Hunting Foundation Saturday, August 31, 1pm – 3pm at the Hitchcock Center Learn from Ryan Bouchard and Emily Schmidt, New England’s leading mushroom hunting teachers.  Using a slideshow of their own incredible all-local photography, Ryan and Emily will explain the basics of wild mushroom science […]

Mushroom Hunters Field Walk

Saturday, August 31, 3:30PM – 5:30PM  Join us for a Mushroom hunting field walk, learn basic mushroom identification and ecology.  REGISTER- PM Session – New Class

Fall Birding – Classroom Program

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

Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024  (Plus optional add on November weekend trip)  Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out […]

Event Series Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

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

Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024 Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out and enjoy nature, birds and the company […]

Senior Nature Hike with John Green

Senior Nature Hikes with John Green Wednesday, September 18, 9-11am – Notch    These nature hikes will be led by naturalist John Green, they are all at locations with f airly level ground, they will move slowly and not cover a lot of distance.   Please wear solid footwear, and binoculars are welcome. Registration is required,  […]

Garden Party with Herbal infusion Demo

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

Garden Parties with Herbal infusion Demos Thursday, September 19, 5 PM In the Hitchcock Center Gardens – FREE  Join us for a garden party in the Hitchcock Center gardens. Enjoy a demonstration on how to make a variety of infusions with seasonal herbs and flowers and learn more about the work of the Hitchcock Center […]

Event Series Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

Fall Birding Field Trip with Scott Surner

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

Fall Birding Class with Scott Surner  August 24 – October 26, 2024 Birding in the fall is just as wonderful as birding in the spring, see hawks migrating, fall warblers, waterfowl migration and more.  Join lifelong birder Scott Surner as well as other local birders to get out and enjoy nature, birds and the company […]

Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch

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

Forest Bathing with Todd Lynch  Wednesday, September 25, 5-7PM Sliding Scale: $18, $25, or $35 There is a quiet pulse to the fall forest, as the trees and landscape turn inward and prepare for winter. It is darker earlier; the leaves fall – creating spontaneous collages on the forest floor and the trees reveal their […]

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