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Fall Birding Optional Overnight Weekend Birding Trip with Scott Surner

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

Optional Overnight Weekend Birding Trip- Nov 8th-10th. Cape Cod Weekend. Departing early Friday morning and returning late afternoon on Sunday. We’ll focus mostly on the lower Cape. (Orleans down to Provincetown). More info will be given after sign-up. This trip is separate from the other trips listed above.  Everyone is responsible for their own transportation, food […]

Event Series Nature Discovery Preschool (AM)

Nature Discovery Preschool (AM)

Nature Discovery Preschool Series: Life in the Canopy! (Leaves, Seeds and the Animals Above Us) with Chrissy Larson Ages 3 – 5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, September 13 – December 6 (no programs September 27, October 25, November 29) Morning session: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Afternoon session: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Fee […]

Event Series Nature Discovery Preschool (PM)

Nature Discovery Preschool (PM)

Nature Discovery Preschool Series: Life in the Canopy! (Leaves, Seeds and the Animals Above Us) with Chrissy Larson Ages 3 – 5 (Adult required to attend with child) Fridays, September 13 – December 6 (no programs September 27, October 25, November 29) Morning session: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Afternoon session: 1:00 – 3:00 PM Fee […]

Second Saturday Family Science

Second Saturday Family Science with Lauren Dausch Ages 5 – 7 or Grades K – 1 Saturdays, 10 – 11 AM September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14 Suggested Donation: $5–$30 per family Join us for seasonal nature and science programs each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their […]

School Holiday

November 11th –  School Holiday – No school for Amherst Public Schools  with Lauren Dausch Monday, November 11 8:45 AM to 3:00 PM Grades 1 – 3* Fee per Child: Tier A-$110 | Tier B-$92 | Tier C-$78  | Tier D-$60 Limited to 12 participants Come play outside on this day off for Amherst elementary […]

Senior Nature Hike with John Green

Senior Nature Hikes with John Green Tuesday, November 12, 9-11am – Silvio Conte    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 […]

Event Series Homeschool I: Our Changing World

Homeschool I: Our Changing World

Homeschool I: Our Changing World: Transformations in Nature with Lauren Dausch Grades 1 – 3, Ages 6 – 8 Tuesdays 10 AM – 2 PM September 17 – December 10 (No program October 22, November 26 for Homeschool Discovery Days. No program November 5 for election day) Fee per Child: Tier A: $773 | Tier […]

Event Series Homeschool II: CSI Nature Detectives

Homeschool II: CSI Nature Detectives

Homeschool II: CSI (Children Science Investigators) Nature Detectives with Alanna Johnston-Rutledge Grades 4 – 6, Ages 9 – 12 Tuesdays 10 AM – 2 PM September 17 – December 10 (No program October 22, November 26 for Discovery Days. No program Nov 5 for election day) Fee per Child: Tier A: $773 | Tier B:$645 | […]

Event Series Nature Play Afterschool

Nature Play Afterschool

with Jeff Mazur Grades 1 – 3 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 10 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$447 | Tier B-$372 | Tier C-$316  | Tier D-$242 Limited to 12 participants Hitchcock’s Nature Play Afterschool Program is designed to let kids be kids. Together we will run, […]

Event Series Girls into the Wild

Girls into the Wild

with Katie Koerten Grades 4 – 6 Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 PM September 3 – December 17 (no program November 5) Fee per Child: Tier A-$453 | Tier B-$378 | Tier C-$321  | Tier D-$245 Limited to 12 participants Girls into the Wild is back in Fall 2024 for more romping wildly through the field […]

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