Events

John Green, Naturalist Saturday, April 22 (Earth Day!), Station Road Rail Trail Each walk, 7–10 am Members $20/Non-members $30 per walk Register here John 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 […]

with Dan Ziomek, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program For young people ages 8-13 6 Saturdays: April 8 - May 13 7:30am-10am Individual/Youth: Members $60 Non-members $75 Parent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120 Space is limited, registration required Spring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the […]

with Dan Ziomek, Local Birder and WRSI’s Bird Songs Radio Program For young people ages 8-13 6 Saturdays: April 8 - May 13 7:30am-10am Individual/Youth: Members $60 Non-members $75 Parent/Child Members $100/Non-members $120 Space is limited, registration required Spring migration is the most exciting time of year to get out and see birds! Be the […]

Sundays once per month, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics) Members $275/Non-members $325 for the full course Drop-in cost is $27. For the Plum Island field trip, the drop-in cost is $45. Register here Join us for our fourth year of offering an in-depth natural history course for naturalists […]

Sundays once per month, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics) Members $275/Non-members $325 for the full course Drop-in cost is $27. For the Plum Island field trip, the drop-in cost is $45. Register here Join us for our fourth year of offering an in-depth natural history course for naturalists […]

Sundays once per month, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (some class times may vary depending on topics) Members $275/Non-members $325 for the full course Drop-in cost is $27. For the Plum Island field trip, the drop-in cost is $45. Register here Join us for our fourth year of offering an in-depth natural history course for naturalists […]

at Bennett Meadows Wildlife Management Area in Northfield with Ted Watt Sunday, December 11, 10am- 12pm Bennett 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 […]

with Richard Little 3 Saturdays – October 22, 29, and November 5 10 am – 4 pm This 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 […]

Pete McLean, Education Director at Book & Plow Farm and Ted Watt, Hitchcock Center Naturalist Saturday, June 18, 9am-noon Modeled 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 […]

with Nancy Goodman Sunday, June 12, 9am-12pm Join 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 […]