[vernalpool] Upcoming Hitchcock Center for the Environment Programs

Hello Hitchcock Friends,

We wanted to let you know that we still have a few spots available for
our Winter Tracking Expedition this Saturday, and about our Lens on
Outdoor Learning (free) and the Fort River Discovery Series starting in
March. Please see below for more information:

*Winter Tracking Expedition
/Alan Emond, Little Cree Spy Excursions
Saturday, February 26, 9am-4pm
(Snow date: Saturday, March 12)
Members: $35/Non-members: $45
Pre-registration required; please call 413-256-6006./*
Looking for adventure and beauty mixed with a healthy dose of learning
and discovery? Hone your tracking skills by spending a winter's day out
in the forests and fields with one of our most accomplished local
trackers. Join Alan for this full day program on 100+ acres of land
which abuts thousands of acres of wilderness in Gilsum, NH. This is a
diverse plot of land with beaver ponds, three streams, mixed hardwoods,
pine and hemlock forest, and interesting rock formations. This habitat
diversity provides a versatile mosaic supporting a wide range of
wildlife. Local residents include moose, bear, deer, coyote, grouse,
turkeys, hawks, owls, fisher, and more! Dress to be outdoors all day in
the winter cold.Bring a lunch and drink. In the afternoon, we will build
a fire, warm up and do some primitive cooking. Space is limited.

*Lens on Outdoor Learning
/Virginia Sullivan, Author/Educator
Thursday, March 3, 6:30-8pm
Free
Pre-registration required; please call 413-256-6006./*
A new book, /Lens on Outdoor Learning/, by Wendy Banning and Ginny
Sullivan provides a well organized and detailed selection of outdoor
learning and play ideas.Join us for this informative workshop that will
engage participants in stories of children's experience outdoors through
images and the children's own dialogue. It will model approaches to
spending time with young children outdoors in ways that are creative,
fun for the whole family, and full of positive learning experiences
requiring very little pre-planning or preparation.

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*Free Fort River Discovery Series*
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment and the Rushing Rivers
Institute, along with other community partners, invite you to join us
this spring in exploring, stewarding and celebrating the river in our
backyard---the Fort River. The Fort River is the longest, currently free
flowing tributary of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts. We will be
offering a series of events and programs throughout the spring to
celebrate the Fort River's natural heritage and build greater community
participation and protection of this treasured natural resource. A
culminating event, the Fort River Celebration Day will be held on
Saturday, June 4th, from 10-2pm.

Below is a listing of a few free public programs we will be offering in
the coming months. Space is limited for some programs, so please call to
register at 413-256-6006. Events are held at the Hitchcock Center for
the Environment, 525 South Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA.

*Family Tracking Along the Fort River---*Saturday, March 5th, 10am-noon

*The History of the Fort River and Its Story Today*---Thursday, March
24th, 7pm

*The Endangered Mussels of the Fort River*---TBA

*Sea Lamprey with Expert Boyd Kynard*---Thursday, May 19, 7pm

*Family River Romp and Clean Up*---Monday, May 30th, 10am-1pm

Hope to see you there!
The Hitchcock Center for the Environment

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