Hitchcock Center for the Environment

Hitchcock Center for the Environment Our mission is to educate and inspire action for a healthy planet šŸŒ± Explore our Living Building, gardens, & trails!

We envision a world where people, communities, and ecosystems thrive. The Hitchcock Center for the Environment, founded in 1962, is an organization in Amherst, Mass whose mission is to educate and inspire action for a healthy planet. Our programs for children, youth, and families are designed to use the study of science and nature as a means to provide creative inspiration to solve human problems

sustainably. Our programs serve to develop a continuum of competencies that begin at the earliest, most formative years and progress through a process of lifelong learning to engender a greater understanding of the interdependence of the environment, economy, and social issues. Our approach to education uses the environment as a classroom and defines place at a variety of scales - the schoolyard, the backyard, the neighborhood, the park, the farm, the town, the forest, the pond, the mountains, and the watershed. In these settings, the Hitchcock Center helps thousands of children, youth, and families see and understand the impacts of our actions.

Hey Amherst! bankESBā€™s Account for a Cause program is designed to support local organizations making a difference in our...
06/05/2026

Hey Amherst! bankESBā€™s Account for a Cause program is designed to support local organizations making a difference in our communities. When a customer opens a new checking account at the bankā€™s Amherst office, BankESB donates $50 to their selected charity.

Instead of simply teaching about climate change, Hitchcock Center helps people develop the skills needed to create climate solutions and foster climate resilience by helping them learn from natureā€™s efficient systems, develop a problem-solving mindset, and share a positive vision for the future.

Through the program, you can also support our friends at:

ā€¢ Amherst Education Foundation
ā€¢ Amherst-Pelham Regional High School
ā€¢ CHD's Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County
ā€¢ Hitchcock Center for the Environment
ā€¢ Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School
ā€¢ Valley Community Development

Here is our Board Vice President Jaana, Development & Communications Director Kim receiving a check from George at BankESB! Thank you! šŸ’

Planning childcare for fall? Registration for Hitchcock afterschool programs, preschool classes, monarch tagging for fam...
06/03/2026

Planning childcare for fall? Registration for Hitchcock afterschool programs, preschool classes, monarch tagging for families, and nature walks for toddlers open next Wednesday, June 10th.

šŸ Plus, plan ahead for scheduled days off from school for local elementary schoolers! Register kids in grades 1-3 to spend their days off playing and learning outdoors.

šŸ‚ These programs offer tiered pricing and financial assistance, or are free with suggested donation.

We hope to see your family in the fall!
https://www.hitchcockcenter.org/programs/children-and-family-programs/

06/03/2026
Happy June šŸŒˆ Summer garden magic is already happening. We have nature walks for toddlers and (new!) events for adult com...
06/01/2026

Happy June šŸŒˆ Summer garden magic is already happening. We have nature walks for toddlers and (new!) events for adult community members coming UP!

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Here is Tom Ricardi at Hitchcock Center, releasing a red-tailed hawk that was rehabilitated after rodenticide poisoning!
Raptors, foxes, and other predators balance Massachusettsā€™ ecosystems. But shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened and killed after eating poisoned rodents. We recently welcomed local legendary wildlife biologist and rehabilitator Tom Ricardi to teach us about the harms of rodent poisons, wildlife-safe rodent control options, and how to get involved.

Thanks to our co-sponsors Mass Audubon and their Rescue Raptors Team and Kestrel Land Trust Save the Raptors Connecticut River & Quabbin Valley, and Tom Ricardiā€™s Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center for coming together with us to educate the public on this issue.

šŸ§” We love our local wildlife! šŸ¦…

Address

845 West Street
Amherst, MA
01002

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+14132566006

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