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<div><font face="Arial" size="+1">Lots of fun opportunities for
community service - it is a great place and only about 2 mi from
Hampshire.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">March Programs at the Hitchcock
Center for the Environment start this weekend. Call
413-256-6006 to register or for more information, and check out our
website:</font> <a href="http://www.hitchcockcenter.org"><font
face="Arial" size="-1">www.hitchcockcenter.org</font></a><font
face="Arial" size="-1">. All programs are at the Hitchcock
Center unless otherwise stated. 525 S. Pleasant St. Amherst, MA
01002</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Please pass this along to anyone you
think may be interested in the programs. Thanks!</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1"><b>Winter Into Spring - Creative
Movement Fling</b><i> with Maya Apfelbaum</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Saturdays, March 5, 12 & 19
2:00 - 3:30 pm</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">for children ages 6 -
10</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Let your children bend and sway to
the emerging spring life in these three classes designed to create
movements based on observations of nature. Dances will reflect
winter themes like the journey of snow, animal's adaptations to cold,
and then move into a celebration of spring's arrival - its buds,
leaves, and longier sunnier days. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Members: $35/all three
classes Nonmembers: $45/all three
classes</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1"><b>Salamander Tunnel Maintenance
Day</b><i> with Jennifer Wiest</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Sunday, March 6th 1 - 4
pm</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Free for all ages</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Join Jennifer and friends in this
yearly event to clear away debris from the fencing and tunnels that
help the spotted salamanders migrate to vernal pools across the
street. The world famous tunnel on Henry Street in Cushman
Village, North Amherst is the meeting place for salamander lovers of
the Valley. Join us! Bring a shovel, garden rake, and
gloves if you have them. Call to let us know your phone number
in case the event is rescheduled due to the amount of snow on the
ground.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1"><b>Monarchs in Mexico</b><i> with
Jennifer Wiest</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Monday, March 7 7
pm</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">In the 1970s, Amherst College
graduate student Bill Calvert and his professor Lincoln Brower
"discovered" and helped make public the overwintering sites
of the Monarch butterfly. Last year, Jennifer Wiest traveled
with Clavert to the sites in Mexico and will share her observations
and knowledge of these amazing insects. This program is a
great introduction to the spring and summer program Jennifer leads on
monitoring the population of Monarchs in the Valley - a program which
contributes to international research data & tags
butterflies for monitoring along their migration
route.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Members: Free; Nonmembers:
$5</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1"><b>Sustainable Sundays: Wind Power
in New England</b><i> with Walton Congdon and Sally
Wright</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Sunday, March 13 1 - 3
pm</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Advances in technology in wind power
are outpacing the public's awareness. Massachuestts energy
customers are increasing demands for greener energy,
and wind is again on the frontline of many town's
agenda. Come re-educate yourself on the issues and learn
how local communities like Hull, MA, Searsburg, VT, and soon
Hoosac, MA have experienced the pros and cons of wind as a
renewable resource. Learn what communities can do make wind
energy a positive resource for their electricity needs.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Members free; Nonmembers
$5</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1"><b>Birding by the Book: Explore the
Destinations In <u>Bird Finding Guide to Western
MA</u></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Attend three Wednesday evening
classes and attend your choice of fieldtrips</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Wednesdays 7-9 pm March 23, April 6
(waterfowl), April 27 (warblers)</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Fieltrips: 7am - Noon</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">March 26, TBA, w/Scott
Surner</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">April 9: East Meadows (p. 174)
w/Scott Surner</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">April 16: Lake Siog & Hamilton
Reservoir (p. 289) w/Bill Cormier</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">May 7: Quabbin Reservoir (p. 251)
w/Harvey Allen</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">May 15: Beartown State Forest (p.
79) w/ Myles & Kathy Conway</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">May 22: High Ledges Wildlife
Sanctuary (p. 98) w/David McLain</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">June 4: Tyringham Valley &
Cobble (p. 71) w/Edwin Neumuth</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Members: $150/incl. all trips &
classes, or $50/all classes & your choice 3 trips, or
$25 each trip</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Nonmembers: $175/incl. all trips &
classes, or $75/all classes & your choice 3 trips, or
$40 each trip</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1"><b>Global Games</b><i> w/Hitchcock
Center Staff & Volunteers</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Saturday, March 26 1 - 3
pm</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">for children over
4 </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Games from other cultures help
remind us of the larger family to which we belong. We'll play
games like Rubber Band Rope Jumping from China, Oba from
Colombia, Sardines from Germany, and Sam Pal Sun from
Korea.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Members free; Nonmembers
$5</font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000FF">Charlene</font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000FF">Charlene D'Avanzo</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">Professor of Ecology </font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">Dean, School of Natural
Sciences</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">Hampshire College</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">Amherst, MA 01002</font><br>
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<div><font color="#0000FF">Voice 413-5595569</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">FAX 413-5595448</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">Email - cdavanzo@hampshire.edu</font></div>
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website: http://helios.hampshire.edu/~cdNS/</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">TIEE: tiee.ecoed.net/</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">Course website:
http://ns.hampshire.edu/ns207/</font></div>
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