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* SPRING PLANT SALE!SPRING PLANT SALE!

Time: 9:00 am

At the ICNC Guild’s fantastic plant sale, choose from a selection of wildflowers, prairie grasses and flowers, hostas, geraniums, and perennials. Create charming garden areas in your yard with art and accessories from guest vendors. 9:00am-12:00n Shop early for the best selection!
* NatAdv: Build A Bat HouseNatAdv: Build A Bat House

Time: 1:00 pm

Naturalist Adventurers are programs for middle school age and older youth. Learn about issues Iowa bat populations are facing and construct a bat house that you can either take home to install on your property or leave your bat house here at Indian Creek Nature Center to be installed to improve our bat habitat. We'll begin at 1:00pm. Advance registration required. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M: $8, NM: $10 (includes a materials fee)
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* PP: Sounds of SpringPP: Sounds of Spring

Time: 9:30 am

Did you hear something? It is the wonderful sound of frogs calling at a wetland near you. Learn the lifecycle of a frog and find out the many ways it survives in the wild. Take a peek in our pond as we go on a fun frog walk. Fee: $4/member child; $5/non-member child; parent/adult: free. Pre-registration is strong recommended. Call 362-0664 to register by phone or click to register online.
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* Backyard Chicken BasicsBackyard Chicken Basics

Time: 6:30 pm

Interested in keeping backyard chickens? This workshop details the basic information needed to legally and successfully keep hens in urban and suburban environments. Participants will receive a certificate of completion that meets the City of Cedar Rapids’ requirements for getting the necessary permit. 6:30-8:00pm Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M: $7, NM: $10
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* PP: Sounds of SpringPP: Sounds of Spring

Time: 9:30 am

Did you hear something? It is the wonderful sound of frogs calling at a wetland near you. Learn the lifecycle of a frog and find out the many ways it survives in the wild. Take a peek in our pond as we go on a fun frog walk. Fee: $4/member child; $5/non-member child; parent/adult: free. Pre-registration is strong recommended. Call 362-0664 to register by phone or click to register online.
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* REAL Walk: Frogs EverywhereREAL Walk: Frogs Everywhere

Time: 6:30 pm

The songs of love-struck male frogs can be deafening! Learn to recognize the songs of different species as you hike to our restored ephemeral wetland habitats designed just for frogs! Discuss Iowa’s frog monitoring project. REAL Walks are for adults of all ages held on the second Saturday of the month. Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online.M: $3, NM: $4
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* TT: Flower PowerTT: Flower Power

Time: 10:00 am

For children ages 18-36 months accompanied by an adult. Spring is the season to get excited about new life! Bring your little one out to discover the wonders of fabulous flowers and other plants through self-guided stations. Dig in the dirt, plant seeds to take home and see what’s sprouting up in our woods and prairie on a naturalist-led hike. Activities begin at 10:00am and will be repeated through 12:00 noon, so come and go as it works best for you and your toddler! Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M Child: $4, NM Child: $5, Parents: Free
* Bug AcademyBug Academy

Time: 1:00 pm

Bug Academy emphasizes hands-on activities to find insects and learn basic identification techniques. Join Joe and Christopher Zito to build a homemade Berlese funnel and various types of traps. Enjoy a hike, learn about insect habitats, and check traps that were set earlier. Take home your own beetle trap! Open to adults and children aged 8 and up. Advance registration strongly recommended. Call 319-362-0664 to register by phone or click here to register online. M: $5, NM: $8.
* Beginning Beekeeping-Session 5Beginning Beekeeping-Session 5

Time: 1:00 pm

Important hive management techniques prior to honey flow. Participants must enroll in entire 8-session series beginning January 19th. For further information, click here.
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Welcome to the
Indian Creek Nature Center!

The interpretive center at the Indian Creek Nature Center is housed in this remodeled 1932 dairy barnGet away from it all anytime at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Whether during the bright green of spring, lush bloom of summer, autumn’s brilliance or the stark, crisp beauty of winter, the Indian Creek Nature Center welcomes you to reconnect with all that nature has to offer.

  • Explore over 200 acres and 4 miles of trails. Be inspired by changing vistas, splashing streams and up-close wildlife at every turn.
  • Cultivate your child’s curiosity about the wonders of industrious honey bees and wiggly backyard bugs.
  • Learn how you can grow your own food, conserve precious resources and tread more gently on the earth.
  • Engage with others in preserving and restoring Iowa’s waterways and native habitats.

Visit the barn Monday thru Friday from 9am-4pm and Saturdays from 11am-4pm. The grounds & trails are open daylight hours every day of the year. And remember…it’s FREE to visit the Nature Center so bring the family and have some fun!

Annual Plant Sale

Be sure you’re here on Saturday, May 5th for the Guild’s annual Plant Sale! Annual and perennials, wildflowers, prairie grasses, geraniums and hosta! Vendors will be selling succulents, herbs, small bushes and garden art. Get your rain barrel here, too! Get all your gardening questions answered by our Master Gardener! It’s an event you WON’T want to miss! The sale runs from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon (but the line starts early!).

Rain Barrels

The Nature Center has two different types of rain barrels available this season in multiple styles. Stands and diverters, too…all made in Iowa! Check them out online or come in to see them in person!  Learn more

Summer Camp Sign-Ups

Make your summer vacation plans now and get the kids signed up for some outdoor fun! There are activities for kids of all ages and we have a whole new series of Family Fun Fridays – evening programs for the whole family! Camp sessions fill up fast so register NOW!  Learn more

NOW in the Creekside Shop

  • “The Barn” maple & cherry cutting boards
  • honey & syrup in multiple sizes
  • Seed Savers heritage garden seeds
  • Wired Woman jewelry
  • nature-themed cookie cutters
  • science adventure kits for hiking, tracking & gardening

Remember, shopping at the Creekside Shop is an easy way to support the Nature Center’s mission! Find out more