It’s our 50th Anniversary!
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Celebrate 50 years of creating Champions of Nature. In 1973, B.B. Stamats and Jean O’Donnell shared a vision of a nature center that would promote a more sustainable world. Their vision soon came to life…
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Let’s do more together
Philanthropy allows you to become part of something larger than yourself and collectively accomplish more than anyone ever could alone. Donating any amount to a cause dear to you will combine with others who share…
The Apiary Is Buzzing with Excitement
The apiary at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm plays an important role in many different ways. First and foremost, it is a great resource for our Beginning Beekeeping series. This 9-month long class introduces students to…
Planting a New Prairie
If you look at old aerial photos of the Věčný property, you’ll notice about three acres in the southwest corner that form a flat, open meadow. In the 1990s, shrubs started to take over. By…
Replanting Stronger After Derecho
Tree plantings at the Nature Center are few and far between. Why? Since our forests are mature we have to cut at least ten mature trees to make room for every new tree. Our prairies…
Creating the Next Generation of Outdoor Leaders
There is incredible alignment between the Nature Center and the Scouting programs. For years, the Nature Center has been focused on providing additional education opportunities for Scouting leaders who are developing opportunities for youth. Through…
Planned Givers Brighten ICNC’s Future
The Shooting Star Society looks beyond, to the growing seasons ahead, sowing planned gifts to ensure bountiful future harvests from a healthy, growing endowment. And they leave a legacy that will flower for the entire…
Remembering Flo Primrose and Bob Allsop
As we are poised to celebrate the 50th anniversary year of the Nature Center in 2023, it is not lost on ICNC and its community of supporters that many of our earliest and dear friends…
Here a chick…there a chick…
It has been a wonderful adventure raising my first clutch of chicks at the farm. From day one, they have been curious about their new home at Sugar Grove. We have two different breeds in…
Please Don’t Abandon Your Critters
Several months ago, the Nature Center found something very unexpected in one of our animal exhibits: 3 more animals someone had added to the aquarium without permission and while we were helping another visitor. Thankfully,…