Barn Days
By Marcy Fratzke, Director of Education Recently, Creekside Forest School has been tapping into its name, and spending more time exploring the creekside grounds of the Penningroth Barn and splashing […]
Checking All the Boxes
By Steve Keane, ICNC Volunteer I remember years ago with my three kids coming to the Nature Center when it was at the barn. And I remember the curiosity the […]
Trail Magic
My Favorite Place By Michelle Basler My favorite “place” is not so much an exact coordinate or specific magical hideaway that I seek out when I’m spending time at Indian […]
The Truth Behind No Mow May
What is No Mow May? Imagine Jerry Seinfeld did a stand-up routine at an ecology conference. He might begin, in his iconic style, with a joke like “What’s the deal […]
Bringing a new trail to life
Laying the ground Before Indian Creek Nature Center can build a trail – allowing visitors to enjoy the wonders of nature – land must first be entrusted to us. There […]
Thank you for celebrating with ICNC
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Celebrating 50 Years Way back in 2022 the staff at Indian Creek Nature Center ran the numbers and realized […]
Steve’s Return to Hiking
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing We recently profiled Steve Kriz’s wife, Vickie. Now it’s Steve’s turn. His story is very distinct from hers, but […]
Introducing the new Věčný Woodland Trail
In December 2023, the Indian Creek Nature Center land team and volunteers completed the Věčný Woodland Trail on a property at the corner of Otis Road and 44th St SE […]
Sharing for Fun
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Myron “Mike” Wilson and his late wife, Esther, occupy a special place in the Nature Center’s 50-year history. We […]
Connecting Humans with Nature
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Indian Creek Nature Center is fortunate to have Kelle Kolkmeier among its most active and enthusiastic volunteers since 2018. […]
Kathy Severson: A Wonderful Friend
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing All week long — and for months leading up to this weekend — Indian Creek Nature Center has seen […]
Never a Bad Day
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing For decades Vickie, who lives in Mount Vernon with her husband, Steve, has served in a wide variety of […]