Giving Big and Finding a Home
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing John Helmuth, Estimator and Project Manager at Sunrise Builders, was recognized for the company’s charitable giving with an award […]
Volunteer & Place: A Perfect Match
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Dan Sauerbrei has been a dedicated member of Wednesday Warriors, a volunteer group that comes weekly to maintain the […]
Fostering Farming’s Future with Frontier Co-op
Growing a new kind of farm Since George Etzel donated his family farm to Indian Creek Nature Center back in 2016, Frontier Co-op has been fully committed to realizing the […]
Connecting to Nature in her “Front Yard”
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing When Sayde Alexandrescu, MSYT, led the first Practice in the Prairie yoga session of this summer, she encouraged participants […]
Spreading Good
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Spreading good is a cornerstone of the way New Leader Manufacturing does business. Based in Cedar Rapids, the company […]
Permaculture: an alternative to the status quo
What is permaculture? The term “permaculture” was coined by a pair of Australian environmentalists in 1978 by condensing the phrase “permanent agriculture,” but the term speaks to concepts that are […]
Shooting Star Society
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing On September 14, 2023 the Nature Center hosted 22 guests for its annual Shooting Star Society event. The luncheon […]
Recollections from Curt Abdouch
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Curt Abdouch was the first director of the Indian Creek Nature Center, serving from late 1973 to early 1978. […]
Blue Bridge Arrives!
Historic Bridge Finds New Home at ICNC Preserving Local History A few years ago, when Linn County began plans to replace the historic Bertram Road Bridge, the staff at Indian […]
Steering ICNC into the Future
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Dr. Floyd Sandford, emeritus professor of biology at Coe College, served on the steering committee that launched the Indian […]
Stewarding the Land. Building a Community.
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Jean Wiedenheft, Indian Creek Nature Center’s current Director of Land Stewardship, has been a full-time employee since 2001 and […]
The Webers Favorite Playground
50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing John and Lynn Weber have been enjoying and supporting Indian Creek Nature Center in a number of ways since […]