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50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Nationally, the Nature Center movement gained tremendous momentum in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Countless day-use nature centers (like ICNC) and residential environmental learning centers…

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing This year marks the 40th anniversary of Indian Creek Nature Center’s Maple Syrup Festival. What an incredible — and delicious — milestone! From tapping…

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Local ornithologist Neil Bernstein has been bird watching since the 1960s and has also been connected to the Nature Center since the early 1980s.…

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Bill Desmarais (right) joined Curt Abdouch (left) in Cedar Rapids after Curt became ICNC’s first Director. If you sit down to talk through memories…

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing While the Nature Center has been around for 50 years, few people can say they knew the land before that.  Gordon and Nancy Bena,…

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Jean O’Donnell founded Indian Creek Nature Center, along with her friend BB Stamats, to create a home for environmental education in Cedar Rapids. Michael…

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Mary has served many roles at ICNC including artist-in-residence. I have been involved with the Nature Center for over 40 years, but one memory…