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Creating the Next Generation of Outdoor Leaders

October 26, 2022

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…

2022 Volunteer Award Winners

October 14, 2022

Volunteer

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Volunteers are essential to the work being done at the Indian Creek Nature Center. On October 11, we invited our volunteers to Amazing Space to honor their contributions in person, but a power outage forced…

Planned Givers Brighten ICNC’s Future

October 13, 2022

Fundraising, News

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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…

In memory of Flo Primrose and Bob Allsop

Remembering Flo Primrose and Bob Allsop

September 22, 2022

News, Tributes

in memory, supporters

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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…

"teenager" chickens at Etzel Sugar Grove Farm

Here a chick…there a chick…

September 16, 2022

Critters, Etzel Sugar Grove Farm, News

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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

September 1, 2022

Critters, Nature Center, News

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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,…

Back to School at ICNC

August 18, 2022

Creekside Forest School, Fundraising, Kids, Nature Center, News, Preschool

back-to-school, creekside forest school, Fresh Air Academy, Fresh Air After School

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The time has come for students to head back to school. And while we enjoyed soaking up every bit of summer as much as you likely did, we are looking forward to all the growth…

August 9, 2022

Derecho, Restoration

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As I’m sure is not forgotten by any of you, today marks the two year anniversary of the worst storm that ICNC and our community has experienced over the past century. The 2020 derecho forever…

Iowa Gives Green Day highlights state’s MVP…the land!

August 3, 2022

Amazing Space, Eco-minded, Fundraising, Hit the Trails, Nature Center, News, Sustainability

fundraiser, invest in the environment, Iowa Gives Green

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The natural beauty of Iowa is a gift to behold. We have a picturesque landscape like no other. We have incredible soils. We’ve had a stable climate. We’ve had diverse flora and fauna in the…

Remembering Esther Wilson, a Champion of Nature

July 20, 2022

Membership, News, Volunteer

Esther Wilson, lifetime member

It is sad to write about Esther Wilson in the past tense. This wonderful, dynamic, longtime member of the ICNC family passed away recently at the impressive age of 96. We would have wished for…

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Creating the Next Generation of Outdoor Leaders

2022 Volunteer Award Winners

Planned Givers Brighten ICNC’s Future

Remembering Flo Primrose and Bob Allsop

Here a chick…there a chick…

Please Don’t Abandon Your Critters

Back to School at ICNC

Iowa Gives Green Day highlights state’s MVP…the land!

Remembering Esther Wilson, a Champion of Nature

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