Replanting Stronger After Derecho
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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…
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Remembering Kate Hawkins
Kate was one of the Indian Creek Nature Center staff’s favorite friends. With her positivity and enthusiasm, she could light up a room just by being in it. And she was a fabulous ambassador, often…
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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…
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2022 Volunteer Award Winners
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Back to School at ICNC
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…
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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…
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