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Support our 2017 Annual Campaign

December 5, 2017

In the past year, did you attend Concerts at the Creek, or Practice in the Prairie yoga? Did you bring your preschooler to Trail Trekkers, or attend a backyard chickens workshop? Did your child attend…

Your Sustainability Tips: Holiday Alternatives

December 5, 2017

Eco-minded, Sustainability

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According to the EPA, household waste increases 25% between November and New Year’s. That totals 1 million EXTRA tons of trash! As you begin planning your gifts and filling your house with holiday decorations, we challenge you to try…

Project Feeder Watch

December 4, 2017

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Join us in participating in a citizen science project, Project Feeder Watch. Enjoy watching birds in the comfort of Indian Creek Nature Center’s bird room with other like-minded people. We will simply be listing the…

Get Snowy With Winter Break Camps!

November 29, 2017

Events, News

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Kids need time in nature in all seasons. Keep your kids busy and having fun outdoors over winter break with Indian Creek Nature Center’s Winter Break Camps! Explore the Nature Center in winter with hands-on…

Giving Tuesday

November 13, 2017

Amazing Space, Fundraising, Kids, News

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Help us get kids outside! Think about your best childhood memory. Does it take place outdoors? For many of us, those memories include playing in the woods, biking outdoors with friends, or building a tree…

Your Sustainability Tips: A Thankful Mother Earth

November 7, 2017

Eco-minded, Sustainability

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We have much to be thankful for in Eastern Iowa, and the support of YOU, the members of Indian Creek Nature Center, is something we are thankful for every day. We’d like to think that Mother…

The Future is Bright!

October 25, 2017

Eco-minded, News, Sustainability

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Indian Creek Nature Center’s mission has always been to create a more sustainable future. When we set out to build our new Amazing Space building, we doubled down on this commitment by taking on the…

Your Sustainability Tips: Halloween

October 4, 2017

Eco-minded, Sustainability

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As we welcome fall, we also welcome the opportunity to reduce our trash consumption and dependence on fossil fuels. In one of my favorite books, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, she states “The average food item…

Summer Business Hours

September 25, 2017

Events, News

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We are excited to announce that effective June 1, 2017 we will be expanding our business hours for the summer season. We have had an incredible increase in visitorship since opening in Amazing Space, and…

Farm to Table Dinner Menu Announced

September 7, 2017

Events, News, Uncategorized

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We are excited to announce the menu for our Farm to Table event on, Thursday, September 21. Chef Andy Schumacher of Cobble Hill will prepare a delectable five-course vegetarian meal utilizing Iowa’s amazing late-summer bounty…

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Support our 2017 Annual Campaign

Your Sustainability Tips: Holiday Alternatives

Project Feeder Watch

Get Snowy With Winter Break Camps!

Giving Tuesday

Your Sustainability Tips: A Thankful Mother Earth

The Future is Bright!

Your Sustainability Tips: Halloween

Summer Business Hours

Farm to Table Dinner Menu Announced

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