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Busy as a bee.

Wow! We’ve been busy at the Nature Center! Summer Nature Camp is wrapping up. Our director, Rich Patterson, is celebrating 30 years of hard work at the Center next week. In the shop, we’re getting ready…
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To give you another idea…

Nature Center
flood
Standing on the property today, it’s hard to visualize how high the water really got during the historic June flooding. Can you see the “scum line”? Yuck! Every day at the Nature Center, we strive…
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The bright side.

Flowers, Other
flood, Flowers
Hi loyal readers. Long time no blog! Most of you know that Cedar Rapids has seen some hard times recently. The recent flooding has seemed to give the whole area some perspective, and there is…
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Skunk Cabbage!

We’ve had our first skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) sightings here at the Center, which is fantastic, because this Sunday, we have a naturalist led hike up the Bena Brook to look for more! For more information,…
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Total lunar eclipse.

Other
skies
I hope that all of you took advantage of our cosmic position and watched the lunar eclipse last night. The Gazette has a nice photograph on their webpage. This was just a taste of the…
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First blog post.

Nature Center
update
Welcome to the Indian Creek Nature Center blog! In the next few weeks, we will get this blog on its feet. Check back often for updates of upcoming programs, pictures from recent events, and ICNC…
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