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Remembering

Nature Center, Other
milestones
We couldn’t let today go by without a little something to show that we all remember what this day means. (Photo by American photographer Jonathan Hyman. Click the picture to follow the link.)
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Honey Bundt Cake

Honey Fest
Honey Fest
Here’s the honey recipe I promised a few weeks back. I tried this recipe at home and it turned out delicious! (A few tips, when this recipe says “strong brewed tea”, it means it! Don’t…
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Honey Fest Update!

Honey Fest
Honey Fest
Honey Fest is exactly one month from today. What are you doing to prepare? We’re buzzing right along with the planning. Margaret is working in collaboration with our “Bee Guy”, Bob, to hammer out the…
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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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