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.)
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…
That’s right! Though it is still technically summer, autumn has arrived at the Nature Center in a big way. School is back in session, which means school groups have begun visiting us daily to learn…
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…
[Picture coming very, very soon — I have to load it to the blog from my home computer] This is look of progress… sort of. We’re rearranging offices this week at the Nature Center. It’s…
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…
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…
I never really got around to telling you the bad news… and now, enough time has passed that our bad news doesn’t really seems so bad, so let’s dive in, okay? Today, if our director,…
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…
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the purchase of the Center’s land. It was part of an initiative to keep flood-prone land undeveloped, and therefore protect property from damage. And this year, you…