Posts by Eric Hart

Eric Hart

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Creekside Forest School Garden

May 20, 2024

Eric Hart

Creekside Forest School, Eco-minded

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What’s Happening in the CFS Garden Creekside Forest School students and teachers, in collaboration with Etzel Sugar Grove Farm and The Iowa Farm to Schools and Early Care Coalition, have planted their own garden. Updates…

The Truth Behind No Mow May

May 9, 2024

Eric Hart

Biodiversity, Eco-minded, News

What is No Mow May? While a chemically-treated lawn isn’t good for pollinators, letting your yard go wild for all of May isn’t the best approach either. Imagine Jerry Seinfeld did a stand-up routine at…

The Stories A Yard Can Tell

April 25, 2024

Eric Hart

Flowers, News, Plant Sale, Sustainability

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Planting a New Tradition The Cole Family has made visiting the Spring Plant & Art Sale to buy native plants a family tradition. “Anyone who’s on our deck, they’ve heard the stories about the Indian…

2024 Cicada Double Hatching

April 17, 2024

Eric Hart

Critters, Eco-minded, News

The Buzz About These Bugs by Jen Rowray I am so excited for the upcoming double cicada hatching in the spring of 2024! On an average year we get tens of thousands of cicadas per…

New EV Charging Station at ICNC!

April 3, 2024

Eric Hart

Eco-minded, Nature Center, News, Sustainability

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Charge Your Electric Vehicle at Indian Creek Nature Center A parking spot at the Nature Center is now reserved for electric vehicles using the charging station. Indian Creek Nature Center has been a leader in…

Visitors Becoming Volunteers

March 28, 2024

Eric Hart

Community Partners, Equity & Inclusion, News, Volunteer

Frequent Nature Center Visitors Several times per month, To The Rescue transports individuals in their Adult Day Programs to Indian Creek Nature Center to get out on trails and see what Indian Creek Nature Center…

Bluebird Monitoring

March 8, 2024

Eric Hart

News, Restoration, Volunteer

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Volunteers Encourage Return of the Bluebirds In spring 2023, we started back up bluebird monitoring at Indian Creek Nature Center with the support of a handful of dedicated volunteers. The monitoring season ran from April…

Crafting a Win-Win Relationship

February 29, 2024

Eric Hart

Community Partners, Maple Syrup Festival, News

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James Klein, President of Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, had the honor of the first maple tree tapping of the 2023 syruping season. “I got to tap the first tree last year. That was fun.”…

Who Loves a Warmer Winter?

February 15, 2024

Eric Hart

Biodiversity, Eco-minded, News, Restoration, Weather

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Ups and Downs of Early Spring Temperatures in early February 2024 (dark bars) have consistently been above normal (green), which can cause chaos and opportunity for local plants and animals. It’d be fair to say…

Tending Iowa’s Land Book Review

February 1, 2024

Eric Hart

Eco-minded, Events, News, Restoration, Sustainability

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A Read Worthy of Reflection A Book Overview by Katie Giorgio ‘Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future’ received the 2023 Midwest Book Award. At the start of reading Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to…

Posts by Eric Hart

Creekside Forest School Garden

The Truth Behind No Mow May

The Stories A Yard Can Tell

2024 Cicada Double Hatching

New EV Charging Station at ICNC!

Visitors Becoming Volunteers

Bluebird Monitoring

Crafting a Win-Win Relationship

Who Loves a Warmer Winter?

Tending Iowa’s Land Book Review

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