Winter at the Nature Center
Photo by Duane Cooley It always surprises me how many people think we close up and go home for the winter. Not even CLOSE! The wildlife around here (and no, I’m not talking about the…
Posts by Indian Creek Nature Center
A Twilight Walk
Kelly Souza and her family have enjoyed walking our Prairie Labyrinth since it’s opening earlier this year. They thought they’d take one last stroll before the weather got bad and had a bit of a…
Why did the salamander cross the road?
To get to his winter habitat, of course. Jean got a call from a beekeeper in Springville about a band (or maelstrom, if you prefer) of tiger salamanders crossing the road near her home. Salamanders…
Nature’s Stress Relievers
Business Manager, Dana Wood, shares her secret to stress relief Fall on Otis Road At my previous job I worked downtown in the basement of the old Armstrong building and did not look forward to…
Getting Ready for Paving
Workers were out today to prepare for another installation of permeable paving at the Nature Center! You can see they are digging out the area next to the barn where the original grasspave walkway was…
Carp at the Wetlands
Jean and Jan have an adventure at the wetland trying to get rid of some carp. Here’s how Jean saw it… Whoops! That wasn't solid ground! The drought has significantly lowered the water level in…
Birds and Jellies
Jean has been working on the bird blind out back. Come check it out! The bird blind, constructed back in 2008, has been quite popular. I knew programming staff would use it, and I was…
Sneaky
This hognose snake was taking a nice, quiet nap in the warm midday sun…until we came along. He woke up kinda grouchy! Lucky for us, he just looks fierce. Hey...I was sleeping! Do you mind??
A Nighttime Hunt
Senior Naturalist and Education Facilitator Jan Aiels recently took some families on a nighttime adventure. Here’s her account: Hot, humid nights are perfect for nighttime adventure in the woods hunting the big game of high…
A Mammoth Adventure
Naturalist, Jennifer Rupp was with the group from the Nature Center who went on the adventure of a lifetime Sunday – to dig for mammoth bones! Jenny reports on the experience: Disclaimer: No, I don’t…