Posts by Liz Zabel

Liz Zabel

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Spring prescribed burns begin April 26

April 12, 2021

Liz Zabel

Eco-minded, Nature Center, News, Restoration, Sustainability

land restoration, native prairie, planned burn, prairie burn, prairie restoration, prescribed burn, spring burn, trails

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Spring prescribed burns on the Nature Center’s property are planned beginning Monday, April 26 and continuing April 28 and May 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 14. Indian Creek Nature Center conducts regular…

ICNC’s Etzel Sugar Grove Farm Earns Organic Certification

April 5, 2021

Liz Zabel

Etzel Sugar Grove Farm, News, Organic

certified organic, eggs, etzel sugar grove farm, Midwest Organic Services Association, MOSA organic, organic, organic certified, organic farming, produce, regenerative agriculture, sustainable agriculture, sustainable farming

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Egg & produce operation receives Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA) certification Indian Creek Nature Center’s Etzel Sugar Grove Farm has achieved a significant milestone toward a more sustainable future. The Midwest Organic Services Association has…

Our hen house is full! Here’s some tips for a flock of your own.

March 31, 2021

Liz Zabel

Etzel Sugar Grove Farm, News, Organic

backyard chickens, chicken coop, chickens, chicks, free range, hen house, hens, ISA Brown, organic eggs, urban chickens

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By Director of Land Stewardship Jean Wiedenheft The chicken house at Sugar Grove Farm is full, with 99 ISA Brown organic hens from Hoover’s Hatchery. Why ISA Browns? They are the top egg producer,…

Creekside Forest School: Our Core Beliefs

March 22, 2021

Liz Zabel

Kids, Nature Center, News, Preschool, Programs

1000 hours outside, creekside forest school, education, environmental education, environmentalist, learning looks like play, preschool

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By Director of Education Kelli Kennon-Lane Like all Iowa preschools, one of our goals at Creekside Forest School is kindergarten readiness. One difference is that our nature-based preschool prepares children for the next step…

Maple Syrup Festival is THIS SATURDAY!

March 16, 2021

Liz Zabel

Events, Maple Syrup Festival, News, Syrup Fest

breakfast, cedar rapids, drive-thru, food festival, fundraiser, maple syrup, maple syrup festival, msf, pancake breakfast, signature event

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38th Annual Maple Syrup Festival | March 20, 2021 Enjoy a taste of real, fresh, handcrafted maple syrup at Indian Creek Nature Center’s signature event, the Maple Syrup Festival — now a drive-thru breakfast to…

New Indian Creek Exhibit Completed & Open to the Public

March 9, 2021

Liz Zabel

Amazing Space, Art, Nature Center, News

in-floor exhibit, indian creek exhibit, new exhibit

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New in-floor exhibit at the Nature Center features masterful fabrications of flora and fauna found in real-life namesake Indian Creek After more than five years of planning, careful crafting and, finally, installation, Indian…

Registration opens MARCH 12 for our popular Creek Camps!

February 24, 2021

Liz Zabel

Creek Camps, News, Programs, Summer Camp

creek camps, environmental education, gift cards, learning, register now, summer camps

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A summer of fun, outdoor play, and learning are just what the children in your life need right now. At Indian Creek Nature Center’s Creek Camp, your child will be guided by our full-time Naturalists…

Attend an upcoming Creekside Forest School virtual open house

February 3, 2021

Liz Zabel

Creekside Forest School, News

creekside forest school, education, environmental education, open house, preschool

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By Director of Education Kelli Kennon-Lane When we announced the opening of our new nature-based preschool, Creekside Forest School, to the public back on January 11th we knew the model would be exciting and…

Introducing Creekside Forest School, a new nature-based preschool at ICNC

January 11, 2021

Liz Zabel

Creekside Forest School, News

1000 hours outside, childhood development, childhood education, education, environmental education, green time, nature preschool, outdoor education, play and learn, preschool, screen time, unstructured play

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By Director of Education Kelli Kennon-Lane In the spring of 2017 I decided to leave my job as a teacher and induction coach in the public school system, and interviewed with ICNC Executive Director…

To Age a Tree

January 6, 2021

Liz Zabel

News, Restoration

derecho, nature, recovery, resilience, Trees

By Director of Land Stewardship Jean Wiedenheft It is impolite to ask a lady her age. It is impossible to ask a tree her age. But as these old, ancient ladies with their lacy…

Posts by Liz Zabel

Spring prescribed burns begin April 26

ICNC’s Etzel Sugar Grove Farm Earns Organic Certification

Our hen house is full! Here’s some tips for a flock of your own.

Creekside Forest School: Our Core Beliefs

Maple Syrup Festival is THIS SATURDAY!

New Indian Creek Exhibit Completed & Open to the Public

Registration opens MARCH 12 for our popular Creek Camps!

Attend an upcoming Creekside Forest School virtual open house

Introducing Creekside Forest School, a new nature-based preschool at ICNC

To Age a Tree

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