50 Stories for 50 Years

50th Celebration Event

Thank you for celebrating with ICNC

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Celebrating 50 Years Way back in 2022 the staff at Indian Creek Nature Center ran the numbers and realized […]

Steve Kriz using all-terrain wheelchair

Steve’s Return to Hiking

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing We recently profiled Steve Kriz’s wife, Vickie. Now it’s Steve’s turn. His story is very distinct from hers, but […]

Sharing for Fun

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Myron “Mike” Wilson and his late wife, Esther, occupy a special place in the Nature Center’s 50-year history. We […]

Nature Center

Connecting Humans with Nature

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Indian Creek Nature Center is fortunate to have Kelle Kolkmeier among its most active and enthusiastic volunteers since 2018. […]

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Kathy Severson: A Wonderful Friend

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing All week long — and for months leading up to this weekend — Indian Creek Nature Center has seen […]

Vickie and Steve Kriz

Never a Bad Day

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing For decades Vickie, who lives in Mount Vernon with her husband, Steve, has served in a wide variety of […]

John Helmuth

Giving Big and Finding a Home

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing John Helmuth, Estimator and Project Manager at Sunrise Builders, was recognized for the company’s charitable giving with an award […]

Wednesday Warrior volunteers

Volunteer & Place: A Perfect Match

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Dan Sauerbrei has been a dedicated member of Wednesday Warriors, a volunteer group that comes weekly to maintain the […]

Practice in the Prairie summer yoga series

Connecting to Nature in her “Front Yard”

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing When Sayde Alexandrescu, MSYT, led the first Practice in the Prairie yoga session of this summer, she encouraged participants […]

New Leader Manufacturing

Spreading Good

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Spreading good is a cornerstone of the way New Leader Manufacturing does business. Based in Cedar Rapids, the company […]

Shooting Star Society

Shooting Star Society

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing On September 14, 2023 the Nature Center hosted 22 guests for its annual Shooting Star Society event. The luncheon […]

Curt Abdouch

Recollections from Curt Abdouch

50 Stories for 50 Years is presented by New Leader Manufacturing Curt Abdouch was the first director of the Indian Creek Nature Center, serving from late 1973 to early 1978. […]

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