2025 was Indian Creek Nature Center’s 10th annual Monarch Fest, and with over 1600 people, the largest one to date. Having the Iowa Children’s Museum present, caterpillar adoptions, native plant […]
2025 Creekside Forest School Fundraiser The preschoolers (ages three to five) at Creekside Forest School (CFS) spend more than 80% of their classroom time outdoors. Spending long stretches of time […]
Written by Assistant Preschool Teacher Karyln Senica “I think it means…” her voice trailed off just for a moment to fully take in the question before finishing, “… it means […]
Jaymie McGrath loves family fun and won’t let her family miss the maple syruping demonstrations at Indian Creek Nature Center’s Maple Syrup Festival. “We do it with our girls.” Jaymie […]
On a cool spring day, the preschoolers at Creekside Forest School noticed part of the Stimple Prairie, which held their beloved labyrinth, looked different. The tall grasses were gone and […]
By Marcy Fratzke, Director of Education Recently, Creekside Forest School has been tapping into its name, and spending more time exploring the creekside grounds of the Penningroth Barn and splashing […]
By Steve Keane, ICNC Volunteer I remember years ago with my three kids coming to the Nature Center when it was at the barn. And I remember the curiosity the […]
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 […]
Chris was the first to hear the chorus frogs singing this week, causing great excitement around here. Today, he caught some the show just off Wood Duck Way. The chorus […]
What’s new at the Nature Center? Fishing! Yesterday our homeschool students and their families ventured off-property to Lake Murphy (just down the road) to learn about lake ecology… and […]