Sustainability

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Sustainable Holiday Tips

Holidays with less waste The holiday season brings good cheer, fun festivities, cherished memories, and usually lots of trash heading to the landfill. According to Stanford Researchers, between Thanksgiving to […]

Leave the Leaves

The Beauty of Fallen Leaves Every Fall, as trees turn shades of orange, red, yellow, and brown, the beautiful array of colors offer mesmerizing views. Then, the leaves fall. Somehow, […]

How to Plant a Tree in Iowa

Being a Tree Steward Thank you for taking a vested interest in your young tree! With proper planting and care, this dynamic, living being should outlast the concrete sidewalks, the […]

Acknowledging & Combating Waste at Maple Syrup Festival

Several years ago Indian Creek Nature Center began its journey to zero-waste. The Maple Syrup Festival was our flagship event where we implemented a diverse number of strategies to eliminate, […]

Ride into the heart of sustainable agriculture

New Bike Ride Pedals Sustainable Farming

The grass was still wet with dew that morning when Ben Watson, Project Manager at Climate Engineers, stepped out of his car to visit Etzel Sugar Grove Farm for the […]

Why 2025 is the year to invest in a green home

Build Your Energy-Efficient Home in 2025

The Sun is Setting on Clean Energy Tax Incentives While the ecological and economic impacts of investing in an energy-efficient home will last for decades, the federal tax incentives for […]

Native Plant Giveaway

Native Pollinator Plant Giveaway

Helping pollinators, like the monarch butterfly, by restoring their habitat is easier than ever, thanks to Indian Creek Nature Center volunteers who organize a native plant giveaway at Monarch Fest. […]

How to Stabilize Egg Prices

Stabilizing Food Prices with Sustainable Farming

Egg prices should be boring — but eggs have been all over the news in the last year as the average price of a dozen eggs has fluctuated wildy. The […]

Electric bus

Electric Vehicles

Driving toward a more sustainable future Isaac Newton said it well in his first law of motion, stating, “An object at rest will remain at rest until acted upon by […]

Tips for an Energy Efficient Winter

Energy Saving Do-It-Yourself Tips

A Green Home in a White Winter Outside, winter is peaceful and majestic. Inside, winter has us reaching for the thermostat. In this moment, you may have two feelings at […]

How to Dispose Your Christmas Tree Sustainably

Sustainable Christmas Tree Disposal Ideas

Oh, Christmas tree. How we’ll miss ye. The Holiday season is drawing to a close. Many families are left with cherished memories of the times spent together they hope will […]

Fostering Farming’s Future with Frontier Co-op

Growing a new kind of farm Since George Etzel donated his family farm to Indian Creek Nature Center back in 2016, Frontier Co-op has been fully committed to realizing the […]

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