How to Start a Garden
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So You Think You Want a Garden … As you consider food prices and the safety of food available for you and/or your family, it is an easy leap to the idea of growing your…
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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 a force.” Moving people and…
Aldo Leopold Book Review
Celebrating Aldo Leopold’s Legacy Buddy Huffaker, Executive Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, will be speaking about the life and legacy of Aldo Leopold at Indian Creek Nature Center on April 25. Before Buddy Huffaker,…
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 once: One feeling concerned with…
Sustainable Christmas Tree Disposal Ideas
With a few simple tools, you can repurpose parts of your tree before disposing of it. Oh, Christmas tree. How we’ll miss ye. The Holiday season is drawing to a close. Many families are left…
Trail Magic
My Favorite Place By Michelle Basler My favorite “place” is not so much an exact coordinate or specific magical hideaway that I seek out when I’m spending time at Indian Creek Nature Center, but rather…
Monarchs Are Struggling
Striving for a Self-Sustainable Monarch Population Monarch butterflies are struggling to reach a self-sustaining population level due to habitat loss and other factors. The iconic western monarch butterfly, with its bold orange and black colors,…
Land Team Answers Preschoolers’ Questions
Preschoolers are naturally curious. The teachers at Creekside Forest School love to encourage that curiosity and even let it inspire the curriculum at times. Often, the students (who range from 3 to 5 years old)…
Building Skills at Summer Camp
For many children who attend Creek Camp at Indian Creek Nature Center, a highlight is building dams with their fellow campers in Bena Brook. While this may look like nothing more than play and fun,…
Creekside Forest School Garden
What’s Happening in the CFS Garden Creekside Forest School students and teachers, in collaboration with Etzel Sugar Grove Farm and The Iowa Farm to Schools and Early Care Coalition, have planted their own garden. Updates…