Eco-minded

Eco-minded, Events

Join Indian Creek Nature center for our third annual Monarch Fest, Saturday July 7, 10 AM-1 PM. Enjoy a fun-filled day of games, activities and learning at this family-friendly festival. See monarch releases, adopt a…

Sustainability Tips: Grow Your Own Vegetable Garden

April 30, 2018

Eco-minded, News, Sustainability

Go with me here, close your eyes and imagine that first bite into a juicy, ripe tomato, while enjoying the summer heat…yum! If I had to choose one of the best parts of summer, I…

Growing our food forest on National Arbor Day

April 23, 2018

Amazing Space, Eco-minded, News

On April 27, National Arbor Day, the McClain family will be planting a black maple in honor of their grandson, Aldo McClain at Indian Creek Nature Center. This maple will be one of the newest…

Earth Week at the Nature Center

April 17, 2018

Eco-minded, News, Sustainability

Happy Earth Week! There are a lot of fun things happening this week at the Nature Center in honor of Earth Week. Here’s what you need to know! Earth Week Events: Friday, April 20,…

Amazing Space achieves Net Zero energy

April 13, 2018

Amazing Space, Eco-minded, News, Sustainability

Amazing Space achieves Net Zero energy Between March 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018 Amazing Space’s solar panels produced 145.370 MWh of electricity. During that same time the building used 111.440 MWh of electricity, leaving…

Five key ways to green your summer travel

March 7, 2018

Did you know that a holiday event or family gathering with 15 or more people, assuming some are traveling and staying in a hotel, generates about two tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)? What with flying,…

Sustainability Tips: ICNC’s Favorite “Eco” Recipes

February 5, 2018

Little changes make a big difference, and the easiest way to start living a more eco-conscious lifestyle is by slowly implementing lifestyle changes into daily practice. For example, one might consider adopting a ‘Meatless Monday’…

Can I recycle that?

December 29, 2017

Your guide to recycling in Cedar Rapids and Linn County Have you ever wondered if something is recyclable, and then thrown it into your recycling bin in hopes that it is? (Putting things in recycling…

Your Sustainability Tips: Holiday Alternatives

December 5, 2017