10th annual Paddle Day this Saturday
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Join us at Indian Creek Nature Center for the 10th anniversary of Paddle Day! In honor of the anniversary, we’ve extended the event to one full day. Paddle Day is a place for anyone interested…
Hit the Trails
Snowshoe Rentals
Go snowshoeing at the Nature Center! Any time there is at least five inches of snow you can slip on a pair of our snowshoes and explore winter trails. No experience is needed, and it…
TRAIL NOTICE: Bikes on our trails this weekend
GO Cedar Rapids’ Fat Sac & Fox Enduro Ride is taking place at the Nature Center this Friday and Saturday, December 9 & 10. This Fat Bike event includes an interactive night ride, free expo…
Registration open for Women in Nature
On Saturday, April 30, Indian Creek Nature Center will host its 23rd annual Women in Nature retreat. This day-long event, which some may know by its previous name of Women’s Walking Workshop, brings together women of…
Where’s Old Henry?
We’re asked this so often, Jan decided to update everyone on Old Henry: It took 20 kids to get around Old Henry in 1984 A frequent question posed to Nature Center staff is, “Is Old…
Tired of Tires
Land Steward Jean Wiedenheft is tired of pulling old tires out of Indian Creek! Here we go again. Back in June of 2009, Project AWARE volunteers removed 103 tires from the waterways in this area,…
Our Bees LOVE Joe Pye
Land steward Jean Wiedenheft loves to take photos of “her” bees on our flowers around the grounds and the bees have been going crazy for the Joe Pye weed out back. It’s really not a…
Going Buggy
Naturalist Jennifer Rupp shares news of a new discovery on the grounds! “Goin’ Buggy” isn’t just the theme of one of our preschool summer camps this year; it is a part of EVERY summer camp…
He’s a Fungi!
Summer intern Annie Stark has observed an abundance of mushrooms sprouting around the grounds. Here are a couple of the more interesting specimens. Being an intern at the nature center has allowed me to discover…
Getting His Feet Wet
Our new Executive Director, John Myers, is just getting his feet “wet” in his new position, but he already has some observations to share. Vernon middle schoolers try out the labyrinth after helping with prairie…