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Giving Tuesday 2018

November 14, 2018

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Help us fund field trips! One of the key ways Indian Creek Nature Center creates Champions of Nature is through high quality environmental education. Bringing children out of the classroom and into nature through field…

March is Maple Syruping month!

February 20, 2018

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Why is March maple syruping month? Because that’s when maple sap flows from the sugar maple trees at Indian Creek Nature Center! We turn that sap into our very own real, pure maple syrup. Want to…

Giving Tuesday

November 13, 2017

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Help us get kids outside! Think about your best childhood memory. Does it take place outdoors? For many of us, those memories include playing in the woods, biking outdoors with friends, or building a tree…

Winter Break Camps 2016

November 23, 2016

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Want to make sure your child has a fantastic time over winter break? Look no further: Winter Break Camps have arrived at Indian Creek Nature Center! Children will spend time outside, enjoy activities inside our new Amazing Space,…

Getting His Feet Wet

June 27, 2013

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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…

Ready for Campers

June 7, 2013

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Given the temperature this morning, it’s hard to imagine summer camps start up next week! It hasn’t been exactly summery yet but everybody at the Nature Center has been scurrying around getting ready to greet…

Sounds of Spring

April 5, 2013

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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 has begun! Last Monday, I…

The Usual Suspects

January 17, 2013

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Jean updates us on our mysterious burrows… One of our mystery burrows We set out with a trail cam to find who had been digging these significant holes midwinter. From the look of it, they…

Sneaky

August 10, 2012

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This hognose snake was taking a nice, quiet nap in the warm midday sun…until we came along. He woke up kinda grouchy! Lucky for us, he just looks fierce. Hey...I was sleeping! Do you mind??

A Nighttime Hunt

August 9, 2012

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Senior Naturalist and Education Facilitator Jan Aiels recently took some families on a nighttime adventure. Here’s her account: Hot, humid nights are perfect for nighttime adventure in the woods hunting the big game of high…

Giving Tuesday 2018

March is Maple Syruping month!

Giving Tuesday

Winter Break Camps 2016

Getting His Feet Wet

Ready for Campers

Sounds of Spring

The Usual Suspects

Sneaky

A Nighttime Hunt

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