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Free family fun on July 13 (Monarch Fest 2019)!

June 24, 2019

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For the fourth year the Cedar Rapids area is eagerly awaiting Indian Creek Nature Center’s popular, family-friendly pollinator event: Monarch Fest. Scheduled for Saturday, July 13th from 10am to 1pm, this free event is fun…

2019 Creek Camp registration NOW OPEN!

March 4, 2019

Liz Zabel

Critters, Events, Kids, Nature Center, News, Programs, Summer Camp

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Who knew learning could be so much fun? At Creek Camp, your child will be guided by our full-time Naturalists Andria Cossolotto and Emily Roediger and experienced summer naturalists as they explore the outdoors. Campers…

Giving Tuesday 2018

November 14, 2018

Liz Zabel

Fundraising, Kids, Nature Center, News

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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

Indian Creek Nature Center

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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

Indian Creek Nature Center

Amazing Space, Fundraising, Kids, News

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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

Indian Creek Nature Center

Critters, Eco-minded, Hit the Trails, Kids, Nature Center, News, Other, Programs

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

Indian Creek Nature Center

Calendar, Kids, Nature Center, News, Other, Programs, Summer Camp

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

Indian Creek Nature Center

Critters, Eco-minded, Hit the Trails, Kids, Nature Center, News

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

Indian Creek Nature Center

Critters, Eco-minded, Hit the Trails, Kids, Nature Center, News, Other

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…

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Free family fun on July 13 (Monarch Fest 2019)!

2019 Creek Camp registration NOW OPEN!

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

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