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…
Naturalist, Jennifer Rupp was with the group from the Nature Center who went on the adventure of a lifetime Sunday – to dig for mammoth bones! Jenny reports on the experience: Disclaimer: No, I don’t…
Photo by Marion Patterson On a sunny Saturday morning, a curious gathering of pilgrims, eager to learn more about labyrinths, met at Indian Creek Nature Center. After a brief overview and orientation, they began their…
We have a wonderful group of volunteers who put together two of our largest fundraisers of the year – Nature’s Noel in December and the Plant Sale in May. These (mostly) ladies put months and…
Jean has been out and about again…this time on the hunt for salamanders! Getting the traps ready Last year, Margaret asked a question I had never even thought about. Why don’t we see salamanders here?…
Director Rich Patterson has been fielding a lot of questions about the loss of trees in the Indian Creek Valley. We are equally frustrated! Here is some information from Rich that may prove helpful. Many…
Jean has been out making more discoveries around the grounds… Wild ginger traditionally begins flowering in April, so I was somewhat surprised to see the deep red of its blossoms against the brown dirt of…
Land and Facilities Steward Jean Wiedenheft was out recently in search of wild rice in our wetland and makes this report. When the Lynch Wetland was initially planted in 1999, wild rice (Zizania aquatica) was…
Two sure signs of spring here today. The first came when I got out of my car this morning and started across the parking lot towards the barn. Birds were chirping away when I heard…