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Earth Day – Arbor Day “Rooted & Resilient” Fundraiser

Indian Creek Nature Center
Fundraising, Nature Center, News, Restoration, Sustainability
champions of nature, derecho recovery, fundraiser, land management, land restoration, Replanting, resilient, restoration, rooted
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If you visit the Nature Center, the devastation of the August 2020 derecho remains a very visible, not-so-distant memory. The winds tore apart the trees in August, leaving debris and hanging limbs that are still…

Creekside Forest School: Our Core Beliefs

Indian Creek Nature Center
Kids, Nature Center, News, Preschool, Programs
1000 hours outside, creekside forest school, education, environmental education, environmentalist, learning looks like play, preschool
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By Director of Education Kelli Kennon-Lane   Like all Iowa preschools, one of our goals at Creekside Forest School is kindergarten readiness. One difference is that our nature-based preschool prepares children for the next step…

Opportunity in Disaster: Sowing Seeds of Change

Indian Creek Nature Center
Diversity Equity Inclusion, Fundraising, Nature Center, News, Programs, Restoration, Sustainability
change, derecho, derecho recovery, diversity, equity, inclusion, sustainability
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By Executive Director John Myers Published October 21, 2020 in the Cedar Rapids Gazette   Troubling events like the pandemic and derecho challenge us all, but they also provide a major opportunity. Change is nature’s…