March is Maple Syruping month!
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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…
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2016 Annual Report now available
3/22/17: Indian Creek Nature Center had an incredible 2016! Inside our annual report, read great stories about our monarch programs, four generations of the McClain family involved at ICNC, and our new Sugar Grove Farm property;…
Flood update: building open; trails closed
9/28/16 Good news! Indian Creek Nature Center is open regular hours starting tomorrow, Thursday, September 29. Please use 44th Street south from Mount Vernon Road to access the Nature Center, as Otis Road is still…
Nature Center closed due to flooding on grounds
Due to flooding on the trails and grounds, Indian Creek Nature Center will be closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 26, 27, and 28, 2016. All trails are closed until further notice, and all…
Etzel Sugar Grove Farm
Indian Creek Nature Center announces largest donation of land in organization’s history Indian Creek Nature Center (ICNC) is pleased to announce the acceptance of 192 acres of land located near Alburnett. Donated by the Etzel…
Watch as the barn goes down!
In our last post and on the cover of the latest issue of Indian Creek Currents, we told you all about a barn outside Marion that Indian Creek Nature Center deconstructed, with the goal of repurposing the…
Stars In Your Eyes
Astronomer and naturalist, Jennifer Rupp, has long had a love affair with the stars. Now she gets to share it with you! It may be so cold your ears, toes and nose protest, but you…
Some Really Mammoth News
Naturalist David Brenzel has been even busier than usual at the mammoth dig site! They’ve formed an interesting and important theory about our mammoths and he shares it with us. I’ve included a couple of…
City Chick
Nature Center board president Rebecca Mumaw was the driving force behind the passage of the ordinance allowing backyard chickens in Cedar Rapids. She and CR-CLUC (Citizens for the Legalization of Urban Chickens) have since helped…
Why Join the Nature Center?
We have a new member special going on right now at the Nature Center – first-time members who join now get BONUS membership months! Our usual membership cycle is March through February each year, but…