Planting a New Prairie
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If you look at old aerial photos of the Věčný property, you’ll notice about three acres in the southwest corner that form a flat, open meadow. In the 1990s, shrubs started to take over. By…
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Replanting Stronger After Derecho
Tree plantings at the Nature Center are few and far between. Why? Since our forests are mature we have to cut at least ten mature trees to make room for every new tree. Our prairies…
Creating the Next Generation of Outdoor Leaders
There is incredible alignment between the Nature Center and the Scouting programs. For years, the Nature Center has been focused on providing additional education opportunities for Scouting leaders who are developing opportunities for youth. Through…
Planned Givers Brighten ICNC’s Future
The Shooting Star Society looks beyond, to the growing seasons ahead, sowing planned gifts to ensure bountiful future harvests from a healthy, growing endowment. And they leave a legacy that will flower for the entire…
Remembering Flo Primrose and Bob Allsop
As we are poised to celebrate the 50th anniversary year of the Nature Center in 2023, it is not lost on ICNC and its community of supporters that many of our earliest and dear friends…
Here a chick…there a chick…
It has been a wonderful adventure raising my first clutch of chicks at the farm. From day one, they have been curious about their new home at Sugar Grove. We have two different breeds in…
Please Don’t Abandon Your Critters
Several months ago, the Nature Center found something very unexpected in one of our animal exhibits: 3 more animals someone had added to the aquarium without permission and while we were helping another visitor. Thankfully,…
Back to School at ICNC
The time has come for students to head back to school. And while we enjoyed soaking up every bit of summer as much as you likely did, we are looking forward to all the growth…
Iowa Gives Green Day highlights state’s MVP…the land!
The natural beauty of Iowa is a gift to behold. We have a picturesque landscape like no other. We have incredible soils. We’ve had a stable climate. We’ve had diverse flora and fauna in the…
Remembering Esther Wilson, a Champion of Nature
It is sad to write about Esther Wilson in the past tense. This wonderful, dynamic, longtime member of the ICNC family passed away recently at the impressive age of 96. We would have wished for…