Time to take down the tree? If it’s real, it can be recycled! The city of Cedar Rapids takes donations of Christmas trees through the end of January. Trees can be left at the Sac…
By Kileen Granata, GSA Supervisor It’s the start of a new year, and if you haven’t settled on your resolution for the year, we have some sustainable ideas to add to your list. Eat Less…
This holiday season just got sweeter: Our 2019 Beginning Beekeeping Series registration is open for aspiring beekeepers and curious conservationists! This eight session series is designed for individuals serious about starting a beekeeping hobby, but…
It’s National Maple Syrup Day (Dec. 17)! While the Nature Center won’t be open to the public today (we’re closed to the public on Mondays in the winter), we wanted to celebrate by doing an…
Helga Mayhew, 79, has volunteered with the Friends of Indian Creek Nature Center for at least 20 years and served as the Friends’ board representative at the Nature Center for six years. This year marks…
Sustainability Tip brought to you by Meridith Myers, wife of Executive Director John Myers I wish I could say that my journey to sustainable practices started with a deep seeded love of the outdoors and…
For more than 15 years, Jenni Semelroth has generously donated her time, expertise and dollars to Indian Creek Nature Center. A former Microbiologist and Science Teacher, Jenni has dedicated countless hours as a volunteer Teacher…
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…
Indian Creek Nature Center conducts regular (annual or bi-annual) prescribed burns of its prairie, oak hickory savanna, and woodlands as part of its land management strategy. The organization follows a burn management plan and notifies the…
The first time Nichole Clark came to Indian Creek Nature Center, she signed up to volunteer. Since then, she has come out every morning in August and September to help with the monarch butterflies in…