Practice in the Prairie returns in June!
The Nature Center’s signature summer wellness series is back! Join us every Tuesday in June through September from 6-7 PM for free yoga and pilates classes at Indian Creek Nature Center. Led by some of…
Programs
Volunteer Appreciation Week: April 18-24
We love our volunteers — THANK YOU for all you do for Indian Creek Nature Center! So far in 2021, our volunteers have reported over 800 hours of service. Thanks to your time, skill and dedication, we…
Creekside Forest School: Our Core Beliefs
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…
Registration opens MARCH 12 for our popular Creek Camps!
A summer of fun, outdoor play, and learning are just what the children in your life need right now. At Indian Creek Nature Center’s Creek Camp, your child will be guided by our full-time Naturalists…
Opportunity in Disaster: Sowing Seeds of Change
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…
Introducing The Fresh Air Academy to “Fill the Gap” in Education
This fall Indian Creek Nature Center will begin offering a new educational program, The Fresh Air Academy, to area preschoolers through fifth graders to “fill the gap” in education and supplement virtual learning this school…
Preschool Trail Trekkers: September At-Home Activities — Insects!
Our Preschool Trail Trekkers programs offer children and accompanying adults a chance to explore the Nature Center and the outdoors with our Naturalists. To accomodate physical distancing and closures due to storm clean-up, we’ve created…
Education update — June camps canceled + new virtual programs
What a spring season it’s been for families with school-age children at home. Surely we’ve all felt the pressure of social distancing, self isolation, concern for the wellbeing of others, and a deep interruption of…
Preschool Trail Trekkers: Sounds of Spring — May At-Home Activity Ideas
Our Preschool Trail Trekkers programs offer children and accompanying adults a chance to explore the Nature Center and the outdoors with our Naturalists. In this time of social distancing, here are some activity ideas inspired…
Trail Trekkers at Home: Senses Exploration
Our Preschool Trail Trekkers programs offer children and accompanying adults a chance to explore the Nature Center and the outdoors with our Naturalists. In this time of social distancing, ICNC Naturalist Emily Roediger developed some…