Restoration

Why Burn a Prairie

October 23, 2024

Biodiversity, Kids, News, Restoration, Volunteer

Creekside Forest School students explore the Stimple Prairie shortly after a prescribed burn in spring 2023. On a cool spring day, the preschoolers at Creekside Forest School noticed part of the Stimple Prairie, which held…

Land Stewardship Successes

September 9, 2024

Eric Hart

, Restoration, Volunteer

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By Jean Wiedenheft, Director of Land Stewardship Volunteers and Restoration Volunteers from PepsiCo braved the heat to help maintain our trails. A tremendous amount of the restoration work we do on the land is done…

Monarchs Are Struggling

July 3, 2024

Eric Hart

Biodiversity, Critters, Eco-minded, News, Restoration

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Striving for a Self-Sustainable Monarch Population Monarch butterflies are struggling to reach a self-sustaining population level due to habitat loss and other factors. The iconic western monarch butterfly, with its bold orange and black colors,…

Bluebird Monitoring

March 8, 2024

Eric Hart

News, Restoration, Volunteer

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Volunteers Encourage Return of the Bluebirds In spring 2023, we started back up bluebird monitoring at Indian Creek Nature Center with the support of a handful of dedicated volunteers. The monitoring season ran from April…

Who Loves a Warmer Winter?

February 15, 2024

Eric Hart

Biodiversity, Eco-minded, News, Restoration, Weather

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Ups and Downs of Early Spring Temperatures in early February 2024 (dark bars) have consistently been above normal (green), which can cause chaos and opportunity for local plants and animals. It’d be fair to say…

Tending Iowa’s Land Book Review

February 1, 2024

Eric Hart

Eco-minded, Events, News, Restoration, Sustainability

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A Read Worthy of Reflection A Book Overview by Katie Giorgio ‘Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future’ received the 2023 Midwest Book Award. At the start of reading Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to…

Bringing a new trail to life

January 4, 2024

Eric Hart

Derecho, Eco-minded, Hit the Trails, Nature Center, News, Restoration

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Laying the ground Before Indian Creek Nature Center can build a trail – allowing visitors to enjoy the wonders of nature – land must first be entrusted to us. There are naturally legal and financial…

Introducing the new Věčný Woodland Trail

December 21, 2023

Eric Hart

Hit the Trails, News, Restoration, Uncategorized

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In December 2023, the Indian Creek Nature Center land team and volunteers completed the Věčný Woodland Trail on a property at the corner of Otis Road and 44th St SE (map here). The property includes…

Iowa’s Water Needs You

November 21, 2023

Eric Hart

Eco-minded, News, Restoration, Volunteer

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Our State’s Water Quality Challenges Students test pH levels during a Water Quality Field Trip at Indian Creek Nature Center. Water quality is an issue that impacts all Iowans. As a state that relies heavily…

How Mini Prairies Help Pollinators

August 31, 2023

Eric Hart

Eco-minded, Flowers, News, Restoration

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What is a mini prairie? The plight of our pollinators is a far-reaching problem that impacts all of humanity, but what if there’s a small way that you can make a difference? Meet the mini…

Why Burn a Prairie

Monarchs Are Struggling

Bluebird Monitoring

Who Loves a Warmer Winter?

Tending Iowa’s Land Book Review

Bringing a new trail to life

Introducing the new Věčný Woodland Trail

Iowa’s Water Needs You

How Mini Prairies Help Pollinators

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