Earth Week at the Nature Center
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Happy Earth Week! There are a lot of fun things happening this week at the Nature Center in honor of Earth Week. Here’s what you need to know! Earth Week Events: Friday, April 20,…
Sustainability
Amazing Space achieves Net Zero energy
Amazing Space achieves Net Zero energy Between March 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018 Amazing Space’s solar panels produced 145.370 MWh of electricity. During that same time the building used 111.440 MWh of electricity, leaving…
Five key ways to green your summer travel
Did you know that a holiday event or family gathering with 15 or more people, assuming some are traveling and staying in a hotel, generates about two tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)? What with flying,…
Spring prescribed burns
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…
Indian Creek Nature Center announces plans, lead gift for Etzel Sugar Grove Farm
At a media conference on February 27, 2018, Indian Creek Nature Center announced its strategic vision for the 190-acre Etzel Sugar Grove Farm as well as the lead gift of $150,000 from local organic products…
Sustainability Tips: ICNC’s Favorite “Eco” Recipes
Little changes make a big difference, and the easiest way to start living a more eco-conscious lifestyle is by slowly implementing lifestyle changes into daily practice. For example, one might consider adopting a ‘Meatless Monday’…
Can I recycle that?
Your guide to recycling in Cedar Rapids and Linn County Have you ever wondered if something is recyclable, and then thrown it into your recycling bin in hopes that it is? (Putting things in recycling…
Your Sustainability Tips: Holiday Alternatives
According to the EPA, household waste increases 25% between November and New Year’s. That totals 1 million EXTRA tons of trash! As you begin planning your gifts and filling your house with holiday decorations, we challenge you to try…
Your Sustainability Tips: A Thankful Mother Earth
We have much to be thankful for in Eastern Iowa, and the support of YOU, the members of Indian Creek Nature Center, is something we are thankful for every day. We’d like to think that Mother…
The Future is Bright!
Indian Creek Nature Center’s mission has always been to create a more sustainable future. When we set out to build our new Amazing Space building, we doubled down on this commitment by taking on the…