Houseplant Watercolor Class

Let’s paint some indoor greenery! This is a beginner level painting class and participants do not need any previous watercolor experience. Bring a positive attitude ready to learn a new skill. Supplies included in class fee: watercolor palette, brush, coldpress 140lb watercolor paper, Peerless Transparent Watercolors sample pack, as well as backing board and transparent...

Tiny Toes Yoga Series (4/11)

Children ages 5-8 years old are welcome to attend this fun series as we move, stretch, breath, focus, and relax while building both physical and mental health skills. Each class begins with a positive theme, followed by postures and techniques to practice that will lead to a 45 minute yoga class at the end of...

Project Feeder Watch

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Project Feeder Watch

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Winter Yoga Series-Wolf Moon Vinyasa Yoga Practice

With a new year and the full Wolf Moon illuminating the earth and our Amazing Space at Indian Creek Nature Center, join us for a 90-minute vinyasa yoga practice. Vinyasa yoga links a sequence of movements (asanas) with the breath (pranayama) - it's meditative movement! Designed to progressively open the body, each sequence in vinyasa...

Tiny Toes Yoga Series (5/11)

Children ages 5-8 years old are welcome to attend this fun series as we move, stretch, breath, focus, and relax while building both physical and mental health skills. Each class begins with a positive theme, followed by postures and techniques to practice that will lead to a 45 minute yoga class at the end of...

Project Feeder Watch

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Project Feeder Watch

Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at Indian Creek Nature Center and other locales in North America. Join a Naturalist to count the birds at our Bird Room feeders from November through February. Registration is encouraged but not required. Register

Tending Iowa’s Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future

Tending Iowa's Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future summarizes today's environmental challenges to our soil, water, climate, and native biodiversity.  An edited volume with 28 chapter authors, the book's science-based explanations and action-oriented essays paint a hopeful picture for our future, if we address today's environmental warnings. In addition to outlining the book's basic premises,...

CFS Open House

Join Interim Creekside Forest School Director, Marcy Fratzke, for a look at Creekside Forest School. Prospective families, interested community members, current or pre-service educators are welcome to attend. Attendees will learn about the core beliefs of Creekside Forest School, our approach to teaching and learning, what a typical school day looks like, and discuss logistics...