Find out interesting facts about these backyard creatures and what helps them survive in the wild. What makes their teeth so special? Act out the many ways a squirrel can use its tail. For preschoolers with adult. Dress for outdoor activities. Fees: $5 preschooler (ages 3-5), free for ages 2 and under, adults free. Registration...
Join professional birder, Dorian Anderson, as he leads registrants on a guided bird walk along the trails of Indian Creek Nature Center. Listen to Dorian's presentation the evening before (register separately) and return the next morning for the special opportunity of birding alongside this accomplished Big Year birder. Dorian started birding in his Philadelphia backyard...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
Lace up your hiking shoes and venture out at dusk to join a small group of adventurers for a guided night hike. The ICNC prairie and woodland trails will be lit by the light of the full moon, but you'll also want to bring a flashlight or headlamp, just in case of cloud cover. Encounters...
Find out interesting facts about these backyard creatures and what helps them survive in the wild. What makes their teeth so special? Act out the many ways a squirrel can use its tail. For preschoolers with adult. Dress for outdoor activities. Fees: $5 preschooler (ages 3-5), free for ages 2 and under, adults free. Registration...
Scouts will attempt requirements 1-3, 4a1, 4b, 4c and 4e at the workshop. Scouts are responsible for one other requirement from 4 (d, f, g or h) and 4a2 on their own. Fees: $12 per scout. Scout leaders free (limit 2 per group), $5 per adult Registration deadline: 2 days prior to program date More...
Join this hands-on willow weaving class with Mary Kopecky, an experienced willow artist and retired teacher, and leave with a willow tower trellis. A willow tower is a beautiful addition to your garden. Use it to trellis pole beans or clematis, or leave it plain for architectural interest. Participants will weave a tower that has...
Bring your bicycle or walking shoes and join us for a celebration of the 50th anniversary since the Sac and Fox was designated Iowa's First National Recreation Trail. We'll walk to the trail and share a brief history of its creation. Rich Patterson will lead a short trail walk and anyone is invited to enjoy...
Fresh Air After School at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will spend ample time outdoors exploring and learning at...
