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...
Join Stacey Tagoni, RYT 500, RCYT for a fun, not scary!, Halloween themed yoga practice! Children will explore ways to connect, breathe, move, focus and relax! We'll connect to the senses while practicing a Halloween themed class and end with a spooky story! Please bring your trick or treat bags too! For specific treats, it...
Take a hike and explore nature! Before you go, learn what items you need for outdoor activities. Dress for the weather - we’ll go outside rain, snow or shine! Learn about and meet animals up close. Fees: $10 per scout, Scout leaders free (limit 2 per group), $5 per adult Registration deadline: 2 days prior...
Take a hike around the Nature Center and experience the sights and sounds, and look for plants and animals. Along the way learn about trees and practice the art of leaf rubbing. Meet some of the animals that live at ICNC. Don’t forget to bring your Cub Scout six essentials! Fees: $10 per scout, Scout...
Join ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein for a special bird banding program. Be our guest and drop in at Penningroth Barn (6665 Otis Rd) anytime to watch Dr. Bernstein net, band, and release birds from Nature Center property. You’ll get a chance to see the equipment he uses, observe the banding process, and learn about the...
In this class you will learn to make a spherical frame and then use random weave to add dimension. Willow orbs look charming strung with tiny lights and hung indoors or out. Cluster several in your landscape or center one in a large pot spilling with greenery. Good hand, finger and arm strength are necessary...
International Wolf Center's Wolves and Wild Lands Traveling Exhibit is composed of six preserved taxidermy specimens, each presented in its human and natural-history context. Species included are: Arctic wolf, Mexican wolf, Coyote, Red wolf, Rocky Mountain wolf and Great Plains wolf. Graphics provide regional information that impacts each of these animals. Featured topics include the...
Join Iowa DNR Furbearer and Wetland Biologist, Vince Evelsizer, to learn more about the wolves of North America. With the focus on interesting and exciting things related to wolves from Mexico to Canada, a highlight will be a wolf display that'll be set up at Indian Creek Nature Center provided by the International Wolf Center!...
Join us for Iowa’s premier beekeeping class! This eight-session, year-long series is designed for individuals serious about keeping bees. It will take the participant through the annual cycle of beekeeping from establishing a hive to harvesting and marketing the honey produced. You will gain valuable hands-on experience by working in the Etzel Sugar Grove Farm...
