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...
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...
Learn about and meet a nocturnal animal. Explore the Nature Center trails at night with all of your senses. Examine the night sky and constellation stories. This completes most of the Night Owl badge, except for step #3. Fees: $10 per scout, Scout leaders free (limit 2 per group), $5 per adult Registration deadline: 2...
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...
Join ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein at Amazing Space for a special bird banding program. Be our guest and drop in 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 importance of banding....
Hibernation, migration, and adaptation are the words of the day as we explore what different creatures do to get ready for winter! We’ll play animal games to see how well you can hibernate, and see who we can find still active outside. For preschoolers with adult. Dress for outdoor activities. Fees: $5 preschooler (ages 3-5),...
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...
Enjoy animal activities, a wolf pup zoom presentation where you learn what it’s like to grow up as a wolf and follow the ambassador wolves through their first year of life. Learn all about the stages of pup development and what it takes to raise wolves at the International Wolf Center! Following the zoom pup...
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...
Let’s paint a pine bough and some pinecones! 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...
